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 […]
Black
Adrianne F. Black is a historian, writer, and advocate based in Baltimore, and the author of The Klansman’s Son: My Journey From White Nationalism to Antiracism (Abrams Press, 2024), which earned praise from Ibram X. Kendi and Charlayne Hunter-Gault. She grew up as the presumed heir to the American white nationalist movement, and has spent […]
Brooks-Dalton
Lily Brooks-Dalton is the author of the national bestseller The Light Pirate, which was the runner-up for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, a #1 Indie Next title, a Good Morning America book club selection, and a New York Times Editors’ Pick. Her previous novel, Good Morning, Midnight, was the inspiration for the Oscar-nominated film adaptation […]
Majumdar
Megha Majumdar is the author of the novel A Guardian and a Thief, which is an Oprah’s Book Club pick, a finalist for the Kirkus Prize and the National Book Award, and the winner of the American Library Association’s Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence. A Guardian and a Thief is also a New York Times […]
Holsinger
Bruce Holsinger is the author of Culpability, the 116th selection of Oprah’s Book Club and hailed by Oprah Winfrey as “a must-read for all generations.” His four previous novels include The Gifted School, a Book of the Month Club selection and winner of the the Colorado Book Award; The Displacements, the inaugural title in the […]
Hopson
Carole Hopson is a Boeing 737 Captain for United Airlines, based in Newark, NJ. After a remarkable 20-year career as a journalist and executive, she followed her dream to become a pilot and share her passion with others as a flight instructor, while raising her family. Walking away from executive-level positions, she went to flight […]
Lea
Gaelynn Lea got her big break when she won NPR Music’s Tiny Desk Contest in 2016. Since then, she has been captivating audiences around the world with her haunting original songs and traditional fiddle tunes, and has collaborated with many musicians, including Michael Stipe, The Decemberists, Wilco, and even Pigface. In 2022, Gaelynn Lea composed […]
Sussman
Sam Sussman is the author of the USA Today bestselling novel Boy From the North Country. The book was named by Oprah as the best debut novel of the fall, hailed by Kirkus as “the most beautiful and moving mother-son story in recent memory,” and shortlisted for the National Jewish Book Awards in Fiction. Sussman […]