Esmeralda Santiago

Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker; Bestselling Author of Historical & Transcultural Novels and Memoirs

Joyce Maynard

Journalist & Best-Selling Author

What cancer taught me about the nature of love | Joyce Maynard | TEDx

Amanda Lindhout

Executive Director of The Global Enrichment Foundation; Captivity Survivor, Inspirational Speaker & Author of "A House in the Sky"

Laura Snyder

Professor; Science Historian; Philosopher; Author of "The Philosophical Breakfast Club"

James Dashner

Author of Many Children's Fantasy Series and Adult Books, Including "The Maze Runner" Series

Lesley Hazleton

Author of "The First Muslim," a New Look at the Life of Muhammad

Lee Child

New York Times Bestselling Author, Best Known for the "Jack Reacher" Series

Matthew Quick

Bestselling Author Known For "The Silver Linings Playbook"

J.A. Jance

NY Times Best-Selling Murder Mystery Author

Alexandra Robbins

Journalist & Bestselling Author; Her Books Include "Secrets of the Tomb: Skull and Bones, the Ivy League, and the Hidden Paths of Power"

Jayne Anne Phillips

Bestselling Novelist and Short Story Writer

Lily Koppel

Bestselling author of "The Astronaut Wives Club"