Huynh
Carolyn Huynh is a novelist, screenwriter, and playwright. She loves writing about acerbic women who never learn from their mistakes but yearn for joy. Her debut novel, The Fortunes of Jaded Women, was a Good Morning America book club pick and picked as one of the best books of 2022 by NPR. She has since […]
Block
Stefan Merrill Block grew up in Plano, Texas. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling memoir Homeschooled (a TODAY show / Read with Jenna pick), as well as three novels: The Story of Forgetting, The Storm at the Door, and Oliver Loving. The Story of Forgetting was an international bestseller and the […]
North
Anna North is the author of four novels: Bog Queen, Outlawed, America Pacifica, and The Life and Death of Sophie Stark. Bog Queen (2025) was an indie and USA Today bestseller and National Book Foundation Science + Literature Selected Title. Outlawed (2021) was an instant New York Times bestseller and Reese’s Book Club, Belletrist, and […]
Cranor
Bestselling, award-winning author Eli Cranor played quarterback at every level: peewee to professional. Eli was a standout quarterback in high school and went on to earn a scholarship to play for legendary head coach Howard Schellenberger at Florida Atlantic University. After redshirting his freshman year at FAU, Cranor transferred to Ouachita Baptist University, a private […]
Kean
Sam Kean is the New York Times bestselling author of Dinner with King Tut, The Icepick Surgeon, The Bastard Brigade, Caesar’s Last Breath, The Disappearing Spoon, The Dueling Neurosurgeons, and The Violinist’s Thumb. The Bastard Brigade was an NPR Science Friday book of the year, while Caesar’s Last Breath was the Guardian science book of […]
Pataki
Allison Pataki is the multiple New York Times bestselling author of eleven books of historical fiction, children’s books and memoir, including the instant bestseller The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post and the critically acclaimed Finding Margaret Fuller. Allison’s novels have been translated into more than twenty four languages around the world and have been selected […]
Simon
Nina Simon writes crime fiction about strong women. She is the New York Times bestselling author of My Sister is Going to Kill Me (2026) and Mother-Daughter Murder Night (2023). This big-hearted whodunnit was a Reese’s Book Club pick, an Anthony Award winner, and a “best of 2023” selection for Amazon, Barnes & Noble, CrimeReads, […]
Newman
Catherine Newman is the internationally bestselling author of the memoirs Catastrophic Happiness and Waiting for Birdy, the middle-grade novel One Mixed-Up Night, the kids’ craft book Stitch Camp, the New York Times bestselling how-to books for kids How to Be a Person and What Can I Say?, the novel We All Want Impossible Things, which […]
Morrissey
Hannah Morrissey is the USA Today bestselling author of the Black Harbor suspense series and other thrilling works of crime fiction. Praised for their hauntingly atmospheric settings and gritty Midwestern realism, her novels have helped define a distinct sub-genre: Midwestern Noir. Hannah was inspired to write her debut novel while transcribing reports for her local […]
Church
Meagan Church is the instant New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of The Mad Wife, The Girls We Sent Away, and The Last Carolina Girl. Her emotionally charged, empathy-driven fiction explores women’s inner lives and the silencing of their stories. Meagan holds a B.A. in English from Indiana University and is an adjunct […]