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INSPIRING READERS OF ALL AGES

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@maggie_stiefvater is the New York Times bestselling author of the Shiver trilogy, The Raven Cycle, and The Scorpio Races, among dozens of other YA fantasy novels. Her latest books are The Listeners, her adult debut, and a graphic novel adaptation o

@mattdiffee has been contributing cartoons to The New Yorker since 1999. His work has also appeared in Time, The Huffington Post, The Believer, and Texas Monthly. He is the editor of three volumes of The Rejection Collection: Cartoons You Never Saw a

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Gregg Hurwitz is the author of the New York Times best-selling Orphan X novels. Critically acclaimed, his novels have been international bestsellers, graced top ten lists, and published in thirty-three languages. Additionally, he’s sold scripts

Matthew Rohrer is the author of eleven books of poems, most recently ARMY OF GIANTS, published by Wave Books. He is the recipient of a Hopwood Award, a Pushcart Prize, the Believer Book Award, and was shortlisted for the Griffin International Poetry

Jeff Chu is an award-winning journalist and editor-at-large at Travel+Leisure. He is the author of Does Jesus Really Love Me? and the co-author, with the late Rachel Held Evans, of The New York Times bestseller Wholehearted Faith. Chu is a former Tim

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Nikki Erlick is the author of The Measure, an instant New York Times bestseller, a Wall Street Journal bestseller, and a “Read with Jenna” Book Club Pick on The TODAY Show. The Measure has been translated into 24 languages worldwide. Erli

Rosanne Parry is the author of the best-selling Voice of the Wilderness novels and nonfiction picture books. She grew up in Oregon, loving the wild places and fabulous libraries that surrounded her. Parry sells books at Annie Blooms and writes in a t

Daniel Nayeri, an Iranian refugee who immigrated to Oklahoma, is an award-winning author who has captivated readers with his poignant memoir Everything Sad Is Untrue (Printz Award Winner) and the epic adventure The Many Assassinations of Samir, the S

Priyanka Mattoo is a writer, filmmaker, former talent agent, and co-founder of Earios, a women-led podcast network. She is a contributor to The New York Times and The New Yorker, and a recipient of a MacDowell Fellowship. Mattoo holds degrees in

Hampton Sides, a narrative historian, is best known for his gripping nonfiction adventure stories set in war or depicting epic expeditions of exploration. He is the author of the best-selling histories Ghost Soldiers, Blood and Thunder, Hellhound On

Nathan W. Pyle is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Strange Planet; Stranger Planet; Strange Planet: The Sneaking, Hiding, Vibrating Creature; NYC Basic Tips and Etiquette; and 99 Stories I Could Tell. He is based in Pennsylvania with his w

Adam Roberts is the author of The Amateur Gourmet, Secrets of the Best Chefs, and Give My Swiss Chards to Broadway. He started his food blog, The Amateur Gourmet, in 2004 and hosts the podcast Lunch Therapy. Roberts has also written for The Washingto

Nick Brooks is an award-winning author, ﬁlmmaker, and musician from Washington, DC. His ﬁrst YA novel, Promise Boys, debuted in January 2023 and was the largest publishing deal for a Young Adult debut in history. The book received critical acclaim, i

Maureen Abood has helped the world’s Lebanese-food-loving community cook and eat this vibrant Mediterranean cuisine. Growing up in a large family in Michigan, Abood learned to master Lebanese cuisine and cherish its stories while also studying

Brianne Farley is the author of Secret Tree Fort and Ike's Incredible Ink. She illustrated Dozens of Doughnuts by Carrie Finison, the Charlotte the Scientist books by Camille Andros, and Building Books by Megan Wagner Lloyd. Farley studied creative w

Robin Walter is a poet, book artist, and printmaker. Walter is the author of Little Mercy, which was selected by Victoria Chang as the winner of the 2024 Academy of American Poets First Book Award. Her writing has appeared in the American Poetry Revi

David Nayfeld worked with some of the best chefs in the world before co-creating Back Home Hospitality and opening the group’s first restaurant, Che Fico, in San Francisco, which was named one of the best new restaurants in America by Bon App&e