Diane Morgan has written or over 42 books, mostly on dogs (she is a five-time winner of the Maxwell Award for Dog Writing) but also Eastern religions, horses, cats, and gemstones. She's an active volunteer with the Save the Manatee Club, Sirenian International, and a manatee docent at the Manatee Observation and Education Center in Fort Pierce, Florida. She was also a member of the Manatee Project at Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute. She has experience with hands-on manatee rescue and helped Dr. Beth Brady of the Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium on her dissertation research. When not with the manatees, she is an English Professor at Indian River State College.
