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Hemant Taneja

I am the CEO of General Catalyst, a founder, investor, and author.

My vision for General Catalyst is to be the world’s foremost investment and transformation company, supporting global resilience through applied AI. I first laid out my AI thesis in my 2018 book Unscaled. I believe in investing in the critical systems that underpin modern democracies and their allies.

I am an early investor in Stripe, Samsara (NYSE: IOT), Snap (NYSE: SNAP), Gitlab (NASDAQ: GTLB), Grammarly, Gusto, Applied Intuition, Anduril, Ro, and Canva. My recent focus has been on Applied AI and sustainability with focus on companies like Crescendo and Re:Build Manufacturing.

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Harlem Hayes

I'm new to the world of children's book publishing, but I'm not new to the challenges and joys of girlhood. In fact, "I was once a little girl and raised one too." Through those experiences, I've gained a deep passion for storytelling and a mission to inspire young readers. I'm dedicated to creating kids books that uplift, empower, and bring smiles to as many young readers as I can.

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Isabel Banta

Isabel Banta is a writer, book publicist, and indie bookseller based in Brooklyn. She graduated from the University of Virginia. Honey is her debut novel.

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Niyati Goel

Currently residing in San Francisco with her husband, Niyati, a passionate traveler, has explored over 21 countries, traversing continents and collecting incredible adventures along the way. Her love for solo backpacking is only rivaled by her dedication to her full-time career.

While Niyati's heart belongs to exploration, it also finds solace in the pages of books, with her earliest literary love being Ayn Rand. Now, she's embarking on a new chapter as a first-time author, aiming to bridge her passion for travel and literature in a way that promises to captivate and inspire readers worldwide

Niyati is a graduate of XLRI , Jamshedpur and a seasoned HR professional with over 12 years experience across various countries and industries from Cho

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Meghan Rienks

Meghan Rienks is an actress and the creator of her own wildly popular comedy and lifestyle YouTube channel. Meghan flexes her acting muscles (and sometimes her real muscles) in a number of series, including Freakish, 12 Deadly Days of Christmas, Mr. Student Body President, and in her first feature film, The Honor List. As a social media tastemaker, Meghan has been named one of Teen Vogue's Top 6 Instagram A-Listers and Allure's Instagram Influencer of the Year. She lives in Los Angeles.

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Molly Roden Winter

MOLLY RODEN WINTER was raised in Evanston, Illinois, and lives in Park Slope, Brooklyn, with her husband and two sons. Her personal essays have appeared in Motherwell, Pangyrus, and Capsule Stories. She is half of the guitar-playing, song-writing duo House of Mirth.

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C.J. Cooke

C.J. (Carolyn) Cooke is an acclaimed, award-winning poet, novelist and academic with numerous publications as Carolyn Jess-Cooke and Caro Carver. Her work has been published in twenty-three languages to date. Born in Belfast, C.J. has a PhD in Literature from Queen’s University, Belfast, and is currently Reader in Creative Writing at the University of Glasgow, where she also researches the impact of motherhood on women’s writing and creative writing interventions for mental health. Her books have been reviewed in The New York Times, The Guardian, Good Housekeeping, and the Daily Mail. She has been nominated for an Edgar Award and an ITW Thriller Award, selected as Waterstones’ Paperback Book of the Year and a BBC 2 Pick, and has had two Boo

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Pedro Chagas Freitas

Pedro Chagas Freitas escreve. Publicou 22 das mais de 150 obras que já criou. Foi, ou ainda é, jornalista, redactor publicitário, guionista, operário fabril, barman, nadador salvador, jogador de futebol, e muitas outras coisas igualmente desinteressantes. Orienta desorientadas sessões de escrita criativa por todo o país e arredores. Gosta de gatos, de cães e de pessoas. Não gosta de eufemismos e de bacalhau assado.
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Roman Schreiber

Roan Schreiber writes fiction filled with passionate love stories that feature flawed and sometimes broken characters as they face a crossroads in their life. She often explores heartbreaking themes while also whisking readers off to beautiful locations with beguiling entanglements.

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Ava Robinson

Ava Robinson is a writer, educator, and New Yorker. She is the Assistant Director of the Writing Institute at Sarah Lawrence College and a graduate of The New School’s MFA program. Her debut novel, Definitely Better Now, will come out in late 2024 from Mira Books.

