Novelists Speakers

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

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

NYT Bestselling Novelist Known for "Crank"

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Author of Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry, Critical Commentary & Journalism; Known for "The Poisonwood Bible" & "Demon Copperhead"

Best-Selling Author & Journalist

Bestselling Author, Storytelling Coach, Marketing and Communications Consultant & Teacher

#1 New York Times Best-Selling Author, Digital Creator, VidCon Co-Founder & Entrepreneur

Award-Winning Documentary Filmmaker; Bestselling Author of Historical & Transcultural Novels and Memoirs

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

Best-Selling Romance Author, Film Adaptations Creator & Philanthropist

Award-Winning Mexican Novelist, Short-Story Writer & Essayist

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

Emmy Award-Winning Filmmaker, Novelist & Bestselling Non-Fiction Author; Best Known for "Mindhunter"

Perennial Bestselling Author & Voice of Contemporary American Literature

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

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

American Novelist, Essayist, Screenwriter & Playwright; Lesbian Activist, AIDS Historian & Member of ACT UP; Co-Founder of the Lesbian Avengers

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

Fiction & Non-Fiction Author; Best Known for "The Red Tent" and "The Boston Girl"

NYT Bestselling Author Known for the "Jack Reacher" Series