Roach, Mary

Mary Roach is the author of the new book Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void, as well as The New York Times bestsellers Bonk, Spook, and Stiff.

Hong Kingston, Maxine

Maxine Hong Kingston is the author of memoirs and fiction including The Fifth Book of Peace, The Woman Warrior, and Tripmaster Monkey. Her honors include the National Book Award, the National Book Critics Circle Award, the PEN West Award, and a National Humanities Medal.

Alarcón, Daniel

Daniel Alarcón is associate editor of Etiqueta Negra, an award-winning magazine published in his native Lima, Peru, and visiting scholar at U.C. Berkeley. He is author of War by Candlelight (2006 PEN/Hemingway Award Finalist) and Lost City Radio.

Addonizio, Kim

Kim Addonizio’s Tell Me was a National Book Award Finalist in Poetry. Her latest are Lucifer at the Starlite and Ordinary Genius: A Guide for the Poet Within. She teaches online at kimaddonizio.com and in Oakland.

Greer, Andrew Sean

Andrew Sean Greer is the author of a collection of short stories and three novels, including the bestsellers The Confessions of Max Tivoli and The Story of a Marriage.