Tracy K. Smith has published five well-received poetry collections to date and served as the 22nd Poet Laureate of the United States from 2017-2019. Her sophomore release, Duende, received the coveted

Elizabeth Acevedo is a Dominican-American author and spoken word artist. She is best known for her 2018 young adult novel-in-verse The Poet X, which won the National Book Award for Young Peoples Lite

Fiona Davis is a historical fiction mainstay beloved by readers for her winning formula of showcasing the stories behind New York City landmarks (USA Today). Her seven bestselling novels to date inc

Curtis Chin is an award-winning filmmaker and activist. He also holds distinction as the co-founder and first executive director behind New Yorks prestigious Asian American Writers Workshop. His ant

Nicole Chung grew up as a transracial adoptee and one of the few people of color in her Oregon hometown. Her lifelong journey of self-discovery and poignant, candid writing on the subject have posit

Jacqueline Holland is the pen behind the chart-topping novel The God of Endings. Publications as many and varied as Book Riot, B&N Reads, LitHub, Polygon, Library Journal and E! singled out this liter

Book club phenom Sadeqa Johnson has authored five novels to date. Her early books, including Love in a Carry-on Bag and And Then There Was Me, won the Phyllis Wheatley Award and National Book Club hon

Speculative fiction superstar Rebecca F. Kuang is the author behind the #1 New York Times bestselling The Poppy War trilogy. Described by Publishers Weekly as an ambitious fantasy reimagining of Asia

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Alka Joshi moved to the United States at age nine, but the authors native Rajasthan, India looms large in her chart-topping historical fiction. Many readers know her best for The Henna Artist (2020),