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
Dr. Martha Beck

Dr. Martha Beck


Bestselling Author • Life Coach • Inspirational Leader
Nadia Bolz-Weber

Nadia Bolz-Weber


Pastor • Bestselling Author • Memoirist
Taylor Branch

Taylor Branch


Historian • Pulitzer Prize Winner • Bestselling Author
Vikram Chandra

Vikram Chandra


Bestselling Author • Novelist • Memoirist

Anthony Doerr


Pulitzer Prize Winner • Bestselling Author • Novelist

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
A.M. Homes

A.M. Homes


Novelist • Essayist • Memoirist
Nick Hornby

Nick Hornby


Academy Award-nominated screenwriter • Bestselling Author • Memoirist
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
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
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
Dahlia Lithwick

Dahlia Lithwick


Legal Scholar • Award-Winning Author • Journalist

Roberto Lovato


Award-Winning Author • Journalist • Cultural Commentator
Jeremy McCarter

Jeremy McCarter


Storyteller • Cultural Historian • Bestselling Author
Dr. Reuben Jonathan Miller

Dr. Reuben Jonathan Miller


Sociologist • Social Justice Advocate

Susan Orlean


Bestselling Author • Journalist • Essayist

Christa Parravani


Essayist • Memoirist • Women's Rights Advocate
Jennifer Pastiloff

Jennifer Pastiloff


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

Dr. Imani Perry


Public Intellectual • Cultural Historian • Bestselling Author

Sheri Salata


Former media executive • entrepreneur • Memoirist
Lisa See

Lisa See


Bestselling Author • Novelist • Memoirist
Joshua Wolf Shenk

Joshua Wolf Shenk


Bestselling Author • Essayist • Curator
Rebecca Skloot

Rebecca Skloot


Bestselling Author • Journalist
Rachel Louise Snyder

Rachel Louise Snyder


Journalist • Author • Domestic Violence Advocate

Paul Theroux


Bestselling Author • Novelist • Travel Writer
Krista Tippett

Krista Tippett


Public Radio & Podcast Host • Bestselling Author • Social Entrepreneur
William T. Vollmann

William T. Vollmann


Novelist • Journalist • Visual Artist

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 • Bestselling Author