The Books! Moderators–

Mark Niemand has hosted “Mark in the Morning” since WZEZ signed on the air in 2001.
A VCU graduate, he has also sold frozen food, long-distance telephone service and been a Little League umpire — all perfect preparation for hosting a morning show. Proving he has too much time on his hands, in 2006 he createdwww.themesongchannel.com the first and only Internet format comprised entirely of television theme songs and commercials. Along with being a lover of books, Mark spends his spare time as a struggling author. He says his current manuscript, Rabbit Trap, should outsell his first three Great American novels by a wide margin — especially if it gets published.

Tinker, Tailor, Sailor, Spy . . . New York Times bestselling author Cathy Maxwell
has lived a full and adventurous life from years as a naval officer working with Security Group to time spent managing a watch factory with a stints as a news broadcaster and working on theater productions designing costumes thrown in for good measure. Today, as the author of over sixteen historical romance novels, Cathy spends the hours in front of her computer pondering the question, “Why do people fall in love?” It remains for her the great mystery of life and the secret to happiness.

Kelly Justice has been an independent bookseller in various Virginia stores since 1989.
She currently manages the Fountain Bookstore in Shockoe Slip in Downtown Richmond.  She has previously served on the Booksellers Advisory Council for the American Booksellers Association and is currently part of the Digital Task Force Advisory Group for the same organization.  Currently, she is part of the Advisory Council for “Voice”, the new imprint of Hyperion Books.  In addition she serves on the board of the Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance, an organization that serves about 300 bookstores across the South as well as various other book industry professionals.