Alison Bechdel is a graphic novelist and cartoonist whose memoir, Fun Home, has been adapted into a Broadway musical. Her self-syndicated serial, Dykes to Watch Out For, ran for 25 years.

Thi Bui is a Vietnamese-born cartoonist & graphic novelist whose graphic memoir, The Best We Could Do, was named one of 2017’s best books.

Luis Alberto Urrea is the bestselling author of 19 books. A Guggenheim fellow and Pulitzer Prize finalist, his books have been selected by more than 100 different cities and colleges for community reads programs.

Kevin Wilson is the author of five novels, including bestsellers Nothing to See Here and Now Is Not the Time to Panic. His 2025 novel, Run for the Hills, was called “a touching and generous romp of a novel” by the NYT.