Humorist and journalist Henry Alford is the author of a book about manners called “Would It Kill You to Stop Doing That? A Modern Guide to Manners” (Twelve). His previous books include How to Live: A Search for Wisdom from Old People (While They Are Still on This Earth), and Big Kiss: One Actor’s Desperate [...]

Buzz Bissinger is the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of four books, including the New York Times bestseller “3 Nights in August” and “Friday Night Lights”, which has sold two million copies and spawned a film and TV franchise. He is a contributing editor for Vanity Fair and a sports columnist for The Daily Beast. He has written for the New York Times, The New [...]

Michael Buckley is the New York Times bestselling author of “The Sisters Grimm” series. Born in Akron, Ohio, he tried his hand as a stand-up comic and lead singer for a punk rock back before attending Ohio University. After graduating with honors he moved to New York City to be an intern on the Late Show [...]

Larry Doyle is one of America’s foremost humorists.  His first novel, “I Love You, Beth Cooper” won the 2008 Thurber Prize for American Humor – and that came on the heels of a four-year stint as a writer and producer of The Simpsons. Doyle’s latest book is “Deliriously Happy” (Ecco), a collection of his humor pieces [...]

Adam Hochschild is an award-winning historian, whose latest book, “To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion, 1914-1918″ (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), focuses on the now largely-forgotten opposition to World War 1. The late Christopher Hitchens, reviewing it in the New York Times, called it a “moving and important book,” and that it “is [...]

Before turning to narrative nonfiction with “City of Scoundrels” and “The White Cascade,” Gary Krist published three novels and two short-story collections. He has written reviews for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Salon, and the Washington Post, and his articles and stories have appeared in National Geographic Traveler, GQ, Esquire, and on [...]

Jim Lehrer is best known as the former news anchor for “NewsHour” on PBS and for his role as a frequent debate moderator during presidential elections. He has written 28 non-fiction and fiction books, drawing from his experiences and interests in history and politics. In his latest book, “Tension City: Inside the Presidential Debates, from [...]

Sarah McCoy is the author of “The Baker’s Daughter” (Crown/RH), “A beautiful, heart-breaking gem of a novel written just the way I like them, with the past coming back to haunt the present, endearing heroines and a sunny, hopeful ending. You’ll wolf it up in one delicious gulp.” –Tatiana de Rosnay, international bestselling author of Sarah’s Key and A [...]

Laura Rhoton McNeal is the author of “Dark Water” (Knopf Books for Young Readers), a 2010 finalist for the National Book Award and winner of the San Diego Book Award in young people’s literature.  She holds an MA in fiction writing from Syracuse University and is the author, with her husband Tom, of four young adult novels [...]

Tom McNeal is the author of the novel “To Be Sung Underwater” (Little, Brown), which was named one of the Best Books of 2011 by USA Today and the Wall Street Journal.  His prize-winning short fiction has been widely anthologized, and his first novel, “Goodnight, Nebraska”, won the James A. Michener Prize and the California Book Award.  McNeal holds [...]

Caroline Miller, an internationally-known life coach and motivational speaker, is the author of “Creating Your Best Life” (Sterling).  The book is the outgrowth of her capstone project in the University of Pennsylvania’s Masters in Applied Positive Psychology program.  It breaks new ground by giving the mass market audience an evidence-based, engaging guide on how to set [...]

Jennifer Miller is the author of the upcoming novel, “The Year of the Gadfly” (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt). Her journalism has appeared in The New York Times, the Washington Post Magazine, Marie Claire, Men’s Health, The Christian Science Monitor, Salon.com and others. She holds a BA from Brown University, an MS in Journalism and an MFA in [...]

Madeline Miller’s debut novel is “The Song of Achilles” (Ecco), a re-telling of the story of the hero of Greek mythology. Ms. Miller attended Brown University, where she earned her BA and MA in Classics. She has also studied in the Dramaturgy department at Yale School of Drama, where she focused on the adaptation of [...]

Luis Carlos Montalván is the author of the New York Times best-seller, “Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who Saved Him” (Hyperion).  Montalván served in the U.S. Army for 17 years, earning the Combat Action Badge, two Bronze Stars and the Purple Heart. Montalván has a Master’s degree in journalism from Columbia [...]

Timothy Noah writes the TRB column for the New Republic. He wrote for Slate for a dozen years, and previously worked at the Wall Street Journal, U.S. News & World Report, and the Washington Monthly. Noah received the 2011 Hillman Prize for public service magazine journalism for the series in Slate that forms the basis [...]

Matthew Norman is the author of “Domestic Violets” (Harper Perennial), his debut novel. “Reminiscent of Richard Russo’s earlier work, Norman’s refreshingly witty style is perfectly suited to articulating the trials of a middle-aged cynic. Wonderfully fast-paced, hilariously genuine, difficult to put down, Domestic Violets is an ideal first novel.”  - Booklist Norman has an MFA from George [...]

Matthew Quick (aka Q) is the author of “The Silver Linings Playbook” (Sarah Crichton Books / Farrar, Straus & Giroux) and two young adult novels, “Sorta Like a Rock Star” and “Boy21″ (Little, Brown & Co). His work has received many honors—including a PEN/Hemingway Award Honorable Mention—and has been translated into several languages. The Weinstein [...]

Leonard Rosen is the author of “All Cry Chaos” (Permanent Press), finalist for the 2012 Edgar Award (the top award for mystery writing) for Best First Novel.  Rosen is a best-selling and widely respected non-fiction author among educational publishers (including Pearson, Allyn & Bacon, Little Brown, and Nelson Doubleday). He has written Radio Essays broadcast [...]

Steve Ulfelder is a mystery writer, whose debut novel, “Purgatory Chasm” (Minotaur Books), is a finalist for the 2012 Edgar Award from the Mystery Writers of America.  The book also received a starred review from Publisher’s Weekly and was an RT Book Reviews Top Pick.  His new novel, “The Whole Lie” (Minotaur Books), launches May 8, 2012. Ulfelder received a BA in [...]

Tim Wendel is the author of “Summer of ’68: The Season That Changed Baseball – and America – Forever” (Da Capo Press), due out in March 2012. Wendel’s writing has appeared in Esquire, GQ, Gargoyle, The New York Times, The Washington Post and USA Today, where he is on the op-ed page’s board of contributors. Wendel [...]

John Wiley, Jr. is the co-author of “Margaret Mitchell’s Gone With the Wind” (Taylor Trade Publishing), a history of how GWTW became an international phenomenon that has sustained the public’s interest for 75 years. Wiley is one of the world’s foremost authorities on Margaret Mitchell and her novel. He owns an immense collection of related [...]

Thomas Young is the author of the suspense novel “Silent Enemy” (Putnam Adult), which follows the characters of his previous novel, “The Mullah’s Storm.” In addition to being the author of three books, Young is a veteran of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.  He serves as a Senior Master Sergeant in the Air National Guard [...]