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  • Black and white portrait of a woman with curly hair, smiling slightly. Shes wearing a sleeveless top and looking slightly to the right. The background is plain.

    Emily Raboteau

    Emily Raboteau writes at the intersection of social and environmental justice, race, climate change, public art, and parenthood. Her most recent book is Lessons for Survival, shortlisted…

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  • A person with gray hair and a mustache is wearing oversized glasses and a checkered shirt. They are looking directly at the camera. The background is softly blurred with warm lighting.

    Eugene Yelchin

    Eugene Yelchin is a writer and illustrator of books for children and young adults. Yelchin is a National Book Award finalist for The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge…

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    Fernanda Trías

    Fernanda Trías was born in Uruguay and is the author of four novels and a short story collection. Pink Slime (Scribner, tr. by Heather Cleary) was longlisted…

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  • A woman with shoulder-length blonde hair sits against a light background, wearing a cream sweater and jeans. Her arms are crossed, and she has a calm, composed expression.

    Fiona Davis

    Fiona Davis is the New York Times bestselling author of eight historical fiction novels set in iconic New York City buildings, including The Stolen Queen, The Magnolia…

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  • A person wearing a blue hat and denim jacket sitting outside. A porch with a railing is in the background, along with people sitting at tables, engaged in conversation or activities. The setting appears relaxed and casual.

    Forrest Gander

    Forrest Gander, born in the Mojave Desert, lives in California. A translator/writer with degrees in geology and literature, he’s received the Pulitzer Prize, Best Translated Book Award,…

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  • A person with long dark hair and purple glasses sits on a wooden bench outdoors, wearing a blue patterned shirt and black pants, surrounded by green foliage.

    Francine Prose

    Francine Prose is the author, most recently, of the memoir 1974. Her works of fiction include the highly acclaimed The Vixen; Mister Monkey; the New York Times…

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    Gabino Iglesias

    Gabino Iglesias is a writer, journalist, professor, and book critic. He is the author of House of Bone and Rain and the Shirley Jackson and Bram Stoker…

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  • A person with short, tousled hair, graying at the roots, stands against a dark wooden background. They wear a light green jacket over an orange shirt with a striped neckline, looking into the camera with a neutral expression.

    Gabriela Cabezón Cámara

    Gabriela Cabezón Cámara (b. 1968) is an Argentine writer who has worked at varied jobs, from selling car insurance in the street to cultural journalism. She is…

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  • A man with glasses and a beard, wearing a suit, sits thoughtfully with his chin resting on his hand, looking to the side. The image is black and white with a plain background.

    Gary Shteyngart

    Gary Shteyngart is the New York Times bestselling author of the memoir Little Failure (a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist) and the novels Super Sad True…

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  • A man wearing glasses, a hoodie, and a Brooklyn Nets cap salutes with his right hand while making a playful facial expression outdoors, with blurred houses and trees in the background.

    Gastor Almonte

    Gastor Almonte is a stand-up comedian and storyteller from Brooklyn, NY. He’s appeared on Comedy Central, HBO, Peacock and more. Timeout magazine named him one of your…

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  • An older man with glasses, gray hair, and a beard is looking at the camera. He is wearing a sweater over a collared shirt. The background appears to be indoors with light-colored walls and curtains.

    Geoffrey C. Howes

    Geoffrey C. Howes is Professor Emeritus of German at Bowling Green State University. He earned a PhD from the University of Michigan in 1985. He has published…

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  • A middle-aged man with gray hair and a beard is smiling gently. He is wearing a green jacket over a collared shirt. The background is blurry and appears to be outdoors.

    George Packer

    George Packer is a US journalist, award winning author, playwright and a staff writer at The Atlantic. He is the author of 10 books, including The Unwinding: An Inner…

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  • A person with long, black, and green hair stands near a body of water, wearing a white shirt. There are lush green trees in the background. The expression is calm and neutral.

    Gina Chung

    Gina Chung is a Korean American writer from New Jersey currently living in New York City. She is the author of the novel Sea Change, which was…

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  • Person with short, wavy dark hair wearing a yellow jacket and black top, standing outdoors with foliage in the background, looking at the camera with a neutral expression.

    Guadalupe Nettel

    Guadalupe Nettel is a Mexican writer, author of award-winning novels and collections of short stories translated into more than twenty languages. In 2008 she received a PhD…

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  • A person with a bald head and goatee is wearing a gray suit with a striped shirt. They are looking at the camera with a slight smile. The background is blurred greenery.

    Héctor Tobar

    Héctor Tobar is a Los Angeles-born author of six books, including, most recently, Our Migrant Souls: A Meditation on Race and the Meanings and Myths of Latino,…

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  • A bearded man with wavy, dark hair is smiling gently at the camera. He is wearing a white shirt and a black cardigan. The background is a plain, beige color.

    Ilia Venyavkin

    Ilia Veniavkin is a historian, civic engineer, and a journalist. For 15 years he has been studying Stalinist culture and subjectivity. He wrote an ebook, Master’s Inkwell.…

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