Mary Karr+

Poet and novelist whose long London Review of Books essays have redefined contemporary literary criticism with comic invention.

Japan-based British-Indian essayist and travel writer exploring stillness, displacement, and the inner life across more than a dozen books.

MacArthur Fellow, poet, and essayist from Columbus, Ohio whose long-form criticism weaves music, memory, and Black cultural life.

American writer of essays, memoirs, and fiction on illness, time, and the writing life.

Turkish-American essayist and novelist known for literary criticism and travel writing.

Haitian-American essayist and novelist on migration, Haiti, and the writing life.

An American novelist and non-fiction writer known for her candid and humorous writing on faith, motherhood, and the writing life.

American critic and essayist known for writings on education, culture, and the arts.