2023 Official Panelists

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Richard Ford

Richard Ford

Richard Ford is the author of The Sportswriter; Independence Day, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award; The Lay...
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Ross Gay

Ross Gay

Ross Gay is the author of four books of poetry: Against Which; Bringing the Shovel Down; Be Holding, winner of the PEN American...
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Lois Lowry

Lois Lowry

Lois Lowry has been awarded the Newbery Medal twice-first for Number the Stars, then for The Giver. The author of more...
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Lindsay Lynch

Lindsay Lynch

Lindsay Lynch is a writer from Washington, D.C. A longtime indie bookseller, she currently lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where she works as a book...
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James McBride

James McBride

James McBride is the author of the New York Times-bestselling Oprah's Book Club selection Deacon King Kong, the National Book...
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Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Aimee Nezhukumatathil

Aimee Nezhukumatahil is the author of the NYT bestselling book of nature essays, World of Wonders, which was named Barnes and Noble's Book...
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Ann Patchett

Ann Patchett

Ann Patchett is the author of nine novels: The Patron Saint of Liars, Taft, The Magicianâ€...
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Jason Reynolds

Jason Reynolds

The #1 New York Times bestselling author writes novels and poetry for young adult and middle-grade audiences. His award-winning book, Look Both Ways:...
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Richard Russo

Richard Russo

Richard Russo is the author of nine novels, most recently Chances Are . . ., Everybody's Fool and That Old Cape Magic; two collections...
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Jeff Shaara

Jeff Shaara

Jeff Shaara is the award-winning, New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal and Publishers Weekly bestselling author of seventeen novels,...
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Jeannette Walls

Jeannette Walls

Jeannette Walls graduated from Barnard College and was a journalist in New York. Her memoir, The Glass Castle, has been a New...