Mat Johnson

Mat Johnson has explored the complexities of American racial identity through satire, historical fiction, and graphic novels. Drawing on his experiences as the son of a Black mother and an...

John Burnham Schwartz

John Burnham Schwartz is a novelist and screenwriter whose complicated, flawed, and compelling characters have captivated countless readers. A master of historical and literary fiction, his acclaimed novels transport audiences...

Alisyn Camerota

Alisyn Camerota is an award-winning broadcast journalist and an anchor on CNN’s New Day. Camerota earned two Emmy award nominations for her stories, along with a 2018 Edward R. Murrow Award for her...

Priya Parker

In a world where connection often feels fleeting and gatherings can lack meaning and focus, Priya Parker emerges as a bold catalyst for change. As a visionary facilitator, author, and...

Barry Meier

Barry Meier is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist whose landmark book, Pain Killer, first exposed the roots of the opioid epidemic and the secrets of the Sackler family who made billions...

Ottessa Moshfegh

Ottessa Moshfegh has been heralded as one of the boldest voices in fiction since the publication of her debut novella, McGlue, a work of historical fiction released shortly after she earned...

Sarah McBride

Sarah McBride is a progressive activist and currently the National Press Secretary at the Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest LGBTQ civil rights organization. Her career is full of history-making...

Ariel Levy

A successful writer and self-described “beneficiary of the women’s movement,” Ariel Levy was proud of her ability to invent her own life, one that included traveling the world, marrying the...

Mike Massimino

Mike Massimino’s road to NASA started in July 1969, when he first watched Neil Armstrong walk on the moon. Growing up in a working-class family on Long Island, Massimino’s singular...