Past Presenters

For more information on past festivals, you can also view the Festival Programs from previous years below.

Maureen Abood ‘16
Elliot Ackerman ‘19
Becky Albertalli ‘24
Samantha Jayne Allen ‘22
M.T. Anderson ‘24
Alexandra Andrews ‘21
John David Anderson ‘23
Katherine Applegate ‘22
David Arnold ‘18
Paolo Bacigalupi ‘24
Thomas C. Bailey ‘18 
David Baker ‘19
Daniel Barbarisi ‘22
Ruth McNally Barshaw ‘17 
Kate Bassett ‘16 
Sarah R. Baughman ‘19
Christopher Beha ‘21
Chanelle Benz ‘19
Julie Berry ‘17 
Vishwesh Bhatt ‘22
Burkhard Bilger ‘23
Sophie Blackall ‘23
Jessica Anya Blau ‘22
Bryan Bliss ‘16 
Deborah Blum ‘18
Terry Border ‘17 
Bianca Bosker ‘24
Angeline Boulley ‘21
Martha Brockenbrough ‘16 
Vera Brosgol ‘24
Fleda Brown ‘17 
Douglas Brunt ‘24
Nickolas Butler ‘17 
Julie Buntin ‘17 
CAConrad ‘24
Caroline Carlson ‘17 
Jessie Chaffee ‘17 
Tina Chang ‘19
Jack Cheng ‘17
Soman Chainani ‘24
Abraham Chang ‘24
Victoria Chang ‘24
Marilyn Chin ‘24
Su Cho ‘22
Christina Clancy ‘21 
Brock Clarke ‘19
Will Cockrell ‘24
David Coggins ‘24
Pino Coluccio ‘18
Diane Cook ‘16, ‘21 
Arshay Cooper ‘21
Matthew Cordell ‘22
Kia Corthron ‘17 
Elle Cosimano ‘16
Erin A. Craig ‘23
Michael Earl Craig ‘23
Mark Crilley ‘23
Carolyn Crimi ‘19
Lucy Ruth Cummins ‘24
Anne Curzan ‘24
Luke Davies ‘16 
Todd Davis ‘22
Alison DeCamp ‘16 
Michael Delp ‘16 
Rene Denfeld ‘18
Jerry Dennis ‘16, ‘22 
Toi Derricotte ‘16 
Deborah Diesen ‘16 
Karen Dionne ‘18
Paul Doiron ‘18
Chris Dombrowski ‘22
Rebecca Donner ‘21
Jeanine Donofrio ‘23
Alan Drew ‘17
Carlina Duan ‘22
David James Duncan ‘23
Lindsay Eagar ‘18 
Kim Edwards ‘16 
Ashley Elston ‘16
B. H. Fairchild ‘19
Sara Faring ‘19
Craig Kofi Farmer ‘24
Craig Fehrman ‘21 
Michael Finkel ‘23
Janet Fitch ‘18
Lydia Fitzpatrick ‘19
Patrick Flores-Scott ‘18
Kathleen Flynn ‘16 
Ben Fountain ‘19
David Francis ‘17 
Gina Frangello ‘16 
Matthew Gavin Frank ‘21
Porter Fox ‘18
Javier Fuentes ‘23
Amity Gaige ‘21
Terry Gamble ‘19
James Geary ‘19
Dan Gemeinhart ‘16
Bridget George ‘23 
Peter Geye ‘16
Amitav Ghosh ‘19
Benjamin Gilmer, M.D. ‘22
Grant Ginder ‘22
Russell Ginns  ‘19
Malcolm Gladwell ‘21
Erin Gleeson ‘22
Sophia Glock ‘22
Jeff Gordinier ‘19
Andrew J. Graff ‘24
Elyse Graham ‘24
Juliet Grames ‘19
Alan Gratz ‘23
Linda Gregerson ‘22 
Nicole Gulotta ‘17
Michael Gustafson ‘18 
Ben Guterson ‘24

