Subjects

Diana Abu-Jaber

Diana Abu-Jaber

Author • Essayist • Memoirist
Dr. Danielle Allen

Dr. Danielle Allen

Political Theorist • Public Intellectual • Cultural Commentator

Ishmael Beah

UNICEF Advocate • Bestselling Author • Memoirist
Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty

Bestselling Author • Novelist • Poet
Dr. Martha Beck

Dr. Martha Beck

Bestselling Author • Life Coach • Inspirational Leader
John Berendt

John Berendt

Bestselling Author • Journalist • Essayist
Elizabeth Berg

Elizabeth Berg

Bestselling Author • Novelist • Memoirist

Chris Bohjalian

Bestselling Author • Novelist • Human Rights Advocate
Nadia Bolz-Weber

Nadia Bolz-Weber

Pastor • Bestselling Author • Memoirist
Katherine Boo

Katherine Boo

Pulitzer Prize Winner • Bestselling Author • Journalist
Taylor Branch

Taylor Branch

Historian • Pulitzer Prize Winner • Bestselling Author

Jessica Bruder

Bestselling Author • Journalist

NoViolet Bulawayo

Novelist • Essayist • Short Story Writer
Margaret A. Burnham

Margaret A. Burnham

Civil Rights Attorney • Legal Scholar • Racial & Restorative Justice Advocate
Vikram Chandra

Vikram Chandra

Bestselling Author • Novelist • Memoirist
Justin Cronin

Justin Cronin

Bestselling Author • Novelist

Dr. Matthew Desmond

Poverty Abolitionist • Pulitzer Prize Winner • Bestselling Author

Anthony Doerr

Pulitzer Prize Winner • Bestselling Author • Novelist
Heidi Durrow

Heidi Durrow

Bestselling Author • Novelist • Essayist
Esi Edugyan

Esi Edugyan

Bestselling Author • Novelist • Essayist
Andrea Elliott

Andrea Elliott

Pulitzer Prize Winner • Bestselling Author • Journalist

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
Dr. Nicole R. Fleetwood

Dr. Nicole R. Fleetwood

Award-Winning Author • Curator • Social Justice Advocate
Richard Ford

Richard Ford

Pulitzer Prize Winner • Bestselling Author • Novelist
Masha Gessen

Masha Gessen

National Book Award Winner • Bestselling Author • Journalist
Elizabeth Gilbert

Elizabeth Gilbert

Bestselling Author • Novelist • Memoirist
Julia Glass

Julia Glass

National Book Award Winner • Bestselling Author • Novelist
Jeff Goodell

Jeff Goodell

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

Dr. Allyson Hobbs

Historian • Author • Essayist
Alice Hoffman

Alice Hoffman

Bestselling Author • Novelist • Short Story Writer
Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon

Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon

Author • Energy & Security Expert • Political Scientist
A.M. Homes

A.M. Homes

Novelist • Essayist • Memoirist
Nancy Horan

Nancy Horan

Bestselling Author • Novelist
Nick Hornby

Nick Hornby

Academy Award-nominated screenwriter • Bestselling Author • Memoirist
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

Pulitzer Prize Winner • Author • Cultural Commentator
Suleika Jaouad

Suleika Jaouad

Bestselling Author • Memoirist • Emmy Award-Winner
Gish Jen

Gish Jen

Novelist • Essayist • Short Story Writer
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
Lily King

Lily King

Bestselling Author • Novelist
Laura Kipnis

Laura Kipnis

Social Critic • Author • Essayist

Lisa Ko

Novelist • Author • Essayist
Alex Kotlowitz

Alex Kotlowitz

Bestselling Author • Journalist • Documentary Filmmaker

The Lacks Family

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

Laila Lalami

Award-Winning Author • Novelist • Essayist
Stephanie Land

Stephanie Land

Bestselling Author • Memoirist • Economic Justice Advocate
Jeanne Marie Laskas

Jeanne Marie Laskas

Bestselling Author • Journalist • Memoirist
Kiese Laymon

Kiese Laymon

Bestselling Author • Social Critic • Essayist
Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Adjunct Senior Fellow-Council on Foreign Relations • Bestselling Author

Jonathan Lethem

Bestselling Author • Novelist • Essayist
Dahlia Lithwick

Dahlia Lithwick

Legal Scholar • Award-Winning Author • Journalist

Roberto Lovato

Award-Winning Author • Journalist • Cultural Commentator
Anthony Marra

Anthony Marra

Bestselling Author • Novelist • Short Story Writer
Dr. Lerone A. Martin

Dr. Lerone A. Martin

Historian • Religious Scholar • Cultural Commentator

Ayana Mathis

Bestselling Author • Novelist • Essayist

Imbolo Mbue

Bestselling Author • Novelist
Colum McCann

Colum McCann

National Book Award Winner • Bestselling Author • Novelist
Maaza Mengiste

Maaza Mengiste

Award-Winning Author • Novelist • Essayist
Dr. Reuben Jonathan Miller

Dr. Reuben Jonathan Miller

Sociologist • Social Justice Advocate
Thomas W. Mitchell

Thomas W. Mitchell

Legislative Reformer • Property Law Scholar • Economic Justice Advocate
Dr. Ricardo Nuila

Dr. Ricardo Nuila

Educator • Author • Physician
Emily Nussbaum

Emily Nussbaum

TV Critic • Pulitzer Prize Winner • Essayist
Téa Obreht

Téa Obreht

Bestselling Author • Novelist

Susan Orlean

Bestselling Author • Journalist • Essayist
Casey Parks

Casey Parks

Journalist • Author
Jennifer Pastiloff

Jennifer Pastiloff

Bestselling Author • Memoirist • Mental Health Advocate
Dr. Imani Perry

Dr. Imani Perry

Public Intellectual • Cultural Historian • Bestselling Author
Jodi Picoult

Jodi Picoult

Bestselling Author • Novelist
Ben Rhodes

Ben Rhodes

National Security Expert • Democratic Theorist • Bestselling Author

Sheri Salata

Former media executive • entrepreneur • Memoirist
Eli Saslow

Eli Saslow

Pulitzer Prize Winner • Journalist • Author
Lisa See

Lisa See

Bestselling Author • Novelist • Memoirist
Joshua Wolf Shenk

Joshua Wolf Shenk

Bestselling Author • Essayist • Curator
Curtis Sittenfeld

Curtis Sittenfeld

Bestselling Author • Novelist • Short Story Writer
Rebecca Skloot

Rebecca Skloot

Bestselling Author • Journalist
Rachel Louise Snyder

Rachel Louise Snyder

Journalist • Author • Domestic Violence Advocate
Nic Stone

Nic Stone

Young Adult Literature • Bestselling Author • Mental Health Advocate

Paul Theroux

Bestselling Author • Novelist • Travel Writer
Clive Thompson

Clive Thompson

Journalist • Author • Tech Industry Expert
Alejandro Varela

Alejandro Varela

Public Health Storyteller • Novelist • Cultural Commentator
Linda Villarosa

Linda Villarosa

Public Health Reporter • Journalist
William T. Vollmann

William T. Vollmann

Novelist • Journalist • Visual Artist
Jess Walter

Jess Walter

Bestselling Author • Short Story Writer
Jesmyn Ward

Jesmyn Ward

National Book Award Winner • Essayist • Memoirist
Edmund White

Edmund White

Novelist • Social Critic • Memoirist
Jacqueline Woodson

Jacqueline Woodson

Young People’s Poet Laureate • National Book Award Winner • Bestselling Author
Dr. Ellen Wu

Dr. Ellen Wu

Historian • Author • Cultural Commentator