Marilyn McEntyre, PhD, after teaching American Literature and Medical Humanities for several decades at Mills College, the College of New Jersey, and Westmont College, USA, has continued to teach workshops for writers and courses that always include attention to the "Why read?" question. Her recent books include a second edition of Caring for Words in a Culture of Lies; Speaking Peace in a Climate of Conflict; Word by Word; and Make a List: How a Simple Practice Can Change Our Minds and Open Our Hearts.Seth C. Hawkins, MD, is Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine and Affiliate Faculty with the Department of Anthropology at Wake Forest University, USA. He is Chair of the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) Section of Medical Humanities and a Fellow of both ACEP and the Society for Applied Anthropology. He is board-certified in emergency medicine and works as a full-time emergency physician at Catawba Valley Health System in North Carolina, USA.