 Gabe Habash ‘17 
Jo Watson Hackl ‘18
Ken Haedrich ‘17 
Abby Hanlon ‘18
Jess Hannigan ‘24
Kate Hannigan ‘19
Cristina Henríquez ‘24
Paul Harding ‘23
Rob Harrell ‘22
Lidey Heuck ‘24
Corey Ann Haydu ‘17 
Leslie Helakoski ‘17
Peter Heller ‘23
Donna Barba Higuera ‘23
Will Hillenbrand ‘19
Brandon Hobson ‘18
Donovan Hohn ‘17 
Meg Howrey ‘17
Ewa Hryniewicz-Yarbrough ‘18
Ladee Hubbard ‘17 
Lizz Huerta ‘22
Debra Jo Immergut ‘18
Nishanth Injam ‘23
Jenny Jackson ‘23
Joshilyn Jackson ‘17 
Tiffany D. Jackson ‘24
Suleika Jaouad ‘21
Bee Johnson ‘24
Craig Johnson ‘16 
Julia Claiborne Johnson ‘16, ‘21 
Tim Johnston ‘17 
Dan Jones ‘17 
Zilka Joseph ‘16
Lita Judge ‘22
Emmy Kastner ‘22 
Laurie Keller ‘16 
Tae Keller ‘23
Erin Entrada Kelly ‘17
Laekan Zea Kemp ‘22 
Brendan Kiely ‘17 
Denise Kiernan ‘17 
Angie Kim ‘19
Kenneth Kraegel ‘24
Priya Krishna ‘19
Ann Leary ‘22
Edward Lee ‘18
Mackenzi Lee ‘17
Rebecca Lehmann ‘19 
Elizabeth Letts ‘16 
Asha Lemmie ‘21
Lillian Li ‘19
Steve Light ‘23
Carole Lindstrom ‘23
Mardi Jo Link ‘16 
Darcie Little Badger ‘24
Ben Loory ‘17
Michael G. Long ‘22
Maxim Loskutoff ‘24
Megan Lucas ‘19
Makiia Lucier ‘18
Lisa Ludwinski ‘19 
Jim Lynch ‘16 
Thomas Lynch ‘16 
Josh MacIver-Andersen ‘17 
Sarah Mai ‘24
Carmen Maria Machado ‘17 
Dawn MacKeen ‘17 
Naomi Long Madgett ‘16 
Lauren Magaziner ‘17 
Rebecca Makkai ‘16 
Christine Mangan ‘21
David Maraniss ‘16 
Domenica Marchetti ‘16
Denis Markel ‘19
Howard Markel ‘18
Peter Markus ‘18
Anthony Marra ‘23
Katherine Marsh ‘18 
Herbert Woodward Martin ‘16
Jennifer Mathieu ‘19 
Keith McCafferty ‘16
Kaecey McCormick ‘24
Joshua McFadden ‘18
Claire McFall ‘22
Holly M. McGhee ‘19 
Mindy McGinnis ‘17 
Jodi McKay ‘19
L.L. McKinney ‘18
Hetty Lui McKinnon ‘23
Juana Medina ‘19
Richard Meier ‘23
Maryse Meijer ‘17
Candice Millard ‘22
Nathaniel Ian Miller ‘23
Pat Zietlow Miller ‘22 
Lydia Millet ‘23
Megan Miranda ’16 & ‘17
Kiyash Monsef ‘23
Graham Moore ‘24
Lindsay Moore ‘19, ‘22
Cindy Hunter Morgan ‘17
Rich Moyer ‘22
Travis Mulhauser ‘16
Finn Murphy ‘23
James Mustich ‘19 
Sarvinder Naberhaus ‘17
Andrew Nagorski ‘22
Ray Nayler ‘22
Patrick Ness ‘24
Catherine Newman ‘24
Andrea Nguyen ‘19
Daniel Nieh ‘22
Janice P. Nimura ‘21
Mary Norris ‘19

