Our Authors

Chad Sanschagrin is a giant of a man—both in stature and in personality—who has mastered the dual arts of connection and inspiration. Since navigating the life-changing journey from being a laundry services worker and houseman in a Baltimore hotel to building a thriving, multimillion-dollar consulting business, Chad has amassed a substantial and loyal clientele for his leadership coaching services. Relying on his innate ability to relate to anyone and establish relationships of trust and mutual support, Chad empowers, motivates, and encourages others to reach their full potential. In addition to being an intrepid traveler, Chad is a devoted husband, the proud father of two daughters, a marathon runner, and an avid reader.

Sankara Saranam, the son of self-exiled Iraqi Jews, holds a B.A. in religion from Columbia University and a master’s degree in Eastern texts and Sanskrit from St. John’s College in Santa Fe, N.M. A former monk and present-day teacher, lecturer, world traveler, poet and composer, he lives with his wife and son in Albuquerque, N.M.

Pamela Sargent has won the Nebula Award and the Locus Award and has been a finalist for the Hugo Award. Her books include the historical novel Ruler of the Sky, the alternate history Climb the Wind and the science fiction novels The Shore of Women, Venus of Dreams, Venus of Shadows and Child of Venus. She has also edited several anthologies, among them Women of Wonder, The Classic Years and Women of Wonder, The Contemporary Years. Her most recent collection of short fiction is Thumbprints. She lives in Albany, N.Y.

Cheryl Sawyer is an historical novelist, author of La Créole and Rebel (Bantam, Australia). Her U.S. début, published in Signet Eclipse (NAL) in January 2005, was Siren, the love story of real-life pirate Jean Laffite and his passionate rival, privateer Léonore Roncival. The Chase, a novel of the Napoleonic Wars featuring a beautiful English noblewoman who falls in love with a renegade French soldier, followed in June 2005. Cheryl has two master’s degrees with honors in English and French literature and her career has included teaching and publishing. Cheryl’s home is Australia, but during work on her current novel she is based in Costa Rica.

Danielle Schaaf is a public relations consultant and lives in Houston with her husband and three children. She attended Catholic school in south Florida for eight years where, early on, nuns told Danielle she was a cheeky girl. She still is.

Peter J. Schakel has taught at Hope College since 1969 and for the past 20 years has been the Peater C. and Emajean Cook Professor of English. He has written or edited five books on C.S. Lewis, as well as three on British literature of the 18th century and three textbooks. His most recent books are Approaching Literature in the 21st Century: Fiction, Poetry, Drama (Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2005), co-authored with Jack Ridl, and The Way into Narnia: A Reader’s Guide (Eerdmans, 2005).

Jeffrey A. Schaler, Ph.D., a psychologist, is assistant professor of justice, law and society at American University’s School of Public Affairs in Washington, D.C. He is the author of Addiction Is a Choice (2000) and editor of Szasz Under Fire: The Psychiatric Abolitionist Faces His Critics (2004), both published by Open Court Publishing Company, Chicago.