Marjaun Canady, CEO, Co-Founder, and Author, Callaloo Kids
Nabeeh Bilal, CCO, Co-Founder, and Illustrator, Callaloo Kids
Shannon Hitchock, Author (Scholastic) One True Way
Andrea Davis Pinkney, Author, Martin Rising
Box Brown, Cartoonist and Author
Katrina Walker, Entrepreneur and Author, Unbreakable: The Katrina Walker Story 5 Husbands, and from Homeless to Self-Made Millionaire
Kellye Garrett, Author and #PitchWars Mentor
Lisa Morton, President of the Horror Writers Association
Emma Dryden, Author, What Does it Mean to be an Entrepreneur?
Michael Bush, Author of The King of Style: Dressing Michael Jackson [Insight Editions]
Marla Frazee, Author and Illustrator of It Takes a Village by Hillary Clinton, The Boss Baby, The Bossier Baby
Charli Hodge, Author of Hello Beautiful Brown Girl!
Octavia Samuels, Author and Publisher of Hello Beautiful Brown Girl!
Dr. Ashley Denmark, Author of Olivia’s Doctor Adventures
Andrea Davis Pinkney, Author and Vice President, Executive Editor, Trade Editorial, Scholastic
Mathew Knowles, Phd.D, Author, Racism From the Eyes of a Child, The DNA of Achievers; and The Emancipation of Slaves Through Music
Teri Coaxum, Founder, CEO, Coaxum Connects, Author, Peaceful Pondering: A Busy Woman’s Guide to Inner Peace
Deborah Gregory, Author, The Cheetah Girls
Nono The Poet, Author, Publisher, Soul Vagina: In Between Sex and God, Who Am I?
Diann Valentine, Author, Publisher, Going The Distance For Love: 22 Tips On Handling Your Issues and Finding Love…Wherever It May Be
Daniel José Older, Author, Shadowshaper series, Dactyl Hill Squad (Fall, 2018), etc.
Pratima Rao Gluckman, Author, Nevertheless, She Persisted
Michelle Staubach Grimes, Author, Pidge Takes The Stage
Megan Devine, Author, It’s Okay That You’re Not Ok: Meeting Grief and Loss in a Culture That Doesn’t Understand
D.B. Moffatt, Author, The Misbirth
Curtis Bunn, Author and Founder, National Book Club Conference
Markette Sheppard, Author, What is Light?
Angelo Ellerbee, Public Relations guru; Author, The Sense of Success
Marc Shapiro, Author, Renaissance Man: The Lin Manuel Miranda Story, An Unauthorized Biography
Mathew Knowles, Author, The Emancipation of Slaves Through Music; music mogul
Tom Wascoe, Author, Child of the Dust
Jerald L. Hoover, Author, My Friend, My Hero
Julia Young, Comedy Writer, Performer, Author, Please Don’t Grab My P#$$Y: A Rhyming Presidential Guide; Wild N’ Out
Marc Shapiro, Author, John McCain: A View from the Hill
Romola Hodas, Author, The Princess of 42nd Street: Surviving My Childhood as the Daughter of Times Square’s King of Porn
Ben Philippe, Author, The Field Guide to the North American Teenager (Balzer + Bray)
RJ Young, Author, Let It Bang: A Young Black Man’s Reluctant into Odyssey
Elaine Halligan, Author, My Child’s Different: The Lessons Learned from One Family’s Struggle to Unlock Their Son’s Potential
Ashley Thompson, Author, Founder, Ella’s Greatest Adventures
Charles Ford, Author, The Anatomy of a Corporate Lynching
Nadia Kalman, Editor and Curriculum Designer, Words Without Borders Campus; and author, The Cosmopolitans
Patrick Kilpatrick, Actor, Screenwriter, Director, Producer, Writer, Author, Dying for Living: Sins & Confessions of a Hollywood Villain & Libertine Patriot: VOLUME ONE – UPBRINGING. Part 2
Stephen Davis, Journalist, Author, Truthteller: An Investigative Reporter’s Journey Through the World of Truth Prevention, Fake News and Conspiracy Theories
Suzanne Skees, Author, Curator, MY JOB book series, Founder and Board Chair, Skees Family Foundation
Lou Alpert, Author, Surrender: A Love Letter to My Daughter
Roberto Tostado, MD, Author, wtf* is wrong with our health? *what the food: A Rebel Physician’s Manifesto for Reversing Disease and Increasing Smiles
Liana Ramirez, Actress, Power Rangers Beast Morphers, Author, The Secrets Within Me
Gary Merritt, Author, The Altered Adventure
Arjun Marwaha, Author, Our Changing Earth: Why Climate Change Matters to Young People
Lisa Moore Ramée, Author, A Good Kind of Trouble . Part 1 and Part 2.
