R.L. Stine

Best-Selling Author Known for the "Goosebumps" Series

Lee Child

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

James Rollins

Former Veterinarian Turned Bestselling Author of International Thrillers

Gary Paulson

Gary Paulson knows all of the rules of writing, and he is brilliant each time he breaks the rules. He is truly an outdoor adventurer who races in the Iditarod. His life experiences in the wilderness of Canada and Alaska appear on the pages of his books th

Rod Campbell

Rod Campbell is a Scottish writer and illustrator of several popular children's books including the classic lift-the-flap board book Dear Zoo.

John Cantwell

John Cantwell, Guest Writer / United States / Superscript. He currently lives in San Francisco and writes for Facebook.

Tim Federle

Award-Winning Writer, Former Broadway Dancer

Christopher M. Schroeder

Internet/Media CEO; Venture Investor; Writer on Startups

Greg McKeown

CEO of THIS Inc. & Best-Selling Author of "Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less"

Derek Blasberg

Director of Fashion at YouTube

Thomas Pogge

Philosopher Thomas Pogge wants to ensure medications get to those who need it most. He has published on a wide range of subjects such as global justice and human rights.

Jocko Willink

Retired Navy SEAL Officer & Co-Author of "Extreme Ownership: How U.S. Navy SEALs Lead and Win"

Scott Dikkers

Founder of The Onion.com & Best-Selling Author

Linwood Barclay

Thriller Novelist, Humourist, and Columnist

Kevin Eastman

Comic Book Artist and Writer

Todd Purdum

Senior writer at POLITICO and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair

Donna Tartt

Pulitzer Prize Award-Winning Author of "The Secret History," "The Little Friend" & "The Goldfinch"

Simon Lovell

English Comedy Magician, Card Shark Actor and Con Man

Ian Frazier

Author & Humorist; Staff Writer at "The New Yorker"

Sharon Creech

Sharon Creech is an American writer of children's novels. She was the first American winner of the Carnegie Medal for British children's books and the first person to win both the American Newbery Medal and the British Carnegie.

Lois Lowry

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

Young-Ha Kim

Korean Novelist & TED Talker

Kim Stanley Robinson

Bestselling & Award-Winning Science Fiction Writer

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"

Julian Baggini

Julian Baggini is the author of several books about philosophy written for a general audience. He is the author of The Pig that Wants to be Eaten and 99 other thought experiments and is co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Philosophers' Magazine.

Bart Knols

Scientist, Author, Entrepreneur

David R. Dow

David R. Dow has defended over 100 death row inmates in 20 years. He is the Cullen Professor at the University of Houston Law Center and the Rorschach Visiting Professor of History at Rice University.

Laura Snyder

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

Amanda Lindhout

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

Dan Brown

Author of "The Da Vinci Code," "Angels & Demons," "The Lost Symbol"

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