Fiction Authors Speakers

Actor, Director, Producer & Mental Health Advocate; National President of SAG-AFTRA

Journalist & Bestselling Author

Award-Winning, Multiple Bestselling Author; Known for "Postmortem" & the Kay Scarpetta Series; Forensic Thriller & Crime Novelist

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

Actor Known for "Harold & Kumar" Series & "Star Trek" Reboot Series

Golden Globe Award-Winning Actor Known for the "Star Wars" Sequel Trilogy, "Dune" & "Frankenstein"

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

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

Emmy-Winning Television Host, Best-Selling Author, Cancer Survivor & Public Speaker

Actor, Author & Blogger; Known for "Star Trek: The Next Generation" & "The Big Bang Theory"

Actress Known for "The Newsroom," "X-Men: Apocalypse" & "Magic Mike"; Breast Cancer Survivor & Women's Rights Advocate

Emmy-nominated, #1 New York Times Best-Selling Author, Host of Brad Meltzer’s "Lost History" & Brad Meltzer’s "Decoded" on the History Channel

Actress, Known for Her Role as Amy Pond on "Doctor Who" & Nebula in "Guardians of the Galaxy"

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Playwright, Filmmaker & Author

Serial Entrepreneur; Syndicated Columnist; Radio Talk Show Host & Bestselling Author

Emmy Award-Winning News Anchor, Journalist & Author

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

Novelist, Winner of the National Book Award

Best-Selling Author & Journalist

MIT Engineer, Author, Emmy-Nominated Science TV Host of "Emily's Wonder Lab"