Janet McCue is a writer, researcher, and avid hiker who, in addition to coauthoring George Masa: A Life Reimagined with Paul Bonesteel, wrote Back of Beyond: A Horace Kephart Biography with the late George Ellison. She is also a member of the Smokies Life board of directors. Bonesteel is a filmmaker, writer, and passionate lover of the outdoors whose work has informed the conversation about Masa’s life since he produced the film The Mystery of George Masa in 2002. George Masa: A Life Reimagined has received four awards, including an honorable mention in the 2025 Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Awards.