Preston Norton ‘22 
Idra Novey ‘17 
Téa Obreht ‘19
Jenny Offill ‘23
Stewart O’Nan ‘16 
Anne-Maria Oomen ‘16
Chad Otis ‘22 
Jim Ottaviani ‘19
Chris Pavone ‘23
Kate Pearsall ‘24
Amy Pease ‘24
Sarah Penner ‘24
Benjamin Percy ‘17
Mitali Perkins ‘19
Nick Petrie ‘24
Julia Phillips ‘24
Drew Philp ‘17 
Deb Pilutti ‘16 
Dan Poppick ‘16 
Rory Power ‘19
Alex Prud’homme
Jarrett Pumphrey ‘22
Jerome Pumphrey ‘22
Dean Rader ‘18
Kristen Radtke ‘21
Bryan Reardon ‘18
Victoria Redel ‘17 
Paisley Rekdal ‘23
Skip Renker ‘17
Mae Respicio ‘19 
Tara Karr Roberts ‘24
Ray Robertson ‘18
Andrea L. Rogers ‘23
Andromeda Romano-Lax ‘19
Augustus Rose ‘17 
Rene Rosen ‘16 
Heather Ross ‘18
Wade Rouse ‘16 
Rainbow Rowell ‘24
Steven Rowley ‘19
Deborah Goodrich Royce ‘19
Lance Rubin ‘16 
Sarah Ruhl ‘23
Mark Sarvas ‘18
Zoë Schlanger ‘24
Cathleen Schine ‘19
Gary D. Schmidt ‘18
Kathryn Schulz ‘22
Julie Schumacher ‘19
Ilyasah Shabazz ‘18
Stephen Shaskan ‘24
Prageeta Sharma ‘19
Colby Sharp ‘18
Jessica Shattuck ‘18
Steve Sheinkin ‘19
Jim Shepard ‘16 
Maggie Shipstead ‘16 
Laura Shovan ‘17
Liesl Shurtliff ‘18
Marisa Silver ‘18 
Adam Silvera ‘17 
Robin Sloan ‘17
Brendan Slocumb ‘23 
David Small ‘19
Ronald L. Smith ‘17 
Christine Sneed ‘16 
Will Sofrin ‘23
Tricia Springstubb ‘16 
Vesper Stamper ‘23
Sofija Stefanovic ‘18
Sarah Stewart ‘19
Sarah Stonich ‘21
Francisco X. Stork ‘23
J. Ryan Stradal ‘16
J. Courtney Sullivan ‘24
Peter Swanson ‘23
Matthew Sweeney ‘16 
Matt Tavares ‘18
Thao Thai ‘23
Amy Thielen ‘16 
Leah Thomas ‘18
Julie Lawson Timmer ‘16 
Amor Towles ‘16 
Anton Treuer ‘24
Dawn Turner ‘21
Nick Twemlow ‘18
John Vaillant ‘24
Simon Van Booy ‘17
Laura van den Berg ‘18
Chris Van Dusen ‘18 
Greg van Eekhout ‘18
S. Kirk Walsh ‘21
Jasmine Warga ‘19
Laura Warrell ‘23
Lisa Wells ‘18
Dan Wetzel ‘19
Lisa Wheeler ‘17 
Marcus Wicker ‘17
Yohuru Williams ‘22
Antoine Wilson ‘22 
Ruth Whiting ‘24
Kenneth L. Woodward ‘16
Tim Wynne-Jones ‘19
Steve Yarbrough ‘18
Kat Yeh ‘18 
Molly Yeh ‘17 
Salina Yoon ‘17 
Brenna Yovanoff ‘16 
Sara Zarr ‘16 
Jeff Zentner ‘17 
Laura Zigman ‘23

VIEW PAST PRESENTERS BY GENRE BELOW. PRESENTERS WHO CROSS GENRES ARE LISTED FOR THE BOOKS PRESENTED AT THE FESTIVAL.

  • Maureen Abood 2016
    Vishwesh Bhatt 2022
    Jeanne Donofrio 2023
    Erin Gleeson 2022
    Nicole Gulotta 2017
    Ken Haedrich 2017
    Priya Krishna 2019
    Edward Lee 2018
    Lisa Ludwinski 2019
    Domenica Marchetti 2016
    Joshua McFadden 2018
    Hetty Lui McKinnon 2023
    Andrea Nguyen 2019
    Amy Thielen 2016
    Molly Yeh 2017

