Elizabeth Evitts Dickinson is the author of the critically-acclaimed book “Claire McCardell: The Designer Who Set Women Free,” which came out in 2025 from Simon & Schuster. Dickinson’s first book has been hailed as an exceptional biography and an essential… Continue Reading
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Dunham, Lacey
Lacey N. Dunham’s novel “The Belles” (2025) was named a Best Book of 2025 by Library Journal and Crime Reads. A Poets & Writers Magazine 2025 Writer to Watch, Lacey has received writing fellowships from the Elizabeth George Foundation, the… Continue Reading
Kurtzman, Sharon
Sharon Kurtzman worked in television marketing before pursuing her dream of becoming a writer. She earned her M.F.A. in fiction from Vermont College of Fine Arts, and her undergraduate degree from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Public Communications. “The Lost… Continue Reading
Maryk, Michelle
Michelle Maryk graduated from Cornell University and also attended the Yale Writer’s Workshop. She has been a full-time voiceover artist, as well as a commercial and comedic actor, for over 25 years. “The Found Object Society” is a novel of… Continue Reading
Cohen, Adam
Adam Cohen is a journalist and lawyer. He was a senior writer for Time magazine and a New York Times Editorial Board member. He was also a public interest law litigator, and a Lecturer in Law at Yale Law School.… Continue Reading
van der Kleut, Jennifer
Jennifer van der Kleut (née McBride) is an award-winning former journalist of both print and online publications including WJLA, the Washington, D.C. affiliate of ABC7 News. A graduate of San Jose State University, she spent most of her life in… Continue Reading
Rader-Day, Lori
Lori Rader-Day is the Edgar Award-nominated and Agatha, Anthony, and Mary Higgins Clark award-winning author of “Wreck Your Heart,” “The Death of Us,” “Death at Greenway,” “The Lucky One,” “Under a Dark Sky,” and others. Lori earned a Master of… Continue Reading
Marcus, Leonard
Leonard S. Marcus is one of the world’s leading writers about children’s books and the people who create them. His own award-winning books include “Randolph Caldecott: The Man Who Could Not Stop Drawing,” “Listening for Madeleine: A Portrait of Madeleine… Continue Reading
Milliner, Naomi
Naomi Milliner is the author of “Super Jake and the King of Chaos” and coeditor and contributor to “On All Other Nights,” a Passover anthology for middle-grade readers. She created the Authors Book Club for her SCBWI chapter and has… Continue Reading
Petrie, Nick
Nick Petrie is the author of nine novels in the Peter Ash series, most recently “The Price You Pay.” His debut, “The Drifter,” won both the ITW Thriller award and the Barry Award for Best First Novel, and was a… Continue Reading