The Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau is thrilled that each week many of our speakers are on The New York Times Bestseller List.

Omar El Akkad is an award-winning journalist and author of the highly anticipated American War, a post-apocalyptic novel set during the second American Civil War in the year 2074.

Gyasi's brilliant and relevant novel moves through histories and geographies and captures—with outstanding economy and force—the troubled spirit of our own nation.

The master of military historical fiction turns his eye to the Korean War in this riveting new novel, which tells the dramatic story of the Americans and the Chinese who squared off in at the Battle of Chosin Reservoir, also known as Frozen Chosin.

Dr. Elisabeth Rosenthal is the editor-in-chief of Kaiser Health News and the author of An American Sickness , a shocking investigation into America's healthcare system.

R.J. Palacio took the children's literature world by storm with the publication of her debut novel, Wonder, a #1 New York Times bestseller that has sold over 1 million copies in North America. All who read it are determined to embrace the book's theme of choosing kindness in their own lives.