John Lithgow

John Lithgow is a prolific actor with two Tonys, six Emmys, two Golden Globes, and two Oscar nominations to his name. He has starred in the hit TV series 3rd Rock from the Sun, Dexter, and The Crown, and in beloved films like The World According to Garp, Shrek, and Terms of Endearment. Lithgow has appeared on Broadway twenty-five times and in England with both the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. He is also the bestselling author of nine children’s picture books, and his recordings for kids have landed him four Grammy nominations.

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Pamela M. Tuck

Pamela Tuck is a native of Greenville, NC, but has been a resident of Pennsylvania since 1996. She credits her writing to her upbringing, surrounded by southern storytellers. She began her writing career with poetry in elementary school. Inspired by teachers, family, and friends, she branched out into short stories and plays. She is particularly interested in writing stories for children, from picture books to middle-grade novels.

Pamela received the 2007 New Voices Award from Lee & Low Books for a picture book story entitled "As Fast As Words Could Fly".

Pamela received the 2019 Mom's Choice Award for her book, Mother of Many.
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Linda Ravin Lodding

Linda Ravin Lodding is the award-winning author of ten children’s picture books, including her latest, Babies Are Not Bears (Reycraft Books). Her stories brim with humor, heart, and curiosity—often inspired by the world around her.

Her debut picture book, The Busy Life of Ernestine Buckmeister (Flashlight Press), won the Comstock-Gág Read Aloud Book Award and was read aloud by Emmy Award–winning actress Connie Britton for the SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Storyline Online. Its timeless message about the importance of play continues to resonate in classrooms and homes worldwide.

Linda’s other books include A Gift for Mama (a New York Times notable title), Painting Pepette, Hold That Thought, Milton!, The Queen Is Coming to Tea, Little Red Riding Shee
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Dick Van Dyke

Dick Van Dyke, the star of Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and The Dick Van Dyke Show, has received five Emmy awards, a Tony, and a Grammy. In 2013, he received the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award. He is also the bestselling author of My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business. He lives in Malibu, California.
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Lewis Black

Lewis Niles Black is an American stand-up comedian, author, playwright and actor. He is known for his comedy style which often includes simulating a mental breakdown or an increasingly angry rant, ridiculing history, politics, religion, trends and cultural phenomena. He hosted Comedy Central's The Root of All Evil and makes regular appearances on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart delivering his "Back in Black" commentary segment. When not on the road performing, he resides in Manhattan and also maintains a residence in Chapel Hill, N.C.

Black was born in Silver Spring, Maryland. He is the son of Jeannette, a teacher, and Sam Black, an artist and mechanical engineer. He was raised in a middle-class Jewish family in Silver Spring, Maryland, grad
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Brooke Shields

Brooke Christa Camille Shields is an American actress, supermodel and author.
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Dominick Lemoore

I have been writing since high school and even spent time as lead singer in a local band where I wrote all the lyrics for our songs.
My biggest influencers have been Stephen King and Dean Koontz, with their ability to write books that keep you turning pages - and up all night wishing you hadn't.
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Bryan Johnston

Bryan was a television and video writer/producer for nearly three decades during which he received 11 Emmys along with several other national awards. He is the author of several books and has written for numerous magazines and websites. He was also blessed with being an on-air movie reviewer for ten years--according to Bryan the greatest gig on the planet.
He currently lives in Lake Forest Park, Washington, just outside of Seattle with his wife, two kids and one very large Goldendoodle. He is a devout movie lover, sports fan and avid reader. He hopes the Seattle Mariners make it to the World Series before he dies, and he's still bugged the referees didn't even give the Seahawks a chance to win Super Bowl XL. Bryan bats right, throws right an
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Barbara Eden

Barbara Eden is an American film and television actress and singer who is best known for her starring role in the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie.
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Remi Kanazi

Remi Kanazi is a poet, writer, and organizer based in New York City. He is the author of Before the Next Bomb Drops: Rising Up from Brooklyn to Palestine, Poetic Injustice: Writings on Resistance and Palestine, and the editor of Poets For Palestine.

His political commentary has been featured by news outlets throughout the world, including the New York Times, Salon, Al Jazeera English, and BBC Radio. Kanazi has toured hundreds of venues across the United States, Canada, Europe and the Middle East. He is a Lannan Residency Fellow and an Advisory Committee member for the Palestinian Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel.
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Jonathan Cain

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Jonathan Cain was the longtime keyboardist and rhythm guitarist in the San Francisco based rock band Journey. Cain aided Journey's rise to the top of the charts by composing and playing the piano on songs such as "Don't Stop Believin” and “Open Arms”. His most notable contribution was as sole author of the classic Journey ballad "Faithfully". Cain has released several solo albums including his first Christian release in 2016. He built a recording studio called Addiction Sound in Nashville, and currently resides in Apopka, Florida with his wife, minister Paula White. Cain was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Journey on April 7,
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