Anne Nelson is an award-winning author and educator who has addressed issues of human rights and freedom of expression in a variety of media.  Her most recent books, Red Orchestra (2009) and Suzanne’s Children (2017), tell the true stories of anti-Nazi resistance movements in Berlin and Occupied Paris.   Suzanne’s Children was a finalist in the National Jewish Book Award. The two books have been published in a dozen different countries in various languages. Nelson’s play “The Guys” recounted her experience helping a New York fire captain write eulogies for the men he lost on September 11.  It has been produced in all fifty states and some fifteen countries, and as a feature film starring Sigourney Weaver.  Her play “Savages” depicts the true story of military occupation in the Philippines in 1903.  Nelson’s forthcoming book, Shadow Network, describes the role of fundamentalist media and extractive industries in the current US political climate.  Nelson, a graduate of Yale University, has taught at Columbia University for over twenty years. She lives in New York City.