KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

New York Times Bestselling Author, Best Known for the "Jack Reacher" Series

International Best-Selling Author

Poet, Educator, Publisher, Emmy Award Winning Producer & New York Times Bestselling Author Known for "The Crossover"

Award-winning Poet and Author

Award-Winning Novelist; Known for "Black Mamba Boy"

New York Times Best Selling Author, Winner of Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Best Known for "Brokeback Mountain" and "Barkskins"

American Poet, Professor & Translator; Finalist for National Book Award

Author Known for "Landline," "Attachments," "Fangirl," "Eleanor & Park" & "Carry On"

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

Celebrated Author, Pulitzer Prize Finalist & Former Professor For Distinguished Teaching In The Humanities at John Hopkins University

Author of "The Hunger Games" Trilogy

English Comedy Magician, Card Shark Actor and Con Man

Professor; Science Historian; Philosopher; Author of "The Philosophical Breakfast Club"

Iranian Author Best Known for "Children of the Jacaranda Tree"

Pulitzer Prize & National Book Award-Winning Author; Best Known for "The Color Purple"

International Bestselling Novelist & Screenwriter, Known for "The Notebook"

Award-winning Novelist, Poet & Social Activist

Best-Selling Author & Journalist

Poet, Essayist, & Memoirist; "Viper Rum," "The Devil's Tour," "Abacus," "The Liars' Club"