Glidden

Sarah Glidden is a cartoonist and illustrator working primarily in non-fiction and reportage comics. Her debut graphic novel, How to Understand Israel in 60 Days or Less, was published in 2010. Her second book, Rolling Blackouts: Dispatches from Turkey, Syria, and Iraq, was published in 2016 by Drawn and Quarterly. In Rolling Blackouts, Cartoonist Sarah Glidden accompanies […]
Altman

Mara Altman writes about issues that embarrass her (i.e. chin hair), because she has found that putting shame on the page diffuses the stigma, leaving her with a sense of empowerment and freedom. Her favorite thing is when a reader writes to her and says something like, “I have chin hair, too!” or “Hemorrhoids!” Mara has […]
Copaken

Deborah Copaken is the New York Times bestselling author of seven books, including Shutterbabe, The Red Book, Between Here and April, and Ladyparts, her most recent memoir of bodily destruction and resurrection during marital rupture (Random House, 2021). A contributing writer at The Atlantic, she was also a writer on the Emmy/Golden Globe-nominated Netflix hit, […]
Nelson

Anne Nelson is an author and lecturer in the fields of international affairs, media and human rights. As a journalist she covered the conflicts in El Salvador and Guatemala, and won the Livingston Award for best international reporting from the Philippines. She served as the director of the Committee to Protect Journalists. In 1995 she […]
Gilbert

Allison Gilbert is an Emmy Award-winning journalist and one of the most influential writers and speakers on how to find the inner resources to overcome life’s biggest challenges. Through research and lived experience, Allison helps audiences transform grief and loss, manage caregiving and chronic illness, and find connection amid the growing public health crisis of […]
Strauss

A media savvy social satirist, Alix is a frequent contributor and columnist at the New York Times, where her work focuses on trends, relationships, marriage and weddings. She’s been a featured pop culture and lifestyle journalist for more than 20 years, and has appeared as a travel and trend writer on national morning and talk […]