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Casey McQuiston speaking at a literary event

Casey McQuiston

Casey McQuiston writes bestselling queer romantic comedies, including Red, White & Royal Blue, One Last Stop, I Kissed Shara Wheeler, and The Pairing. Their work explores love, identity, and belonging.

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Robert Kolker, author portrait

Robert Kolker

Robert Kolker is a journalist and bestselling author of Hidden Valley Road, Lost Girls, and The Vanishing Family. His reporting follows families and the medical and social questions that shape their lives.

Photography: Jeff Zorabedian · Source

Bethany Joy Lenz, photographed by Robby Klein for Nashville Lifestyles

Bethany Joy Lenz

Bethany Joy Lenz is an actress, singer, and bestselling author known for playing Haley James Scott on One Tree Hill. She is the author of the memoir Dinner for Vampires and the novel The Betrayal of Cora Wexford. Her creative work spans television, music, and books.

Photography: Robby Klein / Nashville Lifestyles · Source

Portrait of Min Jin Lee

Min Jin Lee

Min Jin Lee is the author of Free Food for Millionaires and Pachinko. Pachinko was a finalist for the National Book Award. Her fiction explores family, migration, class, and belonging across generations.

Photography: HaeRan / Channel Yes · Source

Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker is an actor, producer, and author whose work spans film, television, theatre, and publishing.

Photography: Andrew Day

Portrait of V.E. Schwab

V.E. Schwab

V.E. Schwab is the bestselling author of The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, the Shades of Magic series, and the Villains series. She also publishes as Victoria Schwab. Her fiction explores power, identity, and the people who live at the edges of ordinary worlds.

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