Julian Baggini

Julian Baggini is the author of several books about philosophy written for a general audience. He is the author of The Pig that Wants to be Eaten and 99 other thought experiments and is co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Philosophers' Magazine.

N. Katherine Hayles

Postmodern Literary Critic

Monica L Coleman

Monica L. Coleman obtained such an affinity for words and the power they create in helping others build successful personal and professional lives that she dedicated her life to learning how to use them effectively.

Judith Viorst

Poet, Writer & Children's Author

Dr. Ruth Simmons

President of Prairie View A&M University & Former President Emerita of Brown University

Up Home: One Girl's Journey

Heather Hiscox

Morning News Anchor, CBC

Erica Sandberg

Personal Finance Expert; TV Host; Reporter

Lucy Calkins

Robinson Professor in Children's Literature; Founding Director of the Reading and Writing Project at Columbia University's Teachers College

Jill McCorkle

Short Story Writer & Novelist

R. Dwayne Betts

Founder of Freedom Reads, Poet, Author, Memoirist & Teacher

Paula Vogel

Pulitzer Winning Playwright for "How I Learned to Drive" and Tony Award Nominated "Indecent"; Former Head of the Yale School of Drama Playwriting Department

Ellen Forney

Cartoonist & Author of "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian"

Alex Webb

Photographer with Magnum Photos

Mimi Pond

Illustrator/Cartoonist known for work in The Simpsons, National Lampoon, NY Times

Chava Willig Levy

Lecturer, Editor and Author; Known for "A Life Not With Standing"

Patricia Reilly Giff

Two-time Newbery Honor Winning Author of "Lily's Crossing" and "Pictures of Hollis Woods"

Leigh Branham

Keeping People Who Keep You In Business

Liam Dryden

Scottish Internet Personality; Known as a Part of the Band Chameleon Circuit and as Kai in "Chronicles of Syntax"

Danielle Bochove

Business and Financial Television Host

Kyi May Kaung

Speaking Truth to Power--

Michael Nagler

Professor emeritus of Classics and Comparative Literature

Harold McGee

Renowned and Award-Winning Chemist & Author on Food and Cooking

Neal Gabler

Author, Cultural Historian and Television Commentator

Sanford Levinson

W. St. John Garwood and W. St. John Garwood, Jr. Centennial Chair Professor of Government, The University of Texas School of Law

Baba Brinkman

Baba Brinkman is a Canadian rap artist, writer, actor, and tree planter. He is best known for his award

Jeanne King

Leading expert in family violence and legal domestic abuse, Victim of domestic abuse

Haruki Murakami

Contemporary Japanese Writer; Bestselling Author

Lauren Oliver

Author, Known for "Before I Fall"

Tim Griffin

Actor Known for His Role in "The Gift"

Mary Anna King

Author of "Bastards"