APRIL 24, 2026
Emily Sun Li
Emily Sun Li is a Chinese American children's book writer with an MA in Children’s Literature and MFA in Writing for Children from Simmons University.
APRIL 8, 2026
Alan Leventhal
Alan Leventhal, former Ambassador to the Kingdom of Denmark and B&N alum, spoke to our students about global affairs, international diplomacy and current events in the world.
APRIL 28, 2025
Dashka Slater
Dashka Slater is an award-winning author and journalist. She is the author of several books, including the YA narrative Nonfiction books, Accountable and The 57 Bus.
OCTOBER 29, 2024
Kekla Magoon
Kekla Magoon is an award-winning author, speaker, writing teacher, and life-long learner. She is an author of many novels and nonfiction books for young readers, including The Season of Styx Malone, The Rock and the River, How It Went Down, and Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party’s Promise to the People. Watch her talk at the National Book Festival
MARCH 2024
Dan Kittredge
Dan Kittredge is an organic farmer, researcher, climate champion, and Executive Director of the Bionutrient Food Association and Bionutrient Institute
OCTOBER 2, 2023
Ariel Aberg-Riger
Ariel Aberg-Riger is a self-taught artist and author who focuses on using the power of visual storytelling to explore issues of equity and social justice, encouraging readers to think differently about history, science, policy, and the other forces that shape our lives.
