Susan ZakinKnown for her forthrightness, lyricism, and humor, Susan Zakin is one of America's most respected environmental writers. A graduate of Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, Zakin's articles and essays have appeared in Vogue, Salon, TheNew York Times, Orion, and many other publications. She is the founder of Cowgirls and Pirates, a conservation safari company based in New York and Kenya, and she has taught and worked in Kenya, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Madagascar. She recently completed a novel based on historical events in West Africa in the 1990s and the current constitutional crisis in the United States. Read More Read Less