Peter Y. Sussman (www.peterysussman.com), 65, spent 29 years as an editor at the San Francisco Chronicle, leaving in 1993 to pursue an independent career writing and editing. He has continued to devote much of his time to journalism, as a freelance writer and editor, as a teacher and mentor, and — often through professional organizations [...]

Josh Karp (www.dougkenney.com) is a freelance journalist who writes for a variety of national publications, including The Atlantic Monthly Online, Chicago Sun-Times, Los Angeles Times, Playboy, Premiere, and Salon.com. The ultimate biography of National Lampoon and its cofounder Doug Kenney (www.dougkenney.com), this book offers the first complete history of the immensely popular magazine and its [...]