Bonnie Garmus

Bonnie Garmus is the author of Lessons in Chemistry, a number-one global bestseller that has captivated readers worldwide and won multiple national and international awards. Set in 1960s California, Lessons in...

Hisham Matar

Hisham Matar was born in New York City to Libyan parents, spent his childhood in Tripoli and Cairo, and has lived most of his life in London. His Pulitzer Prize–winning...

Donovan X. Ramsey

Growing up in an underprivileged neighborhood during the height of the crack epidemic, Donovan X. Ramsey saw firsthand the crippling effects of crack, especially in predominantly Black and Brown communities....

Katherine May

In a culture addicted to endless growth, fallow periods can feel like stagnation or regression. Katherine May found herself foundering after a trio of unforeseen circumstances seemed to derail her...

Carla Power

As a journalist, Carla Power frequently covered stories about Muslims and Islamic culture but had never read the religion’s most fundamental text, the Quran. She decided to embark on a...

John Coates

John Coates is a senior research fellow in neuroscience and finance at the University of Cambridge. After completing his Ph.D., Coates traded derivatives for Goldman Sachs and Merrill Lynch, and...