William T. Vollmann’s books include Rising Up and Rising Down (McSweeney’s) and Europe Central (Viking).

Kenneth Miller is an award-winning journalist whose work has appeared in Time, Life, Esquire, Rolling Stone, Mother Jones, Discover, Aeon, and many other publications. He is also the author of the book Mapping the Darkness: The Visionary Scientists Who Unlocked the Mysteries of Sleep (Hachette).