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Literary Speakers

Journeys in Literature: Page-Turning Wisdom from Today's Top Literary Figures
List of Literary Speakers

These bestselling authors, famous screenwriters, and popular bloggers are paving the way for creative thinking, innovation, and think-outside-the-box business savvy. In a fast-paced world, these literary speakers and business authors are popular thought leaders who make their audiences stop to admire, to think, or simply to be entertained. This category includes novelists, poets, and writers with wide varieties of expertise, including philosophy, literature, culture, diversity and gender studies, and activism. Whether they're bestselling authors or leading figures in the art and film industries, there is a creative keynote speaker or performer for every event.

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Kwame Alexander
(1 rating)

Poet, Educator, Publisher & New York Times Bestselling Author Known for "The Crossover"

Lois Lowry
(3 ratings)

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

Kate White
(1 rating)

Former Editor-In-Chief of Cosmopolitan Magazine; New York Times Best-Selling Author

Alice Walker

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

Lesley Hazleton

Author of "The First Muslim," a New Look at the Life of Muhammad

Stuart Dybek

Poet, Fiction Writer & Professor at Western Michigan University

Mark Victor Hansen

Founder & Author of Chicken Soup for the Soul Book Series, Mega-Entrepreneur, Business Speaker & Devoted Philanthropist

Patricia Polacco

Award-Winning Children's Author & Illustrator; Dyslexia & Learning Disabilities Advocate

Rainbow Rowell

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

Mimi Swartz

Award-Winning Investigative Journalist, Texas Monthly Executive Editor & Heart Disease Expert

Susan David
(1 rating)

CEO of Evidence Based Psychology & Author of "Emotional Agility"

Jeff Hobbs
(1 rating)

New York Times Best-Selling Author of "The Tourists" & "The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace"

Diane Guerrero
(8 ratings)

Immigration Reform Activist & Actress Known for "Orange is the New Black" & "Jane The Virgin"

Jenny Han

Author of the #1 NY Times Best-Selling "To All the Boys I've Loved Before" Series

Jennifer Pharr Davis
(1 rating)

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

Jon Bergmann

Pioneer of the Flipped Class Movement & Bestselling Author of "Flip Your Classroom"; Member of the TED-Education Advisory Board

Jeffrey Eugenides
(1 rating)

Pulitzer Prize-winning Author, "The Virgin Suicides," "Middlesex," and "The Marriage Plot"

Iyanla Vanzant
(2 ratings)

New York Times Best-Selling Author, Spiritual Life Coach & Host of "Iyanla Fix My Life"