Aldous Leonard Huxley was an English writer and philosopher.

Since bursting onto the YA scene in 2015 with *More Happy Than Not*, **#1 New York Times bestselling author** Adam Silvera has become one of young adult literature's most emotionally resonant voices.

Emily Jenkins, who sometimes uses the pen name E. Lockhart, is an American writer of children's picture books, young adult novels, and adult fiction.

Lo Patrick is a former lawyer and current novelist living in the suburbs of Atlanta. Her debut novel, *The Floating Girls*, earned a starred review from *Publishers Weekly*, was a finalist for the Townsend Prize for Fiction, and received a *Reader's Digest* distinction. She is also the author of *Fast Boys and Pretty Girls*.

Emily St. John Mandel is a Canadian novelist and essayist.

Jerome David Salinger was an American author best known for his 1951 novel The Catcher in the Rye.