  • Samantha Jayne Allen 2022
    Alexandra Andrews 2021
    Christopher Beha 2021
    Chanelle Benz 2019
    Jessica Anya Blau 2022
    Nickolas Butler 2017
    Julie Buntin 2017
    Christina Clancy 2021
    Brock Clarke 2019
    Diane Cook 2016 & 2021
    Kia Corthron 2017
    Luke Davis 2016
    Rene Denfeld 2018
    Karen Dionne 2018
    Paul Doiron 2018
    Alan Drew 2017
    David James Duncan 2023
    Kim Edwards 2016
    Janet Fitch 2018
    Lydia Fitzpatrick 2019
    Kathleen Flynn 2016
    David Francis 2017
    Gina Frangello 2016
    Javier Fuentes 2023
    Amity Gaige 2021
    Terry Gamble 2019
    Pete Geye 2016
    Amitav Ghosh 2019
    Grant Ginder 2022
    Juliet Grames 2019
    Gabe Habash 2017
    Paul Harding 2023
    Peter Heller 2023
    Brandon Hobson 2018
    Meg Howrey 2017
    Ladee Hubbard 2017
    Debra Jo Immergut 2018
    Nishanth Injam 2023
    Jenny Jackson 2023
    Joshilyn Jackson 2017
    Julia Claiborne Johnson 2016 & 2021
    Tim Johnston 2017
    Angie Kim 2019
    Ann Leary 2022
    Asha Lemmie 2021
    Lillian Li 2019
    Ben Loory 2017
    Megan Lucas 2019
    Jim Lynch 2016
    Carmn Maria Machado 2017
    Rebecca Makkai 2016
    Christine Mangan 2021
    Anthony Marra 2023
    Keith McCaffety 2016
    Maryse Meijer 2017
    Nathaniel Ian Miller 2023
    Lydia Millet 2023
    Megan Miranda 2016 & 2017
    Travis Mulhauser 2016
    Ray Nayler 2022
    Daniel Nieh 2022
    Idra Novey 2017
    Tea Obreht 2019
    Jenny Offill 2023
    Stewart O’Nan 2016
    Chris Pavone 2023
    Benjamin Percy 2017
    Bryan Reardon 2018
    Victoria Redel 2017
    Ray Robertson 2018
    Andromeda Romano-Lax 2019
    Augustus Rose 2017
    Rene Rosen 2016
    Wade Rouse 2016
    Steven Rowley 2019
    Deborah Goodrich Royce 2019
    Mark Sarvas 2018
    Cathleen Schine 2019
    Julie Schumacher 2019
    Jessica Shattuck 2018
    Jim Shepard 2016
    Maggie Shipstead 2016
    Marisa Silver 2018
    Robin Sloan 2017
    Brendan Slocumb 2023
    Christine Sneed 2016
    Sarah Stonich 2021
    J. Ryan Stradal 2016
    Peter Swanson 2023
    Thao Thai 2023
    Julie Lawson Timmer 2016
    Amor Towles 2016
    Laura van den Berg 2018
    S. Kirk Walsh 2021
    Laura Warrel 2023
    Antoine Wilson 2022
    Steve Yarbrough 2018
    Laura Zigman 2023

  • John David Anderson 2023
    Katherine Applegate 2022
    Ruth McNally Barshaw 2017
    Sarah R. Baughman 2019
    Julie Berry 2017
    Caroline Carlson 2017
    Jack Cheng 2017
    Alison DeCamp 2016
    Lindsay Eagar 2018
    Dan Gemeinhart 2016
    Russel Ginns 2019
    Alan Gratz 2023
    Jo Watson Hackl 2018
    Kate Hannigan 2019
    Rob Harrell 2022
    Corey Ann Haydu 2017
    Donna Barba Higuera 2023
    Tae Keller 2023
    Erin Entrada Kelly 2017
    Lauren Magaziner 2017
    Denis Markel 2019
    Katherine Marsh 2017
    Kiyash Monsef 2023
    Rich Moyer 2022
    Mae Respicio 2019
    Ilyasah Shabazz 2018
    Steve Sheinkin 2019
    Laura Shovan 2017
    Liesl Shurtliff 2018
    Ronald L. Smith 2017
    Tricia Springstubb 2016
    Simon Van Booy 2017
    Greg van Eekhout 2018
    Jasmine Warga 2019
    Dan Wetzel 2019
    Yohuru Williams 2022
    Kat Yeh 2018