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James Frey

James Christopher Frey is an American writer and businessman. His first two books, A Million Little Pieces (2003) and My Friend Leonard (2005), were bestsellers marketed as memoirs. Large parts of the stories were later found to be exaggerated or fabricated, sparking a media controversy. His 2008 novel Bright Shiny Morning was also a bestseller.
Frey is the founder and CEO of Full Fathom Five. A transmedia production company, FFF is responsible for the young adult adventure/science fiction series The Lorien Legacies of seven books written by Frey and others, under the collective pen name Pittacus Lore. Frey's first book of the series, I Am Number Four (2010), was made into a feature film by DreamWorks Pictures. He is also the CEO of NYXL, a

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Lily King

Lily King grew up in Massachusetts and received her B.A. in English Literature from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and her M.A. in Creative Writing from Syracuse University. She has taught English and Creative Writing at several universities and high schools in this country and abroad. Lily's new novel, Euphoria, was released in June 2014. It has drawn significant acclaim so far, being named an Amazon Book of the Month, on the Indie Next List, and hitting numerous summer reading lists from The Boston Globe to O Magazine and USA Today. Reviewed on the cover of The New York Times Book Review, Emily Eakin called Euphoria, “a taut, witty, fiercely intelligent tale of competing egos and desires in a landscape of exotic menace.”

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Hank Phillippi Ryan

Hank Phillippi Ryan is the USA Today bestselling author of sixteen award winning novels of suspense. National reviews have called her a "master at crafting suspenseful mysteries" and "a superb and gifted storyteller." SHe is also an investigative reporter for WHDH-TV, winning 37 Emmys for her true crime stories.

Watch for ALL THIS COULD BE YOURS coming September 9 from Minotaur: Is a debut author’s blockbuster bestseller about to ruin her life? A glamorous book tour becomes a deadly cat-and-mouse chase in this new and captivating thriller!

(Freida McFadden says: "Engrossing! With a main character that I loved, and a twist the left me reeling!" And Jeneva Rose says: I absolutely loved it! This is Hank Phillippi Ryan at her best!”)

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Janelle Brown

Welcome to my home on Goodreads.

A little about me: I'm the New York Times bestselling author of the novels PRETTY THINGS, WATCH ME DISAPPEAR, ALL WE EVER WANTED WAS EVERYTHING, THIS IS WHERE WE LIVE, I'LL BE YOU and the upcoming WHAT KIND OF PARADISE. My books have been New York Times bestsellers and published in a dozen countries around the world. My books tend to be page-turners with dysfunctional family relationships at their hearts; domestic dramas crossed with literary suspense. I'm also very much a California writer, and my books are set across the state.

I'm always happy to answer questions here, but you can also find me on Instagram and Twitter -- and if you visit http://www.janellebrown.com you can also sign up for my newsletter.

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Sarah MacLean

New York Times, Washington Post & USA Today bestseller Sarah MacLean is the author of historical romance novels. Translated into more than twenty-five languages, the books that make up “The MacLeaniverse” are beloved by readers worldwide.

In addition to her novels, Sarah is a leading advocate for the romance genre, speaking widely on its place as a feminist text and a cultural bellwether. A columnist for the New York Times, the Washington Post and Bustle, she is the co-host of the weekly romance podcast, Fated Mates. A Rhode Island native, Sarah now lives in New York City.

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Paige Harbison

A little bit about me...

I grew up in the Washington D.C. area, raised by a musician and a writer. I graduated high school early, and went to college in St. Augustine, FL. Then, between Freshman and Sophomore year, I wrote my first novel. Everything in my life changed when, the following semester, I signed my first contract at age nineteen.

I transferred schools three times for fun, and changed my major from Theatre to Painting in order to accommodate my new career. I graduated early from Towson University and continued to work on my first three published novels, all YA: Here Lies Bridget, New Girl, and Anything to Have You.

Throughout the next decade I worked as a bartender and ghostwriter, traveling as much as I could, living it up in the na

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Megan Miranda

Megan Miranda is the New York Times bestselling author of All the Missing Girls; The Perfect Stranger; The Last House Guest, which was a Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick; The Girl from Widow Hills; Such a Quiet Place; The Last to Vanish; The Only Survivors; and Daughter of Mine. She has also written several books for young adults. She grew up in New Jersey, graduated from MIT, and lives in North Carolina with her husband and two children.

Her next thriller, You Belong Here, will be published on July 29, 2025.

Follow @MeganLMiranda on Instagram, @AuthorMeganMiranda on Facebook, or visit www.meganmiranda.com

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Heather Aimee O'Neill

Heather Aimee O’Neill is the Assistant Director of the Sackett Street Writers’ Workshop, and teaches creative writing at CUNY Hunter College. An excerpt from her novel When The Lights Go On Again was published as a chapbook by Wallflower Press in April 2013. Her poetry chapbook, Memory Future, won the University of Southern California's 2011 Gold Line Press Award, chosen by judge Carol Muske-Dukes. Her work was shortlisted for the 2011 Pirate’s Alley Faulkner-Wisdom Writing Award and has appeared in numerous literary journals. She is a freelance writer for publications such as Time Out New York, Parents Magazine and Salon.com, and is a regular book columnist at MTV’s AfterEllen.com.

