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Author, The Death of Vishnu

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Mark Victor Hansen

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Dan Buettner

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Writer, Poet, Performer, Spoken Word, & Visual Artist Behind “White Privilege"

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Grant Faulkner

Executive Director of National Novel Writing Month; Co-Founder of 100 Word Story; Co-Host of Podcast "Write-minded"

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Bruce Degen

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Kate DiCamillo

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Colm Toibin

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Sean Carasso

Humanitarian and Founder of Falling Whistles

Daniel Woodrell

Novelist and Short Story Writer; Author of "Winter's Bone"

Brian Evenson

BRIAN EVENSON is the author of ten books of fiction, and he is the recipient of three O. Henry Prizes as well as an NEA fellowship.

Craig Clevenger

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William Kuhn

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Tara Moss

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Dr. Mehmet Oz

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Black Ice

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Bob Spitz

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Jewelle Gomez

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Age Of Opportunity: Lessons from the New Science of Adolescence

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Poet and President of the Guggenheim Memorial Foundation