Louis Sachar
Newbery and National Book Award-winning author of Holes
Speakers
Najla Said
Actress, playwright and author of the memoir Looking for Palestine: Growing Up Confused in an Arab-American Family
Aziz Abu Sarah and Maoz Inon
Israeli and Palestinian peace activists and New York Times bestselling authors of The Future is Peace
Ken Segall
Former Ad Agency Creative Director for NeXT and Apple, author of New York Times bestseller Insanely Simple and Think Simple
Shaka Senghor
Author of Letters to the Sons of Society and Writing My Wrongs and leading voice on criminal justice reform
Gary Shteyngart
New York Times-bestselling author of Little Failure, Super Sad True Love Story, Absurdistan, and Our County Friends
Dr. Suzan Song
Harvard- and Stanford-trained psychiatrist, humanitarian researcher, and mental health adviser
T.J. Stiles
Two-time Pulitzer Prize–winning biographer, American historian, and author of Custer's Trials
Elizabeth Strout
Author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel Olive Kitteridge and New York Times bestsellers My Name is Lucy Barton, Tell Me Everything, and more
Dr. Dana Suskind
Pediatric physician and author of Human Raised: Nurturing Connection, Curiosity & Lifelong Learning in the Age of AI, Thirty Million Words, and Parent Nation
Neil Swidey
Award-winning journalist and author of Trapped Under the Sea, and specialist in risk and safety