Thea James is the author of Cooking for Wizards, Warriors and Dragons and editor and Hugo Award-winning co-founder of The Book Smugglers (a science fiction and fantasy book review blog). A hapa (half) filipina-american who was born in Hawaii and grew up in Indonesia and Japan before moving to the United States, Thea is a passionate advocate for the importance of diverse voices in SFF. She is a full-time book nerd who works in publishing and currently resides in Astoria, Queens with her partner and rambunctious cat. Isabel Minunni is a cook, recipe developer and food writer. She created the popular food blog Bella's Banquet (bellasbanquet.com), and has won numerous food and baking competitions, including being named 2014's "Best Italian Chef" by Chef Jeff Mann and Maggiano's Little Italy restaurant chain. One of her favorite cookie recipes was selected from among 4,000 entries for inclusion in The Barnes & Noble Cookie Bake-Off. Her numerous TV appearances include both Today and Live with Kelly & Michael.