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OLIVER JEFFERS Having just fi nished his sixth book of illustrations, The Heart and the Bottle, Jeffers is working on a collaborative project called Look at Book. In his spare time, he draws maps for “Whirlwind” (page 36), which suits him well. “When I go on a book tour, I always set aside a few hours of unscheduled time in each place,” he says. “I’ve breezed about Bologna, Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong and Mexico City—each in under fi ve hours.”

STEFAN KILLEN The pinhole photographer loves “the element of chance.” His work often puts him in precarious situations. “I was on a ferry, and a crew member told me I was making people really nervous with my little cardboard camera,” he says. After shooting “Finders Keepers” (page 74), his next project is fi guring out a point-and-shoot. “I would love to go digital,” he says. “But fi rst I need to learn how to use a regular camera.” Follow his progress at pinholeny.com.

DOREE SHAFRIR When not working on her own websites— PostcardsFromYoMomma.com (which publishes emails from mothers to their adult children) and doreeshafrir. com—Shafrir writes for The New Yorker and The New York Times, and reads vampire lit (page 46). “I devoured the Twilight series,” she says. “Though I have yet to see the movies.”

GRANT STODDARD Stoddard has written for GQ, Glamour, Men’s Health and other publications. “My favorite place to travel is Rio,” says the Whistler, Canada–based writer. “It’s just incredibly vibrant and sexy. But I would love to go to Tokyo, which I imagine must be like visiting the future.” Stoddard dived into the past for “Finders Keepers” (page 74).

RACHEL STURTZ A Fitness editor and Hemispheres contributor, Sturtz also writes for Marie Claire and Esquire. While reporting this month’s profi le of street artist JR (page 68), she helped paste up building-size photos on Paris walls. “That project inspired me,” she says. “I’d like my grandmother’s face to cover a building. She had the most beautiful wrinkles.”

K. LEANDER WILLIAMS Based in Brooklyn, New York, Williams contributes to Entertainment Weekly and describes himself as “a freelancer who’s been around the block a few times but has yet to tire of the scenery.” He’s also enjoying the audio landscape, grooving to Meshell Ndegeocello (page 40) and looking forward to this month’s releases by Rosanne Cash, The Roots and Anouar Brahem.

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