Steven M BatesSteve Bates' first novel, Back to You, a humorous science fiction story in the mold of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, was released in 2021. More than a dozen of his science fiction short stories have appeared in periodicals such as Perihelion nd Kzine. He has appeared on several television programs, including the "New York Nightly News with Chuck Scarborough," as well as dozens of radio programs. His nonfiction book, The Seeds of Spring, Lessons from the Garden, was published in 2010. It earned an award from the Garden Writers Association and won an International Book Award. He was a reporter and editor for The Washington Post as well as other newspapers, magazines, and the web. He won numerous writing awards, including a Jesse H. Neal Award for business journalism and an investigative reporting award for coverage of riots in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Read More Read Less