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Award-Winning Children's Book Author & Illustrator

NYT Bestselling Author of "Cemetery Boys"

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

Award-Winning Author Known for "The Invisible Mountain"

Comedian, Writer, Actor; 2022 Lambda Literary Award Winner & Author of The Best-Selling Memoir "The One You Want to Marry (And Other Identities I've Had)"

Author of "Winter’s Orbit"

Peruvian-American Explorer & Mountaineer; Author; Survivor of Sexual Violence; Founder and CEO of Courageous Girls

Community Advocate

#1 New York Times Best-Selling Author; Known for "Puddin',"Dumplin'" & "Side Effects May Vary"

Best-Selling Author of "I Can't Date Jesus"

Transgender Poet Known for "feeld"

Children's Book Author

Children's Author, Professor of English, Multicultural Literature Expert

Poet, Educator, Publisher, Emmy Award Winning Producer & New York Times Bestselling Author Known for "The Crossover"

Award-Winning Children's Book Author & Illustrator

Author and Illustrator of "The Invention of Hugo Cabret"

New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the "Grisha Trilogy"

NYT Bestselling Author Known for "Esperanza Rising" & "Becoming Naomi León"

Mexican Novelist, Essayist & Screenwriter; Known for Bestselling Novel "Como Agua Para Chocolate"

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