Gene Luen Yang

National Ambassador for Young People's Literature & Chinese-American Graphic Novelist

Irshad Manji

Founder of The Moral Courage Project, Author of "Allah, Liberty and Love" & "The Trouble with Islam Today: A Muslim's Call for Reform in Her Faith"

Rainbow Rowell

Author Known for "Landline," "Attachments," "Fangirl," "Eleanor & Park" & "Carry On"

B Janet Hibbs and Anthony Rostain

Experts on Student Mental Health, Family Relationships & Coauthors of "The Stressed Years of Their Lives"

Ron Stallworth

Retired Police Officer & Inspiration for "BlacKkKlansman"

The Gangs of Zion: A Black Cop’s Crusade in Mormon Country

Damon Tweedy

Author of "Black Man in a White Coat, A Doctor's Reflections on Race and Medicine"

Julie Lythcott-Haims

Former Dean at Stanford University & Bestselling Author of "How to Raise an Adult"

Zach Anner

Award-winning Comedian, Show-Host, Owner of Travel Show, "Rollin' With Zach"

Hector Tobar

Pulitzer Prize Winner, Journalist & Best-Selling Author of "Deep Down Dark"

Alexandra Hudson

Founder of Civic Renaissance & Author of "The Soul of Civility"

Aarti Shahani

Silicon Valley Correspondent, NPR; Founder, Families for Freedom; Author, "Here We Are: American Dreams, American Nightmares"; Host of "Art of Power"

Julia Angwin

Journalist, Author

C.J. Box

New York Times Best-Selling Author of The Joe Pickett Series & The Stand Alone Series

Dax-Devlon Ross

Educator, Equity Consultant & Journalist

Marc Brackett

Director at Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence

Louise Penny

Canadian Journalist & Author of Mystery Novels

Leigh Bardugo

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the "Grisha Trilogy"

Karen Hesse

Newbery Medal Winning Author of "Out of the Dust", MacArthur Fellowship "Genius" Award Winner, Children's & Young Adult Author

Mark Siegel

Author, Illustrator, and Founder & Creative and Editorial Director of First Second Books

James Forman Jr.

Professor of Law at Yale Law School: Author of "Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America"