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Award-Winning & NYT Bestselling Children's Book Author & Illustrator Known for "Dreamers"

Award-Winning Novelist, Poet & Children's Book Author; Known for "Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe"

Children's Book Author

Children's Author, Professor of English, Multicultural Literature Expert

Award-Winning Children's Book Author & Illustrator

Bestselling & Newberry Honor Author; Known for "Echo," "Esperanza Rising" & "Becoming Naomi León"

Mexican Novelist, Essayist & Screenwriter; Known for Bestselling Novel "Como Agua Para Chocolate"

Newbery Medal-Winning Author of "Number the Stars" & "The Giver"

Award-Winning Author Known for "The Invisible Mountain"

Bestselling Author; Known for "The Rest of the Story," "Someone Like You" & "That Summer"

Award-Winning Comedian, Writer & Actor; Author of The Best-Selling Memoir "The One You Want to Marry (And Other Identities I've Had)"

TV Personality, Entrepreneur, Actress, Author & Speaker on Domestic Violence

Actor & Producer Known for "Grey's Anatomy"; Racing Driver & Co-Founder of Dempsey Racing; Founder, The Dempsey Center

Literacy Advocate, Author & Actor Known for "Roots," "Star Trek" & "Reading Rainbow"

Hair & Beauty Expert, Author, Television Personality; Known for Netflix's Emmy Award-Winning "Queer Eye"; Host of the "Getting Better" Podcast

Legendary Olympic Swimmer; Third Athlete to Win Nine Olympic Gold Medals

Olympic Gold Medalist; Co-Founder of Beard Swim Company; Bestselling Author of "In the Water They Can't See You Cry"

Comedian & Host of "Late Night with Seth Meyers"; Former Head Writer for "Saturday Night Live"

Olympic Gold Medalist & Fitness Expert

Co-Founder of MIT Initiative on Digital Economy, MIT Research Scientist, Author