Tina A. Brown is an award-winning investigative reporter, a features writer, author and publisher. Her book, "Crooked Road Straight: The Awakening of AIDS Activist Linda Jordan," is a work of literary non-fiction. She spent 12 years on the project and is currently touring the country speaking to book clubs, students and general audiences about how we can stop the trend of HIV-AIDS infections. She is a fantastic and demanding writing coach who loves it when her students excel. She is currently working as a freelance writer and lecturer in Savannah, GA