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Gabrielle Hamilton

Gabrielle Hamilton is an acclaimed chef and memoirist whose latest book, Next of Kin, shifts focus from food to family.

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Lydia Millet

Lydia Millet has more than a dozen works of fiction. She has won awards from PEN Center USA and the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and her books have been longlisted for…

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Richard Cohen

Richard Cohen is the author of Chasing the Sun, which was praised by Philip Pullman, author of His Dark Materials, as “utterly fascinating.

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Paul Beatty

Paul Beatty is a poet and novelist. His books include The White Boy Shuffle, Tuff, an anthology of African-American humor called Hokum, Slumberland, and most recently, his novel…

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Madeleine Thien

Madeleine Thien is the author of four books, including Dogs at the Perimeter, and a story collection, Simple Recipes.

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James Rebanks

James Rebanks is the author of The Shepherd's View and the New York Times best-selling memoir The Shepherd’s Life.

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Phil Klay

Phil Klay is a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. His short story collection Redeployment won the 2014 National Book Award for Fiction and the National Book Critics' Circle John…

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Elizabeth Alexander

Professor Elizabeth Alexander is a memoirist, poet, essayist, and playwright. In 2009, she composed and delivered “Praise Song for the Day” for President Barack Obama’s first…

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J. Michael Straczynski

J. Michael Straczynski has had several careers, first as a reporter for a variety of newspapers and magazines, including Time and The LA Times, selling over 500 articles.

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Ruth Scurr

Ruth Scurr is a writer, historian, and literary critic. She is the author of the award-winning Fatal Purity: Robespierre and the French Revolution, John Aubrey: My Own Life, and,…

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