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Kelly Oxford is a Canadian author, screenwriter, social media blogger and microblogger, and stay-at-home mom.

Contributing Editor at Catapult & Author of "This Will Be My Undoing"

Best-Selling Young-Adult Novelist Known for "The Hate U Give"

Long-Distance Hiker & Author; Overall Record Holder on the Appalachian Trail & The First Woman to Set That Mark

Journalist & Bestselling Author

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

Founder and Editor of Online Women's Magazine, Jezebel. Editor, writer (Glamour, NY Times, Washington Post, Newsweek, Sports Illustrated, New Yorker.com, many others.)

Journalist; Editor and Writer at TIME MAGAZINE. Author of 8 books, including APOLLO 13.

Founder & CEO of Moon Juice

Full Time Artist at Chinaka Hodge, Inc; Poet, Filmmaker, Playwright

Stand-Up Comic, Actor & Writer; Known for "Rape Jokes"; Author of "Save Yourself"

Writer, Researcher & Blogger; Autism Sister/Advocate

Executive Editor, Bloomberg News Author, "The Cost of Hope"

Chief Marketing Officer, TEDx Speaker, #1 Best-Selling Author, Health & Wellness Expert, Workplace Well-Being Leader

Award-Winning Food & Travel Writer; Founder of "Go Eat Give" & Author of the "Beato Goes To" Series

Founder & President, Idea Architects; NYT Bestselling Author Known for "The Book of Joy" & "The Book of Hope"

Food & Dining Editor at The Washington Post

Author of "Dial A for Aunties" & "Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers"

Vegan Food Influencer & Actress

Author, Illustrator & Founder of FableVision; Known for Children's Books That Celebrate Creativity & Self-Expression.