Bowen Cohen
Emily Bowen Cohen creates comics that explore intersectional identity. She is Jewish and a member of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. She uses personal experience to tell stories that examine contemporary American and Jewish culture. Emily grew up in rural Oklahoma. Her father was the Chief of Staff at their tribal hospital and her mother is […]
Abed
Omar Abed writes children’s books, poetry, and computer code. While studying computer engineering in college, Omar turned to spoken-word poetry as a creative outlet for self-expression. His passion for rhyme and rhythm set him on an unplanned path to writing picture books. He self-published his first book, You, Me, and a Tree, in order to […]
Dray
Stephanie Dray is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author of historical women’s fiction. Renowned for her captivating storytelling and detailed historical narratives, Stephanie has written acclaimed works such as America’s First Daughter, My Dear Hamilton, The Women of Chateau Lafayette, and Becoming Madam Secretary. These novels have cemented her […]
Lee
For more than 25 years, Justin Lee has been known for handling divisive issues with thoughtfulness and nuance. He is the author of Talking Across the Divide: How to Communicate with People You Disagree With and Maybe Even Change the World, which is now being used as a textbook in college classrooms to teach students […]
Brown
Pierce Brown is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Red Rising, Golden Son, Morning Star, Iron Gold, Dark Age and Light Bringer. His work has been published in thirty-four languages and thirty-six territories. He has also written a six-issue prequel comic books series, Red Rising: Songs of Ares. Storytelling has always been a […]
Graves
Byron Graves is Ojibwe and Lakota. They were born and raised on the Red Lake Indian Reservation. When they aren’t writing, they can be found playing retro video games or skateboarding. Rez Ball, Byron’s debut novel won the William C Morris Young Adult debut award, the American Indian Youth Literature award for Best Young Adult […]
Mora
Oge Mora is a collage artist and storyteller. Her picture book, Thank You, Omu!, was a Caldecott Honor, Coretta Scott King/John Steptoe New Talent Award winner, and Ezra Jack Keats Book Award recipient. Her second book, Saturday won the 2020 Boston Globe—Horn Book Picture Book Award. Oge’s artwork has been applauded by The Washington Post, […]
Tison
Ari Tison (Bribri) is the award-winning poet and the author of YA hybrid poetry & prose novel Saints of the Household (2023) and the forthcoming YA novel Together We See (2026) with FSG/Macmillan. She also has a poetry anthology Witness: Poems to Address the Past, Present, and Future of Policing that releases in September 2026. […]
Unger
Lisa Unger is the New York Times and internationally bestselling author of twenty-three novels, as well as short stories, novellas, and anthology contributions. Her thriller, Served Him Right, was released by Park Row Books in March 2026. Lisa’s newest thriller, She Was Never Here (March 2027), follows a young nanny and a handsome stranger who […]
Larison
John Larison was born in 1979 in Philomath, Oregon. The son of National Geographic filmmakers, he spent much of his childhood on-assignment, often staying in remote tropical or mountainous regions among subsistence communities. He attended the University of Oregon and studied philosophy and literature, and stayed to earn a Master’s of Education. While learning to […]