Amanda Lindhout

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

Joyce Maynard

Journalist & Best-Selling Author

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Lesley Hazleton

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

LeVar Burton

Literacy Advocate & Actor Known for "Roots," "Star Trek" & "Reading Rainbow"

Amy Waldman

Journalist, Author, "The Submission"

Esmeralda Santiago

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

Bill Dedman

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Investigative Reporter for NBC News; Co-Author, "Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune"

Lois Lowry

Newbery Medal-Winning Author of "Number the Stars" and "The Giver"

Alexandra Robbins

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

Sandra Lee

Cancer Survivor, Activist, Author, Emmy Award-Winning Television Chef & Home Life Expert

Nicholas Sparks

International Bestselling Novelist & Screenwriter, Known for "The Notebook"

James Dashner

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

J.A. Jance

NY Times Best-Selling Murder Mystery Author

Matthew Quick

Bestselling Author Known For "The Silver Linings Playbook"

Sherman Alexie

Poet, Short Story Writer, Novelist, and Performer

Lee Child

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

Myla Goldberg

Acclaimed Author, Best Known for "Bee Season"

Jeffrey Kluger

Journalist; Editor and Writer at TIME MAGAZINE. Author of 8 books, including APOLLO 13.

HG Bissinger

Honored and Distinguished Writer

Chuck Palahniuk

Novelist & Freelance Journalist, Known for "Choke" and "Fight Club"