Dr. Danielle Allen

Dr. Danielle Allen


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Ishmael Beah


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Katherine Boo

Katherine Boo


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Taylor Branch

Taylor Branch


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Jessica Bruder


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Margaret A. Burnham

Margaret A. Burnham


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Dr. Matthew Desmond


Poverty Abolitionist • Pulitzer Prize Winner • Bestselling Author
Andrea Elliott

Andrea Elliott


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Dr. Brian Fagan


Archaeologist • Author • Climate Change Historian
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Dr. Sheri Fink


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David Finkel


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Dr. Nicole R. Fleetwood

Dr. Nicole R. Fleetwood


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Masha Gessen

Masha Gessen


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Jeff Goodell

Jeff Goodell


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Dr. Allyson Hobbs

Dr. Allyson Hobbs


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Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon

Dr. Thomas Homer-Dixon


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Pico Iyer

Pico Iyer


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Mitchell S. Jackson

Mitchell S. Jackson


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Suleika Jaouad

Suleika Jaouad


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Gish Jen

Gish Jen


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Piper Kerman

Piper Kerman


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Tracy Kidder

Tracy Kidder


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Jamaica Kincaid

Jamaica Kincaid


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Laura Kipnis

Laura Kipnis


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Alex Kotlowitz

Alex Kotlowitz


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Laila Lalami

Laila Lalami


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Stephanie Land

Stephanie Land


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Jeanne Marie Laskas

Jeanne Marie Laskas


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Kiese Laymon

Kiese Laymon


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Gayle Tzemach Lemmon

Gayle Tzemach Lemmon


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Dr. Lerone A. Martin

Dr. Lerone A. Martin


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Colum McCann

Colum McCann


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Dr. Reuben Jonathan Miller

Dr. Reuben Jonathan Miller


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Thomas W. Mitchell

Thomas W. Mitchell


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

Dr. Ricardo Nuila


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Emily Nussbaum

Emily Nussbaum


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Casey Parks

Casey Parks


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Dr. Imani Perry

Dr. Imani Perry


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Ben Rhodes

Ben Rhodes


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Eli Saslow

Eli Saslow


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Rebecca Skloot

Rebecca Skloot


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Rachel Louise Snyder

Rachel Louise Snyder


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Nic Stone

Nic Stone


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Clive Thompson

Clive Thompson


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Alejandro Varela

Alejandro Varela


Public Health Storyteller • Novelist • Cultural Commentator
Linda Villarosa

Linda Villarosa


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Jesmyn Ward

Jesmyn Ward


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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


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