Our Authors

Rachel Caine

Rachel Caine is the author of more than thirty-five novels, including the New York Times and internationally bestselling Morganville Vampires series in young adult, as well as the Weather Warden, Outcast Season, and Revivalist series in urban fantasy. She lives in Fort Worth, Texas, and continues to work on development of the Awesome rune, but in Magic Markers, because she is scared of needles. Find her online at www.rachelcaine.com.

Laura Caldwell

Laura Caldwell, who lives in Chicago with her husband, left a successful career as a trial attorney to become a novelist. She is the author of Burning the Map, A Clean Slate, The Year of Living Famously, The Night I Got Lucky and two novels of suspense, Look Closely and The Rome Affair. She is a contributing editor at Lake Magazine and an adjunct professor of law at Loyola University Chicago School of Law. Laura is frequently compared to Bree on “Desperate Housewives,” but she holds steadfast to the reasoning that this is only because of her red hair.

Tony Caliendo

Tony Caliendo is a passionate entrepreneur and leadership coach with over 15 years of experience dedicated to helping individuals grow both personally and professionally. Before embarking on his coaching journey, Tony spent 13 successful years in corporate America, where he held executive-level leadership positions in the hospitality industry. This experience provided him with a profound understanding of business dynamics, human behavior, and the principles of purposeful leadership.

With a total of 24 years in entrepreneurial roles, Tony seamlessly integrates real-world insights with heartfelt coaching techniques. His mission is to inspire lasting transformation in both individuals and organizations, equipping them with the tools and mindset needed to thrive in today’s fast-paced world.

Books by Tony Caliendo

Todd M. Callais

Todd M. Callais is a Ph.D. candidate in the department of sociology at the Ohio State University. His research interests are criminology, inequality and the sociology of culture. His recent research has focused on the social impact of popular culture as well as stigma management techniques for people leaving prison. Most recently his work has been published in the book How Real is Reality TV: Essays on Representation and Truth. Todd lives in Columbus, Ohio, with his wife Melissa and his dogs, Mr. Bojangles and Cash: The Dog in Black.

Dr. T. Colin Campbell

T. Colin Campbell

For more than 40 years, Dr. T. Colin Campbell has been at the forefront of nutrition research. His legacy, the China Study, is the most comprehensive study of health and nutrition ever conducted. Dr. Campbell is Jacob Gould Schurman Professor Emeritus of Nutritional Biochemisty at Cornell University. He has received more than 70 grant-years of peer-reviewed research funding and authored more than 300 research papers. The China Study was the culmination of a 20-year partnership of Cornell University, Oxford University and the Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine.

Thomas Campbell

Thomas Campbell

Thomas M. Campbell II, MD is the co-founder and clinical director of the University of Rochester Program for Nutrition in Medicine. A board certified family physician, he has an active primary care practice in Rochester, NY. In addition, Dr. Campbell is medical director of the T. Colin Campbell Center for Nutrition Studies, a leading provider, in partnership with eCornell, of online education in plant-based nutrition.

A graduate of Cornell University, Thomas is author of The Campbell Plan and co-author, with his father T. Colin Campbell, PhD, of The China Study, a worldwide bestseller. Dr. Campbell got his medical degree from the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and completed residency training in Family Medicine at the University of Rochester, Highland Hospital. He has published in the Israel Medical Association Journal and in CME publications Primary Care Reports and Integrative Medicine Alert. He has completed several marathons.

Kim Campbell

Kim Campbell

Kim Campbell is the author of the PlantPure Nation and the PlantPure Kitchen cookbooks. She developed more than 250 delicious whole food plant-based recipes using no processed oils. Kim is also the Director of Culinary Education and Development at PlantPure, where she helps to develop new food products and deliver educational programming.

Kim graduated from Cornell University with a BS in Human Service Studies and a concentration in Nutrition and Child Development. She taught in elementary and middle school classrooms for over 10 years. Her passion has always been nutrition education for children, families, and adults. Kim has been a plant-based cook for more than 35 years cooking for her family and friends. Her love of culinary goes back to her early childhood growing up in a large traditional family. Kim is gifted at creating traditional American cuisine using 100% accessible plant-based ingredients. She builds flavors and textures that are familiar to most people, helping to make the transition to plant-based diet easier for people.

Nelson Campbell

On the heels of writing and directing the 2015 documentary film PlantPure Nation, Nelson Campbell founded the nonprofit PlantPure Communities (PPC) in early 2016. Released in theaters in over one-hundred cities, the PlantPure Nation film (now on Amazon Prime and Apple TV) highlights the dramatic healing power of a plant-based diet and examines the political and economic factors that have suppressed information about these healing benefits, while making connections to public policy, medical practice, food deserts, and farming. In addition to his work in the nonprofit sector, Nelson founded the PlantPure foods and education business. PlantPure has been working on a strategy in western North Carolina to partner with local communities to share the healing benefits of plant-based nutrition. This strategy also includes a commitment to waive 100 percent of its profit margin on sales of certain of its products in under-resourced communities.

Most recently, Nelson has launched a Substack publication at NelsonCampbell.com, where he writes about many of the same issues shares in The Whole Truth. Finally, Nelson has also had extensive experience in public speaking, mostly focused on issues surrounding plant-based nutrition, but also touching on public policy, economics, and social concerns. Prior to his involvement with PlantPure Nation, Nelson worked for twenty-five years as a business entrepreneur. He graduated from Cornell University with a bachelor’s degree in Political Science and a master’s degree in Economics.

Books by Nelson Campbell

Caleb Campbell

Caleb Campbell is a West Point graduate, former Army officer, and NFL athlete-turned-keynote speaker-and-author. After walking away from a life that looked like success on the outside, Caleb began a journey of inner transformation that redefined everything he believed about ambition, identity, and worth. Today, he speaks to organizations and audiences across the country who are running on empty, trying to meet relentless demands in a world that refuses to slow down. Through powerful storytelling and actionable insight, he helps them turn pressure into fuel, expand what’s possible, and make success feel good again. When not on stage, he spends time at home in Nashville, Tennessee, where he tries to convince his wife, Kara, that their daughter Sophie and son Rune need a Bernese mountain dog puppy.

Books by Caleb Campbell

LeAnne Campbell, PhD

LeAnne Campbell

LeAnne Campbell, PhD, has been preparing meals based on a whole-food, plant-based diet for almost 20 years. Campbell has raised two sons—Steven and Nelson, now 18 and 17—on this diet. As a working mother, she has found ways to prepare quick and easy meals without using animal products or adding fat. She resides in Durham, N.C.