JasminDarznikJasmin Darznik is the bestselling author of The Bohemians, a novel that imagines the friendship between p…
JenniferDe LeonBorn in the Boston area to Guatemalan parents, Jennifer De Leon is the award-winning author of the YA nov…
JonathanEigJonathan Eig is the bestselling author of six books, including his most recent King: A Life, which was aw…
PhyllisElmorePhyllis Biffle Elmore was raised by her grandmother Lula Horn (1883-1988), in rural Alabama during the mi…
Andrew ForsthoefelAndrew Forsthoefel is the author of Walking to Listen, a critically acclaimed coming-of-age memoir about …
JohnFrancisJohn Francis, Ph.D., is known the world over as the Planetwalker. In 1971, Francis witnessed an oil spill…
JackGantosJack Gantos has written books for readers of all ages, from picture books and middle-grade fiction to nov…
MalakaGharibMalaka Gharib is a journalist, cartoonist and graphic novelist. She is the author of I Was Their American…
LaurelGoodluckLaurel Goodluck is Mandan, Hidatsa from the prairies of North Dakota, and Tsimshian from the rainforest i…
ReynaGrandeReyna Grande is the author of the bestselling memoir, The Distance Between Us, (2012) where she writes ab…
WinonaGuoIn sophomore year of high school, Winona Guo (they/them) co-founded the non-profit, CHOOSE (chooseorg.org…
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