Tourmaline

Tourmaline is a Guggenheim Fellow and TIME 100 honoree whose groundbreaking work bridges high art and pop culture, and spans various disciplines, including visual art, film, and community organizing. Her...

Christian Cooper

Christian Cooper is a science writer, host, avid comic book fan, and expert birder. Known for his work as the host of National Geographic’s Extraordinary Birder with Christian Cooper, Cooper shares...

Elaine Pagels

Religious historian Elaine Pagels is fascinated by religions’ big mysteries: what constitutes a miracle? How do religions change as they grow?  What does belief mean when gospels have conflicting stories?...

Cassandra Clare

Cassandra Clare is an acclaimed fantasy author and dynamic speaker. She is the author of the #1 New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Publishers Weekly bestselling Shadowhunter Chronicles, as well as...

Mosab Abu Toha

Palestinian poet, short-story writer, essayist, and Pulitzer Prize-winner Mosab Abu Toha’s entire life has been lived under the occupation of Gaza. Born in a refugee camp and still marked by...

Dylan Thuras

Dylan Thuras is the co-founder of AtlasObscura.com, the comprehensive travel database for those looking for a unique travel experience, which gets over 8 million visits a month. Dylan Thuras and...

Georgia Hunter

“I hope that in telling these stories, I’ve shed some light on what it’s like to experience history as it unfolds, not in sepia or black and white or with...

Katie Kitamura

“A master of cool disquiet… Kitamura writes with forceful, direct prose that makes for a bracing read and leaves the reader mesmerized.” —Vogue Katie Kitamura is a novelist, critic, and author of...