Mary Pope Osborne

Children's Author Known for "The Magic Tree House" Series

James Dashner

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

Cassandra Clare

Author of the #1 New York Times, USA TODAY, Wall Street Journal & Publishers Weekly Bestselling "Mortal Instruments" Series

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

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.

Tracy Chevalier

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

Marisha Pessl

Marisha Pessl is an American writer best known for her debut novel, Special Topics in Calamity Physics

Abigail Tarttelin

Author of "Golden Boy" and "Flick"

Anna Holmes

Founder and Editor of Online Women's Magazine, Jezebel. Editor, writer (Glamour, NY Times, Washington Post, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, New Yorker.com, many others.)

Jeffrey Kluger

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

Rita Williams-Garcia

Award-Winning Author Best Known For "One Crazy Summer"

Julie Murphy

#1 New York Times Best-Selling Author; Known for "Puddin',"Dumplin'" & "Side Effects May Vary"

Tahereh Mafi

New York Times Bestselling Author of the "Shatter Me" Series

Yuyi Morales

Award-Winning Children's Book Author & Illustrator

Alissa Nutting

Author & Creative Writing Professor; Best Known for "Tampa" & "Made for Love"

Jason Reynolds

Critically Acclaimed Author & NAACP Image Award Winner

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

John Cantwell

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

Bart Knols

Scientist, Author, Entrepreneur

Sahar Delijani

Iranian Author Best Known for "Children of the Jacaranda Tree"

Kimberly McCreight

Kimberly McCreight is the author of the New York Times Bestselling RECONSTRUCTING AMELIA. "Like Gone Girl it should be hailed as one of the best books of the year," Entertainment Weekly. (Grade A).

Joyce Maynard

Journalist & Best-Selling Author

What cancer taught me about the nature of love | Joyce Maynard | TEDx

Zakiya Dalila Harris

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

Nnedi Okorafor

International Award-Winning Fantasy & Science Fiction Author

Writing for a Broken World: A Conversation with Nnedi Okorafor

Damon Young

Co-Founder of Very Smart Brothas & Author of "What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker"

Gail Honeyman

Award-Winning Author Best Known for "Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine"

Anna Burns

Man Booker Prize-Winning Author

Leslie Connor

Children's Book Author; Known for "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle"

Kim Fu

Award-Winning Author, Known for "The Lost Girls of Camp Forevermore"

Meg Medina

Award-Winning Cuban American Children's Author