KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

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

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

NYT Bestselling Author Known for the "Jack Reacher" Series

Bestselling Crime & Thriller Author; Founder of Save the Libraries; Known for "Pieces of Her" & the Will Trent Series

Contemporary Crime & Supernatural Fiction Author, Known for "The Ridge" & "An Honest Man"

Former Journalist, Folksinger, Attorney & International No. 1 Bestselling Author

New York Times Bestselling Author of the "Longmire" Series

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

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

New York Times Best-Selling Author of "The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace"; Facilitator of Dialogues on Equity, Identity, and Social Justice in America

New York Times Bestselling Novelist Known for "Crank"

Six-Time Emmy Award Winner; Children's Book Author & Creator of the "Arthur" Book & PBS TV Series; Advocate for Children's Literacy

Author & Director of Franchise/Story; Lucasfilm Ltd.

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

Bestselling Young Adult Fiction Author; Known for "The Ascendance Trilogy"

NYT Best-Selling Author & Podcaster Known for "All About Lulu," "Lawn Boy" & "Again and Again"

Psychotherapist, Corporate Mental Wellness Consultant & Burnout Prevention Expert

Comedian, Actor, Writer, Producer & Podcast Host; Known for Offbeat Sense of Humor

Decorated Veteran, Former POW, Resilience Expert