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Terah Shelton Harris is an author and former librarian who writes upmarket fiction with bittersweet endings. Her books include One Summer in Savannah, Long After We Are Gone, and Where the Wildflowers Grow. She was named Target's first Author of the Year.

Bonnie Garmus is the author of "Lessons in Chemistry," a historical fiction novel set in the 1960s that follows Elizabeth Zott, a female chemist navigating sexism in a male-dominated scientific field while becoming an unlikely television personality. The

Alison Espach is the author of *The Wedding People*, a women's fiction novel that explores themes of marriage, identity, and life's unexpected turns through the intertwined stories of its characters. The book demonstrates her skill at crafting emotionally

Caro Claire Burke received her Master's in Fine Arts from the Bennington Writing Seminars. She is the co-host of *Diabolical Lies*, a politics and culture podcast. *Yesteryear*, a #1 New York Times bestseller and GMA Book Club Pick, is her debut novel. As a child, she wrote short stories but never initially envisioned writing as a career.

Monica Wood is a novelist, memoirist, and playwright based in Maine. She is the author of several books for aspiring writers, including *The Pocket Muse 1*, *The Pocket Muse 2*, and *Description*, as well as novels such as *When We Were the Kennedys* and *How to Read a Book*. Her three plays—*Papermaker*, *The Half-Light*, and *Saint Dad*—debuted at Portland Stage in sold-out productions.