Meet the Masterminds Behind the Most Influential Books with High-Quality Author Summaries

Latino novelist and poet known for his imaginative writing style and darkly humorous works.

Uzodinma Iweala is a renowned author and physician, known for his provocative and inspiring works, exploring the human experience in unique ways.

Elizabeth H. Bradley is an accomplished scholar who has written books on a range of topics, including law, philosophy, and history.

Lauren A Taylor is a best-selling mystery/thriller author known for her suspenseful, thrilling and captivating stories.

Emily Krone Phillips is an award-winning writer and professor who explores vulnerability and connection in her works.

Ray Anderson is a best-selling author and speaker specializing in life-changing principles of personal growth.

John A. Lanier is a renowned author and speaker, focusing on writing about greatness and life's lessons.

Steven J. Spear is an acclaimed author, Harvard lecturer and global authority on leadership and management.

A physician and prolific writer, H. Gilbert Welch is a thought leader on healthcare issues and a public health expert.

Psychology professor and noted researcher, specializing in life-course development, lifespan changes, and wisdom.

Eugene O'Kelly, an inspirational author and keynote speaker, whose life-changing memoir lays the foundation to live a life of purpose and joy.

Stephen Joseph is a best-selling author, renowned speaker, and executive providing unique insight into leadership, collaboration, and motivation.

Renowned author Richard Pascale is best known for insightful and thought-provoking works on management and organizational change.

Leadership and Positive Deviance trainer and author, Jerry Sternin, is an inspirational and influential expert on problem solving.

Monique Sternin is an author whose books emphasize grounding self-reflection and practical application of life-enhancing strategies.

Renowned professor and business guru, John Kotter, is an expert on complex organizational change.

Robert Maurer is a revered author and psychologist. He specializes in health, lifestyle and productivity topics.

Matthew Pressman is an author and journalist writing about culture, media, and politics with humor and insight.

Caroline Elkins is a Pulitzer Prize-winning historian and MacArthur Fellow, acclaimed for her incisive studies of colonialism.

Claudia Emerson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who writes about faith and the complexities of life.

Geraldine Brooks is a Pulitzer Prize–winning author of historical fiction and non-fiction.

Mary Renault was an acclaimed British writer best known for historical fiction set in ancient Greece.

Acclaimed Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and bestselling author, Steve Coll, writes on a wide range of topics.

Simon Sebag Montefiore is an acclaimed British author of historical books and biographies.