Subjects

Dr. Danielle Allen

Dr. Danielle Allen

Political Theorist • Public Intellectual • Cultural Commentator
Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty

Bestselling Author • Novelist • Poet
Chris Bohjalian

Chris Bohjalian

Bestselling Author • Novelist • Human Rights Advocate
Katherine Boo

Katherine Boo

Pulitzer Prize Winner • Bestselling Author • Journalist
Taylor Branch

Taylor Branch

Pulitzer Prize Winner • Bestselling Author • Historian

Jessica Bruder

Journalist • Author

NoViolet Bulawayo

Novelist • Essayist • Short Story Writer
Ana Castillo

Ana Castillo

Author • Essayist • Poet
Dr. Matthew Desmond

Dr. Matthew Desmond

Pulitzer Prize Winner • Bestselling Author • Urban Ethnographer
Heidi Durrow

Heidi Durrow

Bestselling Author • Novelist • Essayist

Dr. Brian Fagan

Archaeologist • Author • Climate Change Historian
Dr. Sheri Fink

Dr. Sheri Fink

Pulitzer Prize Winner • Bestselling Author • Journalist

David Finkel

Pulitzer Prize Winner • Bestselling Author • Journalist
Masha Gessen

Masha Gessen

National Book Award Winner • Bestselling Author • Journalist
Dr. Alice Goffman

Dr. Alice Goffman

Author • Social Justice Advocate • Urban Ethnographer
Jeff Goodell

Jeff Goodell

Author • Energy & Environment Expert • Investigative Journalist
Dr. Allyson Hobbs

Dr. Allyson Hobbs

Author • Essayist • Historian
Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon

Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon

Author • Energy & Security Expert • Political Scientist
John Irving

John Irving

National Book Award Winner • Bestselling Author • Screenwriter
Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer

Bestselling Author • Journalist • Travel Writer
Mitchell S. Jackson

Mitchell S. Jackson

Author • Filmmaker
Gish Jen

Gish Jen

Cultural Commentator • Novelist • Essayist
Tayari Jones

Tayari Jones

Bestselling Author • Novelist

Hillary Jordan

Bestselling Author • Novelist • Screenwriter
Piper Kerman

Piper Kerman

Bestselling Author • Memoirist • Social Justice Advocate

Sue Monk Kidd

Bestselling Author • Novelist • Memoirist
Tracy Kidder

Tracy Kidder

Pulitzer Prize Winner • Bestselling Author
Jamaica Kincaid

Jamaica Kincaid

Novelist • Memoirist • Gardener
Laura Kipnis

Laura Kipnis

Social Critic • Author • Essayist

Lisa Ko

Novelist • Author • Essayist
Alex Kotlowitz

Alex Kotlowitz

Bestselling Author • Journalist • Documentary Filmmaker

James Howard Kunstler

Social Critic • Journalist • Urban Planning Advocate

The Lacks Family

The Lacks Family of THE IMMORTAL LIFE OF HENRIETTA LACKS
Laila Lalami

Laila Lalami

Novelist • Author • Essayist
Stephanie Land

Stephanie Land

Bestselling Author • Journalist • Economic Justice Advocate
Jeanne Marie Laskas

Jeanne Marie Laskas

Bestselling Author • Journalist • Memoirist

Kiese Laymon

Bestselling Author • Social Critic • Essayist
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Bestselling Author • Journalist • Women’s Advocate
Ayana Mathis

Ayana Mathis

Bestselling Author • Novelist • Essayist

Imbolo Mbue

Bestselling Author • Novelist
Colum McCann

Colum McCann

National Book Award Winner • Bestselling Author • Novelist
Jeremy McCarter

Jeremy McCarter

Cultural Historian • Bestselling Author
Maaza Mengiste

Maaza Mengiste

Novelist • Essayist • Social Justice Advocate
Dr. Reuben Jonathan Miller

Dr. Reuben Jonathan Miller

Sociologist • Social Justice Advocate
Emily Nussbaum

Emily Nussbaum

TV Critic • Pulitzer Prize Winner • Essayist

Christa Parravani

Essayist • Memoirist • Women's Rights Advocate
Jodi Picoult

Jodi Picoult

Bestselling Author • Novelist
Eli Saslow

Eli Saslow

Pulitzer Prize Winner • Journalist • Author
Rebecca Skloot

Rebecca Skloot

Bestselling Author • Journalist
Rachel Louise Snyder

Rachel Louise Snyder

Journalist • Author • Domestic Violence Advocate
Clive Thompson

Clive Thompson

Journalist • Author • Tech Industry Expert
Krista Tippett

Krista Tippett

Public Radio & Podcast Host • Bestselling Author • Social Entrepreneur

Jesmyn Ward

National Book Award Winner • Essayist • Memoirist
Edmund White

Edmund White

Novelist • Social Critic • Memoirist