Jedidiah Jenkins

Many people dream about leaving their jobs to travel the world, but Jedidiah Jenkins is one of the few to turn this dream into a reality. Finding himself dissatisfied with...

Suze Orman

When it comes to financial advice, millions of Americans have turned to Suze Orman. Whether it’s taking the steps to achieve financial freedom, building credit, or navigating retirement, her candid...

Kate Bowler

Kate Bowler has always been fascinated by the way people explain their own successes. After Mennonites in her hometown gave their pastor a motorcycle—which he then rode onstage—she became obsessed with...

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi

When Dr. Ibram X. Kendi won the National Book Award for Nonfiction in 2016 for a book about the history of racist ideas in America, some people felt a disconnect....

Kerry Egan

When she began her work as a hospice chaplain, Kerry Egan realized she’d been granted an invaluable chance to witness firsthand what she calls the “spiritual work of dying”—the work...

Donovan Livingston

Donovan Livingston is an award-winning educator, spoken word poet, and public speaker. In 2016, his Harvard Graduate School of Education convocation address “Lift Off” went viral, reaching over thirteen million...

Nancy Isenberg

Nancy Isenberg is the T. Harry Williams Professor of American History at Louisiana State University. She is the author of Fallen Founder: The Life of Aaron Burr, a finalist for...

Kimberly Williams-Paisley

Kimberly Williams-Paisley is an actress, producer, and director who first lit up the screen as the radiant young bride in the comedy feature film series Father of the Bride and Father...

Carl Hiaasen

A Florida native, Carl Hiaasen has been writing about the Sunshine State since his father gave him a typewriter at age six. Since 1985, Hiaasen has been writing a column for The...