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Emily Adrian

Emily Adrian is the author of Seduction Theory, Daughterhood, The Second Season, and Everything Here Is Under Control, as well as two critically acclaimed novels for young adults. Her work has appeared in Granta, The Point, Joyland, EPOCH, Alta Journal, Los Angeles Review of Books, and The Millions. Originally from Portland, Oregon, Emily currently lives in New Haven, Connecticut.

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Natalie Guerrero

Natalie Guerrero is a writer and producer based in Los Angeles. Her writing has been featured in publications such as Electric Literature, Byline, Goop, and Blavity. My Train Leaves at Three (2025) is her first novel.

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Mazey Eddings

Mazey Eddings is a bestselling author, dentist, and (most importantly) stage mom to her cats, Yaya and Zadie. She can most often be found reading romance novels under her weighted blanket and asking her husband to bring her snacks. She's made it her personal mission in life to destigmatize mental health issues and write love stories for every brain. With roots in Ohio and Philadelphia, she now calls North Carolina home.

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Stacy Willingham

Stacy Willingham is the New York Times, USA Today and internationally bestselling author of psychological suspense. Her books include A Flicker in the Dark, All the Dangerous Things, Only If You're Lucky and Forget Me Not.

Her debut, A Flicker in the Dark, has sold over one million copies in North America alone. It was the winner of Strand Magazine's Best Debut Award and a finalist for the Book of the Month's Book of the Year award, Goodreads Choice Best Debut award, Goodreads Choice Best Mystery & Thriller award, and ITW's Best First Novel award. Her work has been translated in more than thirty languages.

She earned her B.A. in magazine journalism from the University of Georgia and M.F.A. in writing from the Savannah College of Art and Desi

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Ellen O'Clover

Ellen O’Clover writes stories about love, identity, and belonging for both teens and adults.

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Audrey Ingram

Audrey Ingram is a native of Alabama and a graduate of Middlebury College and Georgetown University Law Center. She practiced law in Washington, DC for fifteen years. When not writing, she can be found digging in her garden or hiking the Blue Ridge mountains. Audrey currently lives in Virginia with her husband and three children.

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Hattie Williams

I'm a writer based in East London. I left education in my teens to pursue a career as a musician. I have toured Europe extensively, made three studio albums, and worked as a composer with my tracks still regularly featured on TV and streaming services across the world. In my mid-twenties I found myself working in publishing quite by accident, and an admin temping job turned into a twelve-year career in which I worked with some of the biggest authors in the world. I'm the former producer of the Iceland Noir Literary Festival.

My debut novel, BITTER SWEET, will be published in July 2025. My second novel, BEGINNING. MIDDLE. END. will follow.

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Loretta Rothschild

Loretta is originally from London and she now lives with her husband, Nat, their young son and her beloved dogs. Finding Grace is her debut novel.

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Ava Robinson

Ava Robinson is a writer, educator, and New Yorker. She is the Assistant Director of the Writing Institute at Sarah Lawrence College and a graduate of The New School’s MFA program. Her debut novel, Definitely Better Now, will come out in late 2024 from Mira Books.

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Kate Broad

Kate Broad holds a BA from Wellesley College and a PhD in English from the CUNY Graduate Center. She is a Bronx Council on the Arts award winner for fiction and her writing appears widely in literary journals and online. Her first novel, Greenwich, was released in 2025 from St. Martin's Press and was named one of People Magazine's Best New Books, a Vanity Fair Summer Read, and an Amazon Editor's Pick for Best New Literature and Fiction. Originally from Massachusetts, she lives in the Bronx.

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Joanne Yi

Joanne Yi grew up in Orange County, California, and currently resides in Los Angeles. She graduated from the University of California San Diego and holds an MFA in creative writing from Antioch University. When she’s not writing, she enjoys baking, horror films, Korean dramas, and spicy food. All the Tomorrows After is her first novel. You can visit Joanne online at JoanneYi.com and on Instagram @WritingJoJo.

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Betsy Holmberg

Betsy Holmberg, PhD, is an award-winning psychologist and author specializing in overthinking and negative self-talk. She writes for Psychology Today, and has been featured in radio, television, and podcasts. Before settling into writing and therapy, Betsy ran the global behavioral health service line at McKinsey & Company, a premier consulting firm, where she ranked in the top 5% of all consultants. She also worked at Harvard and co-authored several peer-reviewed academic journal articles on non-suicidal self injury and suicidal thoughts. She is trained in Cognitive-Behavioral and Dialectical Behavioral therapies, and has treated clients of all ages and presentations. Betsy received her doctorate, master's and B.A. in Psychology from Duke

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Anna Mitchael

Anna Mitchael is a Texas-based author who has spent the last 20 years working as a writer and creative director in ad agencies across the country, deputy editor of Magnolia Journal, and ghostwriter.

