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Spike Carlsen

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Spike Carlsen (spikecarlsen.com) has been writing about the world around us for the past 25 years. His first book, "A Splintered History of Wood: Belt Sander Races, Blind Woodworkers and Baseball Bats," was selected as a NPR "Best Book of the Year for Gift Giving" and became Amazon's #1 "Mover and Shaker." He has written numerous other books on self-sufficiency and woodworking as well as "Cabin Lesson" - a construction memoir. His latest book, "A Walk Around the Block: Stoplight Secrets, Mischievous Squirrels, Manhole Mysteries & Other Stuff you see Every day (but...

Melanie Mannarino

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Melanie Mannarino spent the bulk of her career editing digital and print content for national media brands including Real Simple and Cosmopolitan. She has held staff positions at Shape, Redbook, Marie Claire, and Seventeen, as well as at Weight Watchers International, where she served as director of content for the US, and executive editor of Weight Watchers Magazine. Career highlights include judging Iron Chef America: Battle Broccoli, winning an AHCJ award and getting a National Magazine Award nomination, and skipping out on a brunch check with actor David Duchovny.