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Harvard University Professor, Expert in Classic Chinese Literature

W.F. Strong

Author, Professor & Radio Personality

Kathryn Erskine

Children's Author, Best Known For "Mockingbird"

William Schaefer

Professor of Chinese Arts at the University of Rochester

Eric Jager

Professor of English at UCLA, Literary Critic & Specialist in Medieval Literature

Meg Medina

Award-Winning Cuban American Children's Author

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Award-Winning Poet, Novelist & Essayist

Meredith Talusan

Artist, Performer & Critically-Acclaimed Author of "Fairest"

Ashley Hope Pérez

Literary Scholar, Educator & Author of "Out of Darkness"

Banned Book Author Ashley Pérez

Kay Hymowitz

William E. Simon Fellow, The Manhattan Institute; Author, Manning Up

Eliot Schrefer

New York Times Bestselling Author; Two-Time Finalist, National Book Award in Young People's Literature

S. E. Hinton

One of the most popular and best known writers of young adult fiction

Lillian Faderman

Renowned LGBT Historian & Author

Rachel Ben Dor

Women as Leaders in Ancient and Modern Judaism; Four Mothers’ story- an Israeli successful grassroots movement; Use of biblical texts in the political arena; Gender in Israel; Peace organizations in Israel; Israel-Arab conflict from personal vie

André Aciman

Best-Selling Author Known for "Call Me by Your Name"; Distinguished Professor of Comparative Literature

Mary Beard

English Classical Scholar and Author of Bestseller "SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome"

Mary Beard "A Piece of Cake" Lecture 1 of 3 - YouTube

Jody Lewen

Founder & Executive Director of the Prison University Project

Allen Hammond

Vice President, Special Projects and Innovation, Sustainable Enterprise Program, World Resources Institute

Neil O'Shea

A One Person Show on Irish Writers: Jonathan Swift, Oscar Wilde, George Bernard Shaw, W B Yeats, Seamus Heaney, James Joyce and more. Quite an emphasis on humorous material. Presented in a very simple form: no set or costume changes. Flexible in length: 5

Rein Raud

Cultural theorist and philosopher

Abdellah Taia

Franco-Moroccan writer.

Fiona Harvey

Environmental Correspondent, The Guardian.

Jocelyn Davis

Author of "The Art of Quiet Influence"; Speaker

Zora O'Neill

Volunteer with refugees in Greece, travel writer and author of 'All Strangers Are Kin: Adventures in Arabic and the Arab World' (HMH, 2016)

Joe Lurie

Author, Cross-Cultural Communications Speaker, Trainer;Exec Director Emeritus UC Berkeley's International House.

John Stone

Known for his ability to meld the world of medicine with literature and poetry, John Stone is an author, poet, and practicing cardiologist.

Christopher Anne Robinson-Easley

Expert in Management and Organization Development, Former Business Executive, Author, Consultant and Retired Higher Education Professor and Senior Administrator

Melissa Baron

Author of "Twice in a Lifetime"

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Entrepreneur, Author & Founder of Brown Kids Read

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Co-Founder & President of Fit For Us; Founder of GOODWRK