No two speeches of Dave Barry's are exactly the same. Dave Barry brings his hilarious sense of humor to your stage and offers up his wacky point of view on relationships, work, kids, technology, and life in general. For 25 years, Dave Barry's side-splitting column appeared in more than 500 newspapers worldwide. Well-known for his former internationally syndicated column, D... read full bio

Edgar Laurence Doctorow is the author of several critically acclaimed novels that blend history and social criticism. Currently, he holds the Glucksman Chair in American Letters at New York University. Doctorow was raised in the Bronx, New York, by parents of second-generation Russian Jewish descent. At the Bronx High School of Science, he excelled in art making. Doctorow ... read full bio

A master of the legal-thriller, novelist John Grisham is one of today's most prolific and timeless authors. John Grisham's anything-but-meager oeuvre of A Time to Kill, The Firm, The Client, and John Grisham most recent release, The Appeal, consistently rank as top best-sellers nationwide and several have been made into hit films, such as The Pelican Brief. John Gri... read full bio

Ronald Chernow is an American biographer. He is the author of Alexander Hamilton, The House of Morgan, and Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr., among other works. Chernow is a current (2010) member and past president of the Board of Trustees for PEN American Center, the eastern U.S. branch of International PEN, an international literary and human rights organizatio... read full bio