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
John Berendt

John Berendt


Bestselling Author • Journalist • Essayist
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
Margaret A. Burnham

Margaret A. Burnham


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

Vikram Chandra


Bestselling Author • Novelist • Memoirist

Dr. Matthew Desmond


Poverty Abolitionist • Pulitzer Prize Winner • Bestselling Author

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
Masha Gessen

Masha Gessen


National Book Award Winner • Bestselling Author • Journalist
Elizabeth Gilbert

Elizabeth Gilbert


Bestselling Author • Novelist • Memoirist
Jeff Goodell

Jeff Goodell


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

Dr. Allyson Hobbs


Historian • Author • Essayist
Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon

Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon


Author • Energy & Security Expert • Political Scientist
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
Gish Jen

Gish Jen


Novelist • Essayist • Short Story Writer
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
Alex Kotlowitz

Alex Kotlowitz


Bestselling Author • Journalist • Documentary Filmmaker

James Howard Kunstler


Social Critic • Journalist • Urban Planning Advocate
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

Jonathan Lethem


Bestselling Author • Novelist • Essayist
Dahlia Lithwick

Dahlia Lithwick


Legal Scholar • Award-Winning Author • Journalist

Roberto Lovato


Award-Winning Author • Journalist • Cultural Commentator
Dr. Lerone A. Martin

Dr. Lerone A. Martin


Historian • Religious Scholar • Cultural Commentator
Jeremy McCarter

Jeremy McCarter


Storyteller • Cultural Historian • Bestselling Author
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
Emily Nussbaum

Emily Nussbaum


TV Critic • Pulitzer Prize Winner • Essayist

Susan Orlean


Bestselling Author • Journalist • Essayist
Casey Parks

Casey Parks


Journalist • Author

Christa Parravani


Essayist • Memoirist • Women's Rights Advocate
Dr. Imani Perry

Dr. Imani Perry


Public Intellectual • Cultural Historian • Bestselling Author

Sheri Salata


Former media executive • entrepreneur • Memoirist
Eli Saslow

Eli Saslow


Pulitzer Prize Winner • Journalist • Author
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
Clive Thompson

Clive Thompson


Journalist • Author • Tech Industry Expert
Krista Tippett

Krista Tippett


Public Radio & Podcast Host • Bestselling Author • Social Entrepreneur
Linda Villarosa

Linda Villarosa


Public Health Reporter • Journalist
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
Dr. Ellen Wu

Dr. Ellen Wu


Historian • Author • Cultural Commentator