Anton Bogomazov

Anton Bogomazov (he/him) is the adult book buyer at Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC. He has been with the store since 2011 and has worked as a floor bookseller, supervisor, inventory manager, and P&P branch store buyer.

Miranda July

Miranda July is a writer, filmmaker, artist, and the author of the New York Times bestseller The First Bad Man and the award-winning collection of stories No One Belongs Here More Than You.

Doris Kearns
Goodwin

Doris Kearns Goodwin is an acclaimed presidential historian, international keynote speaker, and Pulitzer Prize-winning, New York Times #1 bestselling author of books including Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, Leadership: In Turbulent Times, and the forthcoming An Unfinished Love Story: A Personal History.

Michele Norris

Michele Norris is one of America’s most trusted voices in journalism. She is the award-winning former cohost of NPR’s All Things Considered and the founding director of The Race Card Project.

Philomena Polefrone

Philomena Polefrone (she/her) is the Advocacy Associate Manager at ABA, where she focuses on free expression advocacy, ABFE's social media, and creating resources like the “ABA Right to Read Toolkit.”

James Rhee

James Rhee served a 7-year tenure as Chair and CEO of Ashley Stewart. His leadership philosophy — kindness plus a little math — led to red helicopter, his media-education platform and book. 

Danzy Senna

Danzy Senna is the author of four previous works of fiction, including the bestselling Caucasia and, most recently, New People, as well as a memoir.

William Ury

William Ury, cofounder of Harvard’s Program on Negotiation, has served as a mediator in boardroom battles, labor conflicts, and civil wars around the world. He is the coauthor of Getting to Yes and other books.

LaDarrion Williams

LaDarrion Williams is a playwright, filmmaker, author, and screenwriter whose goal is to cultivate a new era of Black fantasy. Blood at the Root is his first novel. 

Maysoon Zayid

Maysoon Zayid is a comedian, actress, writer, and disability advocate. She co-founded the NY Arab American Comedy Festival, The Muslim Funny Fest, and is the author of the bestselling memoir Find Another Dream.