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Children's Books Author & Illustrator Known for "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie"

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

Attorney & Author; LGBTQ, Trans & Diversity Rights Activist; Founder of the Trans People of Color Coalition

Nonbinary, Genderfluid Content Creator & Bestselling Author of “How To Be You”

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

New York Times Best-Selling Author; Known for "The Radium Girls" & "The Woman They Could Not Silence"

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

Award-Winning Author of "Beyond Your Bubble: How to Connect Across the Political Divide" and "Facing The Fracture: How to Navigate the Challenges of Living in a Divided Nation"; Professor of Counseling Psychology & Associate Dean for DEI

Leading Scholar of Black LGBTQ+ History; 2022 TED Global Visionary; Award-Winning Journalist & Writer

Internationally Acclaimed Poet, Comedian, Public Speaker, & Actor; Known for "Beyond the Gender Binary" and "BIOLOGY!" Comedy Special

Best-Selling Author of the "Goosebumps" Series; Emmy-Award Winning TV Show & Film Producer

Bestselling & Pulitzer Prize-Winning Novelist & Short Story Writer

Author of the Bestselling "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" Series; Creator of "The Summer I Turned Pretty" Television Series

Award-Winning Author, Known for "Here Comes the Sun" & "Patsy"

Author, Musician & LGBTQ Activist

#1 New York Times Best-Selling Author; Known for "Puddin',"Dumplin'" & "Side Effects May Vary"

Civil Rights Activist, Co-Founder of MPOWER Change, Women’s March Leader

Activist, Entrepreneur, Author, LGBTQ+ Advocate & Chairwoman of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation

Award-Winning Science Fiction Author, Known for "Story of Your Life" and "Exhalation"

New York Times Best Selling Author, Award-Winning Children's Musician & Original Author of the "Pete the Cat" Series