In 2018, Anna’s life took a turn when she returned to the faith she had left as a child. This experience, and the years leading up to it, became the basis for her third book, They Will Tell You the World Is Yours: On Little Rebellions and Finding Your Way. This collection of 85 vignettes tracks a fictional woman's life from birth through a spiritual awakening.

For more of Anna's writing, you can subscribe to her free substack LIttle Rebellions or visit annamitchael.com.

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Katie Bernet

Katie Bernet is an author living in Dallas, Texas. She’s an award-winning creative director, a long-standing member of the DFW Writer’s Workshop, and the director of the 2025 DFW Writer’s Conference. The oldest of three sisters, she’s a diehard fan of "Little Women."

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Honerod

Honerod is an up-and-coming author who focuses on personal growth, self-development, and improving one's life. “Life is an endless journey of learning” is among many of his favorite quotes. His passion for personal development started at a young age and has since then always been looking for opportunities for growth. Honerod's latest book 'The NO-BS Self-Help Book' brilliantly compiles money, productivity, communication, and health secrets into one must-read self-improvement package. These are just the beginning of Honerod's journey as an author, as he plans to release more self-help books with new perspectives to challenge the chaotic world we live in.

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Ronit Plank

Ronit Plank is author of WHEN SHE COMES BACK, a memoir about the loss of her mother to the guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh and their eventual reconciliation and HOME IS A MADE-UP PLACE, a collection of short fiction which won Hidden River Arts' 2020 Eludia Award.

A Seattle-based writer, teacher, and editor, her work has been featured in The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The New York Times, Writer’s Digest, The Rumpus, American Literary Review, Hippocampus, The Iowa Review, and elsewhere.

She is nonfiction editor at The Citron Review and her stories and essays have been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, the Best of the Net, and the Best Microfiction Anthology. Her short fiction has won prizes and/or special mention in The Iowa Review, American

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Alfred Quinsay

Alfred Quinsay is a Filipino author, business strategist, and academic based in the Philippines. Holding credentials as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Master of Business Administration (MBA), Quinsay draws upon over two decades of professional experience across diverse industries including mining, logistics, and business process outsourcing (BPO) to inform his literary work.

His contemporary novels frequently explore the ethical complexities inherent in the business world and the nuances of human behavior. Quinsay's writing is also influenced by his Christian faith and personal interest in martial arts, leading him to champion the concept of an integrated life that harmonizes professional pursuits, personal passions, and spiritual

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Deedee Cummings

Deedee Cummings is a professional dreamer, author, therapist, attorney, and mom from Louisville, Kentucky. She founded Make A Way Media to create diverse, hope-filled stories for children and adults, and is also the founder of The Louisville Book Festival. Her work—centered on healing, literacy, and the power of starting over—has been featured in Forbes, Essence, USA Today, and NPR. Deedee was appointed twice to Kentucky’s Early Childhood Advisory Council by the Governor of Kentucky and will release her newest children’s book, Hope In the Nick of Time, in the fall of 2025.

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Janna Klarmann

I’m a retired university professor in rural southwestern France. We live across the road from a 12th-century church among friendly neighbors who share with us their eggs and vegetables.

I like reading and writing, walking our dog in the vineyards, and quiet evenings in our traditional-style house. From our yard, we have a breathtaking view of the stars, providing the perfect setting to reflect on the important things in life.

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Sriram Ramakrishnan

Sriram Ramakrishnan is a software architect by profession who hails from Chennai, a beautiful city in South India. He had a brief stint in Germany and Cyprus in the mid-2000s, before moving to the USA, where he has been residing for the past 15 years. He is an avid traveler who has visited more than 25 countries, has been on several backpacking road trips around the world, including England, Scotland, Iceland, Australia, Canada, Germany, France, and all the 50 states of the USA. Apart from traveling, he loves writing, and riding his Harley Davidson motorcycle. He never misses his daily meditation and yoga practice.

His motto in life, “Don’t hurt yourself. Don’t hurt others. With these 2 rules, do whatever you want in life”.

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Johanna Neuman

Johanna Neuman's latest book, The Concert: A Novel About Musicians Who Defied Hitler's Siege of Leningrad, is about a group of women who were caught between Hitler's fascism and Stalin's communism. They survived by embracing their creativity and their families. An earlier book, Gilded Suffragists, tells the story more than 200 women of enormous wealth who joined the fight to win women the right to vote. With names like Astor, Belmont and Vanderbilt, they were the media darlings of their day, covered for every excess of fashion and decor. And when they risked their social standing to win the vote for women, it was like Oprah Winfrey blessing a cause today. It popularized the movement.

An award-winning journalist with 30 years of experience i

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