Thomas King

Award-Winning First Nations Writer

Sarah Marquis

National Geographic Explorer, Natural Navigator, International Best-Seller & Storyteller

Observations from a world traveler | Sarah Marquis

Mary Karr

Poet, Essayist, & Memoirist; "Viper Rum," "The Devil's Tour," "Abacus," "The Liars' Club"

Erika Sánchez

New York Times Bestselling Author, National Book Award Finalist, and 2019 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship in Poetry

Zakiya Dalila Harris

New York Times Best-Selling Author of "The Other Black Girl"

Jay Bonansinga

NYT Best-Selling Author of "The Walking Dead: Return to Woodbury"

Anne Carson

Award-Winning Canadian Poet, Essayist and Professor, MacArthur Fellowship Award Winner, Lannan Literary Award Winner

Dolores Barclay

Author, Professor at Columbia School of Journalism & Former National Writer and Arts Editor of The Associated Press

Nadifa Mohamed

Award-Winning Novelist; Known for "Black Mamba Boy"

Benjamin Lerner

Novelist, Poet, Critic & Distinguished Professor of English at Brooklyn College

Samantha Irby

Essayist and New York Times Best Selling Author

Quietly Hostile: Essays

Laura Esquivel

Mexican Novelist, Essayist & Screenwriter; Known for Bestselling Novel "Como Agua Para Chocolate"

Kwame Alexander

Poet, Educator, Publisher, Emmy Award Winning Producer & New York Times Bestselling Author Known for "The Crossover"

Light For The World To See: A Thousand Words on Race and Hope

David Whyte

Poet, Author, Naturalist & Organizational Thinker

Helen MacDonald

English Writer & Naturalist, Bestselling Author of "H is for Hawk"

Alice McDermott

Celebrated Author, Pulitzer Prize Finalist & Former Professor For Distinguished Teaching In The Humanities at John Hopkins University

Kevin Powers

Author and Iraq War veteran; Known for "The Yellow Birds"

Jennifer Pharr Davis

Long-Distance Hiker & Author; Overall Record Holder on the Appalachian Trail & The First Woman to Set That Mark

Outdoor School: Hiking and Camping: The Definitive Interactive Nature Guide

Amanda Lindhout

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

Abigail Tarttelin

Author of "Golden Boy" and "Flick"

James Dashner

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

Rick Ridgeway

Environmentalist, Mountaineer, Expedition Author, Former VP of Environmental Initiatives & Special Projects at Patagonia

Chuck Palahniuk

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

Lesley Hazleton

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

Wole Soyinka

Nobel Laureate for Literature; International Best-Selling Author

Jeffrey Kluger

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

Tim Wise

Anti-Racist Essayist, Author & Educator; Expert on White Privilege & Advocate for Belonging

Nikki Giovanni

Poet, Educator & Best-Selling Author

‘Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project’ Review: An Afrofuturist Space Odyssey

Sherman Alexie

Poet, Short Story Writer, Novelist, and Performer

Jerry Craft

New York Times Bestselling Graphic Novelist Known for "New Kid," "Class Act" & "School Trip"

Jerry Craft and New Kid