Ruth Ozeki
Ruth Ozeki is a filmmaker, novelist, and Zen Buddhist priest, whose award-winning novels have been described as “witty, intelligent and passionate” by The Independent, and as possessing “shrewd and playful humor,...
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Robert Kolker
Robert Kolker is an award-winning journalist and the author of the New York Times bestseller, Hidden Valley Road. His acclaimed book tells the story of a family overcome with schizophrenia and the major...
Sarah McBride
Sarah McBride is a progressive activist and currently the National Press Secretary at the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ civil rights organization. In 2016, Sarah made history when...
Kwame Onwuachi
By the age of 27, Kwame Onwuachi had competed on Top Chef, been named a 30 Under 30 honoree by both Zagat and Forbes, and had opened five restaurants. He cooked at the White House...
Namwali Serpell
Namwali Serpell is a Zambian writer and scholar whose debut novel, The Old Drift, garnered comparisons to Gabriel García Márquez and Toni Morrison for its ambition, sense of magic, and literary adventurousness....
Mike Lupica
Mike Lupica has covered the fast-paced world of sports for numerous publications, including the New York Daily News, Sports Illustrated and Esquire. He has hosted several successful radio, television, and podcast programs...
Lauren Redniss
Lauren Redniss is the author of several works of visual non-fiction and the recipient of a MacArthur Foundation “genius grant.” Her book Thunder & Lightning: Weather Past, Present, Future is...
Mat Johnson
Mat Johnson has explored the complexities of American racial identity through satire, historical fiction, and graphic novels. Drawing on his experiences as the son of a Black mother and an...
Phil Klay
Phil Klay is a graduate of Dartmouth College and a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. He served in Iraq’s Anbar Province from January 2007 to February 2008 as a...