Robert Jones, Jr.

Robert Jones, Jr. is the creator and curator of Son of Baldwin, an online community which aims to be an honest, inclusive, and self-reflecting space to critically discuss topics such...

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...

Dr. Matthew Delmont

Dr. Matthew Delmont is the author of Black Quotidian: Everyday History in African American Newspapers and the upcoming Half American: The Epic Story of African Americans Fighting World War II...

Oliver Jeffers

Oliver Jeffers is a world renowned artist, storyteller, and truly creative, innovative thinker, whose work has been celebrated by children and adults alike. His artwork has been exhibited in museums...

Ian Manuel

Growing up in one of the toughest neighborhoods in Tampa in the era of the “super-predator,” Ian Manuel began stealing cars at age 11, and at age 13, committed the...

Suleika Jaouad

Suleika Jaouad is an award-winning writer, speaker, and cancer survivor. During her years spent in cancer treatment, she started the incredibly popular New York Times column, “Life, Interrupted,” which chronicled...

Sigrid Nunez

Sigrid Nunez is the author of the critically acclaimed New York Times bestselling novel, The Friend. Filled with witty jabs at the literary and publishing worlds, The Friend is a...

Holly Whitaker

Holly Whitaker is the founder and CEO of Tempest, Inc., a company she founded in 2012 when she resolved to deal with her drinking but found that the recovery program...

Eduardo Porter

Eduardo Porter has worked as a reporter for over two decades, covering business and economics across multiple countries. From his beginnings as a financial reporter at Notimex in Mexico City,...