Michele Martin, former publisher, Keke Palmer’s editor.

Deanne Urmy, Senior Executive Editor, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Kendra Levin, Editorial Director, Simon & Schuster

Christine Pride, former publishing editor, Author.m

Joy Peskin, Editorial Director, Farrar Straus Giroux Books for Young Readers, Macmillan Children’s Publishing

Andrea Davis Pinkney, Author and Vice President, Executive Editor, Trade Editorial, Scholastic

Carrie Thornton, Editorial Director, Dey Street Books, HarperCollins

Emma Dryden, Founder and Principal, drydenbks

Lathea Williams, Publicity Manager

Tasha Hilton, Former Simon & Schuster Digital Marketing Professional

Alessandra Balzer, Co-Publisher, Balzer + Bray, HarperCollins

Courtney Young, Executive Editor, Riverhead Books

Kate Napolitano, Senior Editor, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Robert Agis, President, Editor, Starry Forest Books

Olivia McCoy, Book Publicist & Marketing Associate, Host, Smith Publicity’s All Things Book Marketing Podcast