Armistead Maupin is the author of Tales of the City, More Tales of the City, Further Tales of the City, Babycakes, Significant Others, Sure of You, Maybe the Moon, The Night Listener, Michael Tolliver Lives and Mary Ann in Autumn.

Three television miniseries starring Olympia Dukakis and Laura Linney were made from the first three Tales novels.

The Night Listener became a feature film starring Robin Williams and Toni Collette. Maupin lives in San Francisco with his husband, Christopher Turner.

Edward Lucie-Smith is a well-known poet, biographer and writer on the visual arts. He has written more than sixty books about art, including Latin American Art of the 20th Century, American Realism and Sexuality in Western Art, all published by Thames & Hudson.

John Waters is an American filmmaker, actor, writer and visual artist best know for his cult films, including Hairspray, Pink Flamingos and Cecil B. DeMented.

He is also the author of a memoir, Role Models. He lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

Former fashion designer Todd Oldham has produced over 21 books, including bestselling monographs on Alexander Girard and Charley Harper. Oldham's craft and book series, Kid Made Modern and Hand Made Modern, sold millions of copies at Target as well as the Brooklyn, Getty, and Guggenheim museums, and the Museum of Modern Art, among other gift shops. As a photographer, Oldham was a frequent contributor to Nest.

Camille Paglia is the University Professor of Humanities and Media Studies at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia. A regular contributor to Salon.com, she is the author of Glittering Images; Break, Blow, Burn; Vamps & Tramps; Sex, Art, and American Culture; and Sexual Personae.

Dian Hanson produced a variety of men’s magazines from 1976 to 2001, including Juggs, Outlaw Biker and Leg Show, before becoming TASCHEN’s Sexy Book editor.

Her 60+ books for TASCHEN include The Art of Pin-up and Psychedelic Sex. She lives in Los Angeles.