Susanna Janssen

Rachel Friedman is the author of The Good Girl's Guide to Getting Lost: A Memoir of Three Continents, Two Friends, and One Unexpected Adventure (Bantam, 2011), a Target Breakout Book and one of Goodreads' best travel books of 2011. She also wrote And Then We Grew Up, exploring how she and her childhood friends navigated disillusionment and fulfillment. A former serious violist, she is based in New York as a freelance writer.

Jean-Philippe Soulé grew up beneath the peaks of the Pyrenees in France and went on to dedicate his life to leading expeditions across the globe. After numerous mountain, jungle, ocean, and cultural expeditions — including living among indigenous people in the Siberut jungle for seven months — he became an award-winning author of true-life adventure books, including Dancing With Death, and founder of VeloTopo custom cycling tours.

Jennifer Baggett is a co-author of *The Lost Girls: Three Friends. Four Continents. One Unconventional Detour Around the World.* She previously held editorial positions at *Self* and *Woman's Day* magazines before serving as a project manager at the Food Network. She collaborated with co-authors Holly C. Corbett and Amanda Pressner on a second book.

Cheryl Strayed is an American writer and podcast host.