Past Years - 2023 Presenters

Aurora Shimshak

Aurora Shimshak

Mandy Moe Pwint Tu

Mandy Moe Pwint Tu

Leila Aboulela

Leila Aboulela

Dr. Evelyn Alsultany

Dr. Evelyn Alsultany

Sara Alvarado

Sara Alvarado

Nabil Ayers

Nabil Ayers

Schuyler Bailar

Schuyler Bailar

Book Cover

Quan Barry

Chloe Benjamin

Chloe Benjamin

Mary Bergin

Mary Bergin

Dr. Yaba Blay

Dr. Yaba Blay

Cat Bohannon

Cat Bohannon

Madeleine Bohn

Madeleine Bohn

Angeline Boulley

Angeline Boulley

Leslie Bow

Leslie Bow

Jan Brett

Jan Brett

Jericho Brown

Jericho Brown

Tarana Burke

Tarana Burke

Chasten Buttigieg

Chasten Buttigieg

Taylor Byas

Taylor Byas

Erin Carlson

Erin Carlson

Matt Cashion

Matt Cashion

Russ Castronovo

Russ Castronovo

Christopher Chambers

Christopher Chambers

e.E. Charlton-Trujillo

e.E. Charlton-Trujillo

Roz Chast

Roz Chast

Chung

Adrienne Chung

Dr Lauren Cook

Dr. Lauren Cook

Susanna Daniel

Susanna Daniel

Diya Dwahal

Diya Dhawal

Kurt Dietrich

Kurt Dietrich

Alisha Dietzman

Alisha Dietzman

Carol Butler

Carol Dunbar

Dan Egan

Dan Egan

Tim Egan

Timothy Egan

Steven Espada Dawson

Steven Espada Dawson

Fabu

Fabu

Rebecca Fannin

Rebecca Fannin

Yalitza Ferreras

Yalitza Ferreras

Cara Fitzpatrick

Cara Fitzpatrick

James Frankie Thomas

James Frankie Thomas

Rafael Frumkin

Rafael Frumkin

Photo of author, Ross Gay

Ross Gay

Sheila Heti photo

Sheila Heti

Nathan Hill

Nathan Hill

Holly Hilliard

Holly Hilliard

Anne Hull

Anne Hull

Sam Irby

Samantha Irby

Barbara Joosse

Barbara Joosse

Natasha Kassulke

Natasha Kassulke

Jesse Lee Kercheval

Jesse Lee Kercheval

Megan Kim

Megan Kim

Taylor Kirby

Taylor Kirby

Shannon Henry Kleiber headshot

Shannon Henry Kleiber

Dean Knetter photo

Dean Knetter

Hazel Krueger

Hazel Krueger

Coco Krumme

Coco Krumme

Amy Kurzweil

Amy Kurzweil

Renée Lepreau

Renée Lepreau

Robert Lopez

Robert Lopez

Sherry Lucille

Sherry Lucille

Erin Marie Lynch

Erin Marie Lynch

Photo of Rebecca Makkai

Rebecca Makkai

Emily St. John Mandel author photo. Author looking off to her right.

Emily St. John Mandel

McCollum

Maureen McCollum

McCoy

K.E. McCoy

Timothy McLaughlin

Timothy McLaughlin

David McRaney

David McRaney

Kenneth Miller

Kenneth Miller

Ananda Mirilli

Ananda De Oliveira Mirilli

Joshua Moehling

Joshua Moehling

Keisha Morris

Keisha Morris

Hannah Morrissey

Hannah Morrissey

Melinda Moustakis

Melinda Moustakis

Jami Nakamura Lin

Jami Nakamura Lin

Beth Nguyen

Beth Nguyen

Chessy Normile

Chessy Normile

Sigrid Nunez

Sigrid Nunez

Joyce Carol Oates

Joyce Carol Oates

Orange

Tommy Orange

Elliot Page

Elliot Page

Caleb A.P. Parker

Caleb A.P. Parker

Imani Perry

Imani Perry

B. Pladek

B. Pladek

Mona Susan Power

Mona Susan Power

Alissa Quart

Alissa Quart

Eric Ripert

Eric Ripert

Amanda Rizkalla

Amanda Rizkalla

Leslie Sainz

Leslie Sainz

Jesus Salas

Jesus Salas

Claudia Salas

Claudia Solis-Lemus

John Scalzi

John Scalzi

Ntozake Shange

Ntozake Shange

McLaughlin & Mahtani

Shibani Mahtani

David Shih

David Shih

Helen Shiller

Helen Shiller

Siers-Poisson

Judith Siers-Poisson

Sheryl Slocum

Sheryl Slocum

Brendan Slocumb

Brendan Slocumb

Clint Smith

Clint Smith

Taymour Soomro

Taymour Soomro

Catrina Sparkman

Catrina Sparkman

Mercury Stardust

Mercury Stardust

Sam Stephenson

Sam Stephenson

Claire Swinarski

Claire Swinarski

Natalia Sylvester Headshot

Natalia Sylvester

Jim Terry

Jim Terry

Sarah Thankam Mathews

Sarah Thankam Mathews

Craig Thompson

Craig Thompson

Eliza Thwing

Eliza Thwing

Emma Törzs

Emma Törzs

Erica Turner

Dr. Erica Turner

Vauhini Vara

Vauhini Vara

Nghi Vo

Nghi Vo

David Von Drehle

David Von Drehle

Michael Waldman

Michael Waldman

Lindy West Photo

Lindy West

Michelle Wildgen

Michelle Wildgen

Katie Williams

Katie Williams

Evan Wolkenstein

Evan Wolkenstein

Photo of Michelle Zauner

Michelle Zauner

Pat Zietlow Miller

Pat Zietlow Miller