New Speakers

From bestselling authors and award-winning journalists to world-changing activists and business mavens, these new speakers are a who’s who of important voices, offering fresh perspectives on a wide range of topics.

Rumaan Alam

Bestselling author and National Book Award-finalist

Jon Ronson

Bestselling author of So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed and The Psychopath Test

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Kaveh Akbar

Poet and author of the National Book Award-nominated novel Martyr!

Yoni Appelbaum

Historian, deputy executive editor The Atlantic, and author of Stuck

Dr. Ari Brown

Board-certified pediatrician, spokesperson of the American Academy of Pediatrics, and bestselling author

Ingrid Clayton

Licensed clinical psychologist, trauma therapist, and author of Fawning

Jay Ellis

NAACP Image Award-winning actor, director, producer, and author of Did Everyone Have an Imaginary Friend (or Just Me)?

Jasmin Graham

Shark Scientist, environmental educator, and President/CEO of Minorities in Shark Sciences (MISS)

Chris Hayes

Journalist, MSNBC host, and New York Times-bestselling author

B. Dylan Hollis

Social media personality, #1 New York Times-bestselling author, and baking specialist

Leslie John

Harvard Business School professor, celebrated communication expert, and author of Revealing

Conor Knighton

Emmy-winning correspondent for CBS Sunday Morning and New York Times-bestselling author

Jenny Marrs

Designer, HGTV-host, and advocate for community transformation

Dr. Suzan Song

Harvard- and Stanford-trained psychiatrist, humanitarian researcher, and mental health adviser

Jordan Thomas

Anthropologist and author of National Book Award finalist When It All Burns

Tourmaline

Award-winning artist, filmmaker, author of Marsha
Penguin Random House Speakers Bureau