Christine Gunderson grew up on a fourth-generation family farm in rural North Dakota where she read Laura Ingalls Wilder books in her very own little house on the prairie. She’s a former television anchor and reporter, and former Capitol Hill… Continue Reading
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Friss, Evan
Evan Friss is a New York Times best-selling author and a professor of history at James Madison University. His most recent book, “The Bookshop: A History of the American Bookstore,” garnered rave reviews in The Washington Post, The New York… Continue Reading
Sampson, Michael
Michael Sampson, Ph.D., is a New York Times best-selling author of 26 books for young children, including “Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3” and “The Bill Martin Jr. Big Book of Poetry.” Michael is dean of the School of Education at… Continue Reading
Greer, Sierra
Sierra Greer grew up in Minnesota before attending Williams College and Johns Hopkins University. A former high school English teacher, she writes about the future from her home in rural Connecticut. Sierra will be presenting “Annie Bot.” Instagram: @sierra_greer_writer Twitter (X):… Continue Reading
Perrin, Lisa
Lisa Perrin is an illustrator, hand lettering artist, professor and author. Originally from Long Island, N.Y., Lisa now lives in Baltimore, where she is a full-time professor of illustration at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Her work often explores… Continue Reading
Ewell, Andrew
Andrew Ewell is the recipient of fellowships from Yaddo, The Virginia Center for the Creative Arts and the Moulin à Nef Studio Center in Auvillar, France. He spent his early years on a sailboat in the Caribbean and was later… Continue Reading
Hylton, Antonia
Antonia Hylton is a Peabody and Emmy-award winning journalist at NBC News, reporting on politics and civil rights, and the co-host of the hit podcasts Southlake and Grapevine. She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University, where she received prizes… Continue Reading
James, Tania
Tania James is the author of four works of fiction, most recently the novel “Loot,” which was longlisted for 2023 National Book Award and the Carol Shields Prize. Her short stories have appeared in Freeman’s, Granta, The New Yorker, O… Continue Reading
Winkler, Elizabeth
Elizabeth Winkler is a journalist and critic whose work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New Yorker, The New Republic, The Times Literary Supplement and The Economist, among other publications. She received her undergraduate degree from Princeton University and… Continue Reading
Gundersheimer, Ben
Ben Gundersheimer, M.Ed (MISTER G) is a Latin Grammy Award-winning artist, author and educator. Hailed as “a bilingual rock star” by The Washington Post, Ben has released 14 albums and four children’s books (Penguin Random House) based on his original… Continue Reading