  • Elliot Ackerman 2019
    Thomas C. Bailey 2018
    Daniel Babarisi 2022
    Burkhard Bilger 2023
    Deborah Blum 2018
    Arshay Cooper 2021
    Jerry Dennis 2016 & 2022
    Chris Dombrowski 2022
    Rebecca Donner 2021
    Craig Fehrman 2021
    Michael Finkel 2023
    Ben Fountain 2019
    Matthew Gavin Frank 2021
    Porter Fox 2018
    James Geary 2019
    Benjamin Gilmer, M.D. 2022
    Malcolm Gladwell 2021
    Jeff Gordinier 2019
    Michael Gustafson 2018
    Donovan Hohn 2017
    Ewa Hryniewicz-Yarbrough 2018
    Suleika Jaouad 2012
    Dan Jones 2017
    Denise Kiernan 2017
    Elizabeth Letts 2016
    Mardi Jo Link 2016
    Josh MacIver-Anderson 2017
    David Maraniss 2016
    Howard Markel 2018
    Dawn MacKeen 2017
    Candice Millard 2022
    Finn Murphy 2023
    James Mustich 2019
    Andrew Nagorski 2022
    Janice P. Nimura 2021
    Mary Norris 2019
    Jim Ottaviani 2019
    Drew Philp 2017
    Alex Prud’homme 2023
    Kristen Radtke 2021
    Sarah Ruhl 2023
    Kathryn Schulz 2022
    Colby Sharp 2018
    Will Sofrin 2023
    Sofija Stefanovic 2018
    Dawn Turner 2021
    Kenneth L. Woodward 2016

  • Sophie Blackall 2023
    Terry Border 2017
    Matthew Cordell 2022
    Deborah Diesen 2016
    Bridget George 2023
    Abby Hanlon 2018
    Leslie Helakoski 2017
    Will Hillenbrand 2019
    Lita Judge 2022
    Emmy Kastner 2022
    Laurie Keller 2016
    Steve Light 2023
    Carole Lindstrom 2023
    Holly M. McGhee 2019
    Jodi McKay 2019
    Juana Medina 2019
    Pat Zietlow Miller 2022
    Lindsay Moore 2019 & 2022
    Sarvinder Naberhaus 2017
    Chat Otis 2022
    Mitali Perkins 2019
    Deb Pilutti 2016
    Jarrett Pumphrey 2022
    Jerome Pumphrey 2022
    Heather Ross 2018
    Gary D. Schmidt 2018
    David Small 2019
    Sarah Stewart 2019
    Matt Tavares 2018
    Chris Van Dusen 2018
    Lisa Wheeler 2017
    Salina Yoon 2017

  • David Baker 2019
    Fleda Brown 2017
    Tina Chang 2019
    Su Cho 2022
    Pino Colucco 2018
    Michael Earl Craig 2023
    Todd Davis 2022
    Michael Delp 2016
    Toi Derricotte 2016
    Carlina Duan 2022
    B.H. Fairchild 2019
    Linda Gregerson 2022
    Zilka Joseph 2016
    Rebecca Lehmann 2019
    Thomas Lynch 2016
    Peter Markus 2018
    Herbert Woodward Martin 2016
    Richard Meier 2023
    Cindy Hunter Morgan 2017
    Anne-Marie Oomen 2016
    Don Poppick 2016
    Dean Rader 2018
    Paisley Rekdal 2023
    Skip Renker 2017
    Sarah Ruhl 2023
    Prageeta Sharma 2019
    Matthew Sweeney 2016
    Nick Twemlow 2018
    Lisa Wells 2018
    Marcus Wicker 2017

  • David Arnold 2018
    Kate Bassett 2016
    Bryan Bliss 2016
    Angeline Boulley 2021
    Martha Brockenbrough 2016
    Elle Cosimano 2016
    Erin A. Craig 2023
    Mark Crilley 2023
    Ashley Elston 2016
    Sara Faring 2019
    Patrick Flores-Scott 2018
    Sophia Glock 2022
    Lizz Huerta 2022
    Laekan Zea Kemp 2022
    Brandan Kiely 2017
    Mackenzi Lee 2017
    Makiia Lucier 2018
    Jennifer Mathieu 2019
    Claire McFall 2022
    Mindy McGinnis 2017
    L.L. McKinney 2018
    Preston Norton 2022
    Rory Power 2019
    Andrea L. Rogers 2023
    Lance Rubin 2016
    Adam Silvera 2017
    Vesper Stamper 2023
    Francisco X. Stork 2023
    Leah Thomas 2018
    Tim Wynne-Jones 2019
    Brenna Yovanoff 2016
    Sara Zarr 2016
    Jeff Zenter 2017