Patricia Briggs

Best-Selling Fantasy Author

Christine Feehan

American Romance-Paranormal Writer

Laurell K. Hamilton

NY Times Bestselling Author of the "Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter" Series & "Merry Gentry" Series of Paranormal Thrillers

Nora Roberts

New York Times Best-Selling Author

Mwende "FreeQuency" Katwiwa

Speaker & Performer

Susanna Clarke

Author of Award-Winning Book, "Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell"

Jenny Blake

Career & Business Strategist; Author of "Pivot: The Only Move That Matters is Your Next One"

Nnedi Okorafor

International Award-Winning Fantasy & Science Fiction Author

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Nadifa Mohamed

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

Lisa Jakub

Writer, Speaker & Former Actress; Known for "Mrs. Doubtfire"

Wayne Gladstone

Writer, Humorist & Novelist; Best Know for "Notes from the Internet Apocalypse"

Jingfang Hao

Founder of WePlan; Science Fiction Writer

Stacey Abrams

Political Leader, Voting Rights Activist & New York Times Bestselling Author

Lindy West

Feminism & Popular Culture Contributing Opinion Writer for the New York Times

Tim Dorsey

Author Best Known for "Florida Roadkill"

Laura Esquivel

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

Maggie O'Farrell

Contemporary Fiction Author Best Known for "The Hand That First Held Mine"

Jes Baker

Blogger, Author & Mental Health Advocate; Thought Leader on Self-Love & Body Image

David Ebershoff

Author of "The Danish Girl" and the #1 Bestseller "The 19th Wife"

Thomas King

Award-Winning First Nations Writer

Karen Dillon

Senior Research Editor on Global Prosperity at the Clayton Christensen Institute; Former Editor of the Harvard Business Review

Arlene Alda

Adult and Children's Author; Photographer

Paula Hawkins

Author of "The Girl on the Train"

Donna Tartt

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

Lois Lowry

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

Tim Federle

Award-Winning Writer, Former Broadway Dancer

Tracy Chevalier

Historical Novelist Best Known for Her Second Novel, "Girl with a Pearl Earring"

Amanda Lindhout

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

Kristine Carlson

Co-author of the "Don't Sweat the Small Stuff" book series

Myla Goldberg

Acclaimed Author, Best Known for "Bee Season"