Lydia Dean, Author, Jumping the Picket Fence
Mariama J. Lockington, Author, For Black Girls Like Me . Part 1, Part 2
Marc Shapiro, Author, Burn the Stage: The Rise of BTS and Korean Boy Bands
A. Lee Martinez, Author, the Constance Verity series
Kyle Grappone, Author, Founder, To The Next Step
Layng Martine, Jr., Songwriter, Author, Permission to Fly: A Memoir of Love, Crushing Loss, and Triumph, Part 2
Julian Winters, Author, How to Be Remy Cameron. Part 2
Cevin Soling, Author, The Student Resistance Handbook, Filmmaker
Dr. Brian P. Simon, Real estate entrepreneur and author, The Real Estate Journey: From Dreaming & Home Buying to Realty & Entrepreneurship
Marcellas Reynolds, Author, Supreme Models: Iconic Black Women Who Revolutionized Fashion. Part 2, Part 3
Malcom X. Bowser, Author, Urban Xcellence: Unveiling Extraordinary Stories by Everyday People
Nandi Taylor, Author, Given
J.E. Mooney, Author, The Siren of Good Intentions
Matthew Dawkins, Author, Wicked, Wild, Wonderful
Jane Harrington, Author, Lucy’s E-Journal; EXTREME PETS!; In Circling Flight
Jenny Block, Author, Be That Unicorn: Find Your Magic, Live Your Truth, and Share Your Shine
Markette Sheppard, Author, My Rainy Day Rocket Ship
Jeremy Bhandari, Author, Trust the Grind: How World-Class Athletes Got To The Top
Crown Shepherd, Author, Black Boy, Black Boy
Robert Pascuzzi, Author, The Ravine
Dr. Eric Goodman, Author, Your Anxiety Beast and You: A Compassionate Guide to Living in an Increasingly Anxious World
Jessica Kim, Author, Stand Up, Yumi Chung!
Tõnya Lewis Taylor, Author, Be You, Not Her: Becoming the Woman You Were Created to Be
Daven McQueen, Author, The Invincible Summer of Juniper Jones
Vanessa Chen, Author, A Butterfly Universe
Patrick Sweeney, Political Director, EveryLibrary, Co-Author, Winning Elections and Influencing Politicians for Library Funding; Before the Ballot: Building Support for Library Funding
Jeannine Amber, Book collaborator, I Tried to Change so You Don’t Have to: True Life Lessons by Loni Love; Co-author, Nobody’s Victim: Fighting Psychos, Stalkers, Pervs, and Trolls with Carrie Goldberg
Kristin Harper, Author, The Heart of a Leader: 52 Emotional Intelligence Insights to Advance Your Career
Lisa Moore Ramée, Author, Something to Say
Ryan Leak, Speaker, Author, Unoffendable: No Offense. None Taken
Jay Coles, Composer, Author, Tyler Johnson Was Here
Adam Cruz, DJ, Record Label Owner, Radio Host, Author, Free the Music Business: Tips and Tales from an Indie Music Nerd
Janice McLean DeLoatch, Author, Autobiography of an Entrepreneur Part 1; Part 2
Booki Vivat, Author, Frazzled series; Abbie Wu’s (not so) Epic Quarantine Diary
Sajidah “S.K.” Ali, Author, Saints and Misfits; Love From A to Z; The Proudest Blue; Once Upon An Eid; Part 2
Ben Philippe, Author, Charming As A Verb
Kelly Starling Lyons, Author, All Aboard! and Zip, Zoom! from Ty’s Travels
Jen SluMac, Author, soulnotskin: becoming the me I was meant to be
Ashley Thompson, Author, Ella’s Greatest Adventures: The Art of Joy
Marcus E.T., Author, Chimera Revolution: The Nue-Gaea Chronicles
Ivy Claire Pochoda, Author, Epoca: The River of Sand
Devyn Bakewell, Author, Greater Love
Jane Owen, Author, Tom Woof & Max the Owl
Luomei Lyu, Author, YES, I AM A FEMINIST: An Introduction For Young Students On Their Way To Becoming Life-Long Feminist
Glenn Lewis, Author, Sparring With Smokin’ Joe: Joe Frazier’s Epic Battles and Rivalry with Ali
Karla Davis-Luster, Author, The Woman Tells
Latoya B. McPherson, Author, Scars That Never Heal
Arjun Vij, Author, In Bad Water
Rachelle Storm, Author, Absolution series
Kristin Marguerite Doidge, Author, Nora Ephron: A Biography
Omar Mora, Author, Publisher, Ancient Explorers: The Lost City of Peru
Hope Goins, Author, The Adventures of Chloe and Chris: The Three Branches of Government.
Rachelle Storm, Author, Absolution: Revelations
John Bray, Author, The End
Josephine Atluri, Responding to Life Podcast Host, Author, Mindfulness Journal for Parents: Prompts and Practices to Stay Calm, Present, and Connected; 5-Minute Mindfulness for Pregnancy: Simple Practices to Feel Calm, Present, and Connected to Your Baby
María Amparo Escandòn, Author, L.A. Weather
David Banks, Author, How To Make a Living As a Commercial Actor: Tips to Give You the Ultimate Advantage in the Auditioning Game
Tiffany Lanier, Author, I Can’t Wait to Vote
Larry Hart, Author, The Recruit’s Playbook: A 4-Year Guide to College Football Recruitment for High School Students
Suzanne Park, Author, The Christmas Clash
Randee Dawn, Author, Tune in Tomorrow
Devyn Bakewell, Author, Greater Life
Stacie Davis Hamilton, Author, The House That Taft Built
Jerald LeVon Hoover, Author, A Basketball Hero is Born
Jessi Park, Author, Soul Beneficiary: The Good, Better, Best Guide to Success in Selling Insurance
Hexael Rivera, Novelist, Mysteries of Sir Lionheart: The Intricate Code
Dr. Sidjae Price, Author, Chasing Rainbows
Jared McPhoy, Author, By Grace Through Faith: A Journey of Self-Discovery
Cheyenne Gadsden, Author, Dream Big Young One: Believe it and It Will Come True