Featured Speakers

General Session I
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Taylor Jenkins Reid is the New York Times bestselling author of nine novels, including Carrie Soto Is Back, Malibu Rising, Daisy Jones & The Six, and The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and their daughter.
General Session I is Wednesday, April 2, 8:15 – 9:45 AM.

General Session II
Louis Sachar
Louis Sachar is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Holes, which won the Newbery Medal, and the National Book Award. He’s also written the Wayside School series, Fuzzy Mud, The Cardturner, and many other books for young people. The Magician of Tiger Castle will be his first book specifically for adults.
General Session II is Thursday, April 3, 3:30 – 4:30 PM.

General Session III
Misty Copeland
Misty Copeland is a principal dancer with American Ballet Theatre, and in 2015, she became the first Black woman to be promoted to the position in the company’s seventy-five-year history. She is the New York Times bestselling author of several books, including Life in Motion, Ballerina Body, Black Ballerinas, The Wind at My Back, and the picture books Bunheads and Firebird. Copeland has been named one of Time Magazine’s 100 Most Influential People and was named one of Glamour’s Women of the Year.
General Session III is Friday, April 4, 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM.