Category: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Goudeau
Jessica
Jessica Goudeau is a journalist, professor, producer, and advocate. Her first nonfiction book, After the …
Grande
Reyna
Reyna Grande is the author of the bestselling memoir, The Distance Between Us, (2012) where she writes ab…
Grant
Shauna J.
Shauna J. Grant is a cartoonist who creates cuteness! With a love for all things pink and magical, Shauna…
Gray Smith
Monique
Monique Gray Smith is an award-winning, best-selling author. Her books cover a broad spectrum of ages, to…
Guo
Winona
In sophomore year of high school, Winona Guo (they/them) co-founded the non-profit, CHOOSE (chooseorg.org…
Guo & Vulchi
Winona & Priya
In 2014, Priya Vulchi and Winona Guo entered sophomore year of high school, only a few months after the m…
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Laurie
Laurie Halse Anderson is a New York Times bestselling author, and winner of the Astrid Lindgren Memorial …
Hana Kim
Crystal
Crystal Hana Kim is the author of If You Leave Me, which was a Booklist Editor’s Choice title, Longlisted…
Hayden
Chaz
Chaz Hayden is a YA author and disability awareness advocate. His works include the 2024 release of Diet …
Hemans
Donna
Donna Hemans is the author of three novels, River Woman Tea by the Sea, and The House of Plain Truth. Her…
Heska Wanbli Weiden
David
David Heska Wanbli Weiden, an enrolled citizen of the Sicangu Lakota nation, was named by the New York Ti…
Hoang
Jamie Jo
Jamie Jo Hoang is the daughter of Vietnamese refugees. She grew up in Orange County, CA—not the rich part…