Arthur Golden is an American writer that is the author behind the New York Times Best Selling Novel, Memoirs of a Geisha, which has since been turned into an Academy Award winning film. He studied at Harvard University where he graduated with a degree in art history, specializing in Japanese art. He went on to earn his M.A. in Japanese... read full bio
Celia Rivenbark grew up in Duplin County, North Carolina. After attending college for several years, Rivenbark decided to work for her hometown newspaper, the Wallace, NC Enterprise. After finding success at the Enterprise, Rivenbark moved to write for the Wilmington, NC Morning Star. She developed a weekly humor column at this newspaper, winning press awards like the national health journalism... read full bio
Devin Thorpe is an author, educator, and speaker who is founder of the Your Mark on the World Center. He is a Forbes contributor and also has his own YouTube show where he features celebrities, CEOs, billionaires, entrepreneurs who want to change the world. As a speaker, Thorpe has spoken twice at the United Nations and twice at Johnson &... read full bio
Joyce Vedral, PhD has taught in the New York City school system for many years (Kindergarten through 12th grade). Eventually, she came a full-fledged professor of English Literature. She taught for years and experienced a lot of success, but found herself packing on the pounds and that had an impact on her career. Needless to say, she tried diet after... read full bio
Amy Bloom is an author and psychotherapist, best known for her collection of short stories, Where the God of Love Hangs Out. The book was one of O magazine's and Amazon’s ten favorite books. Love, in its many forms and complexities, weaves through this collection by Bloom, the New York Times bestselling author of Away. This astonishing and astute new... read full bio
John Manzella is an author, speaker, and founder of the Manzella Report, and Manzella Trade Communications Inc. both of which deal with economic issues. Some of Manzellas books include, Global America: Understanding Global and Economic Trends and How To Ensure Competitiveness, and Grasping Globaliztion: Its Impact and Your Corporate Response. His work has been shown all over the world and... read full bio
Michel Neray is a professional speaker, branding consultant, and founder of momondays. Momondays is a variety show thats used to tell stories using comedy and live music and is now seen in over 12 cities. During Nerays speeches he helps his audience craft purposeful stories to help them become better leaders, salespeople, coaches, teachers, trainers, and more. He also uses... read full bio
Mike Peters is one of Americas most prominent cartoonists. He is mostly known for his outstanding work in both political and comic strip cartoons. His began drawing cartoons for his college paper, Student Life at Washington University. After college, Mike Peters began to work for a year on the art staff at Chicago Daily News. After being drafted into the... read full bio
William Kennedy, author, screenwriter and playwright, was born and raised in Albany, New York. William Kennedy brought his native city to literary life in many of his works. The Albany cycle, includes Legs, Billy Phelan's Greatest Game, and the Pulitzer Prize winning Ironweed. The versatile William Kennedy wrote the screenplay for Ironweed, the play Grand View, and cowrote the screenplay... read full bio
Michelle Cameron is a historical author and poet. Her first novel was titles In the Shadow of the Globe, which was published by Pot Press, Inc. Michelles book received a lot of excellent reviews and the novel became the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jerseys Winter Book Selection in 2003-2004. The novel has also come to life and has been performed... read full bio
Lawrence Otis Graham is a nationally-known business author and advisor to companies and organizations on diversity and progressive strategies for managing a changing workplace. He is the author of, Proversity: Getting Past Face Value, a guide to improving the diverse workplace. He is also author of the New York Times bestseller, Our Kind of People: Inside Americas Black Upper Class,... read full bio
John Lescroart (pronounced less-kwah") is a big believer in hard work and single-minded dedication, although he'll acknowledge that a little luck never hurts. Now a New York Times bestselling author whose books have been translated into 16 languages in more than 75 countries he is best known for two series of legal and crime thriller novels featuring the characters Dismas... read full bio
World-renowned author, Pulitzer Prize winner and internationally best-selling novelist, Geraldine Brooks is one of the most celebrated literary authors of our era. Originally planning to only compose a remarkable Australian novel, Brooks instead manufactured an entire library full of worldwide bestsellers whose characters and themes surpass geographic limitations. Her first book, Nine Parts of Desire, was based on her experiences... read full bio
Vanessa Van Petten, youthologist and teen author of the parenting book You're Grounded!, manages RadicalParenting.com, a parenting blog written by teen writers, ages 12-20 to help parents and adults get an honest and open view into the world and mind of youth. Now in her mid-20's and a Magna Cum Laude graduate from Emory University, Vanessa's mission is to improve... read full bio
Josh Kilmer-Purcell is a New York Times Best Selling author, columnist, advertising executive, and star of The Fabulous Beekman Boys, on Discovery's Planet Green network. Kilmer-Purcell moved to New York City, working as an advertising art director. Using his marketing experience, Kilmer-Purcell is dedicated to helping small farms and villages find new ways to survive and thrive. Kilmer-Purcell's story is... read full bio
From 2007 to 2013, Steve Coll served as the President and CEO of New America. He is currently the Dean of the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism and a staff writer for the New Yorker. Coll was managing editor at the Washington Post from 1998-2005, and was previously a feature writer, a foreign correspondent, and an editor at the... read full bio
Janet Langhart Cohen is an Emmy-nominated journalist, author and playwright, and president of Langhart Communications. Over her twenty-five year career, Langhart has appeared on CBS in Chicago, hosted ABC's Good Day in Boston, and made appearances on NBC and BET. Langhart was a mentee of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ad was an active proponent of the Civil... read full bio
The novelist Adriana Trigiani is beloved by millions of readers around the world for her hilarious and heartwarming novels. She may have been raised in a small town in Virginia, but Adriana was raised in a big Italian family. She chose her hometown for the backdrop of her debut novel, the critically acclaimed bestseller Big Stone Gap. Having released a... read full bio
Daniel James Brown is an author who writes narrative nonfiction books. He earned his Bachelors Degree in English and then got his Masters at the University of California at Los Angeles. He started teaching at San Jose State university and Stanford university before starting his career as a writer full time. He has received lots of recognition for his writing... read full bio
This scientist/explorer/author is a man of intellect and action. He holds a Ph.D from Harvard and has been a logger, surveyor, park ranger, photographer and lecturer. Dr. Davis co-wrote and hosted Earthguide on the Discovery Channel. His book, The Serpent and The Rainbow investigated Haitian Voodoo culture. He has participated in extensive explorations into the rain forests of Central America... read full bio
