Liza Mundy is an award-winning journalist and The New York Times best-selling author of five books, including her latest work, “The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA” (2023). Her narrative non-fiction aims to engage, delight, and inform… Continue Reading
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Roberts, Kim
Kim Roberts is the author of six books of poems, most recently “Corona/Crown,” a cross-disciplinary collaboration with photographer Robert Revere (WordTech Editions, 2023). Kim edited “By Broad Potomac’s Shore: Great Poems from the Early Days of our Nation’s Capital” (University… Continue Reading
Bryce, Denny
Denny S. Bryce is the best-selling, award-winning author of novels, “The Other Princess,” “A Face in the Sun,” “Wild Women and the Blues” and “Can’t We Be Friends: A Novel of Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe,” co-authored with Eliza Knight.… Continue Reading
Young, Melissa Scholes
Melissa Scholes Young is the author of the award-winning novels, “Flood” and “The Hive,” and is editor of “Grace in Darkness,” “Furious Gravity” and “Grace in Love,” anthologies by women writers. Her work has appeared in The Atlantic, Ms., The… Continue Reading
Shang, Wendy
Wendy Shang is the author of numerous books featuring Chinese-American characters, including: “The Great Wall of Lucy Wu,” winner of the Asian Pacific-American Librarian Association award, and the American Girl 2022 Girl of the Year books. Wendy’s most recent book… Continue Reading
Roth, Jonathan
Jonathan Roth is an Earth-bound but space loving author-illustrator of fun, STEAM-themed books for kids including the graphic novel series “Rover and Speck” (Kids Can Press), which made the American Library Association’s Best Graphic Novels list, and the amazing true… Continue Reading
Albee, Sarah
Sarah Albee is The New York Times best-selling author of non-fiction books for kids. Her most recent titles include “Zero: The Number that Almost Wasn’t,” “The Painter and the President: Gilbert Stuart’s Brush with George Washington” and “Bounce!: A Scientific… Continue Reading
Khan, Hena
Hena Khan is a Pakistani-American writer. She is the author of the middle-grade novel, “Amina’s Voice,” which was selected as a Best Book of the Year by Kirkus, NPR, The Washington Post and Chicago Public Library. Her other titles include… Continue Reading
Dray, Stephanie
Stephanie Dray is a New York Times, Wall Street Journal and USA Today best-selling author of historical fiction. Her award-winning work has been translated into many languages and tops lists for the most anticipated reads of the year. She lives… Continue Reading
Nolen, Jerdine
Jerdine Nolen is the beloved author of many award-winning books, including “Big Jabe;” “Thunder Rose,” a Coretta Scott King Illustrator Honor Book; and “Hewitt Anderson’s Great Big Life,” a Bank Street Best Book of the Year, all illustrated by Kadir… Continue Reading