Riley
Vanessa Riley is an acclaimed author known for captivating novels such as Island Queen, a Good Morning America Buzz Pick, and Queen of Exiles, an ABC View Lit Pick. She was honored as the 2023 Georgia Literary Fiction Author of the Year for Sister Mother Warrior. Her craft highlights hidden narratives of Black women and […]
Boryga
Andrew Boryga is an, author, journalist, and editor who hails from the Bronx, New York. Currently, he lives in Miami, Florida with his wife, children, and cute dog. He began his career writing for a local newspaper in the Bronx at age 16. By age 18, he worked his way into an internship with The […]
Chang
Janie Chang is a Canadian bestselling author of historical fiction. She has a degree in Computing Science but escaped from the high tech industry to become an author. Inspired by family stories and tales of ancestors who encountered dragons, ghosts, and immortals, her novels include: THE PORCELAIN MOON, THE LIBRARY OF LEGENDS, DRAGON SPRINGS ROAD, […]
Stringfellow
Tara M. Stringfellow is a former attorney, Northwestern University MFA graduate, and two-time Pushcart Prize nominee whose debut novel and national bestseller Memphis was a Read with Jenna pick and longlisted for the Women’s Prize in Fiction, Aspen Literary Prize and Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize. Her poetry collection, Magic Enuff, will be published in June […]
Joseph
Paterson Joseph is a beloved British actor and writer. Recently seen on Vigil, Naughts + Crosses and Boat Story, he has also starred in The Leftovers and Law & Order UK and he also plays Arthur Slugworth in the Wonka movie. He has won the Royal Society of Literature’s Christopher Bland prize and the Historical […]
Lockhart
Dr. ZELDA LOCKHART holds a PhD in Expressive Art Therapies, an MA in Literature, and a certificate in writing, directing and editing from the New York Film Academy. Her work as an author and as an expressive arts consultant and educator centers on the power of story to connect us across barriers and to heal […]
Prose
Nita Prose is the author of the international bestseller THE MYSTERY GUEST and THE MAID, which has sold over two million copies worldwide and was published in more than forty countries. A #1 NEW YORK TIMES bestseller and a GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOKCLUB pick, THE MAID won the Ned Kelly Award for International Crime Fiction, […]
Bauermeister
Erica Bauermeister is the NYT bestselling author of five novels, including No Two Persons, The Scent Keeper, and The School of Essential Ingredients. Her books have been published in 29 countries and chosen as a Reese’s Book Club pick, Indie Next Picks, and a Newsweek’s Best Books of 2023. She is also the author of […]
Liu
Ken Liu is an American author of speculative fiction. A winner of the Nebula, Hugo, and World Fantasy awards for his fiction, he has also won top genre honors abroad in Japan, Spain, and France. Liu’s most characteristic work is the four-volume epic fantasy series, THE DANDELION DYNASTY, in which engineers, not wizards, are the […]
Rum
Etaf Rum is a Palestinian-American New York Times Bestselling author. Her debut novel, A Woman Is Man, garnered attention as a Today Show Read with Jenna Pick, marking the beginning of her literary acclaim. With her latest novel, Evil Eye, recognized as an NPR Best Book of the Year, Etaf Rum solidifies her position as […]
