We’re thrilled to announce the amazing keynote speakers who will be joining us in Cincinnati for Winter Institute 2024! Anton Bogomazov (he/him) is the adult book buyer at Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington, DC. He has been with the store since 2011 and has worked as a floor bookseller, supervisor, inventory manager, and P&P branch store buyer. Doris Kearns Goodwin is an acclaimed presidential historian, international keynote speaker, and Pulitzer Prize-winning, New York Times #1 bestselling author of books including Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln, Leadership: In Turbulent Times, and the forthcoming An Unfinished Love Story. Miranda July is a writer, filmmaker, artist, and the author of the New York Times bestseller The First Bad Man and the award-winning collection of stories No One Belongs Here More Than You. Michele Norris is one of America’s most trusted voices in journalism. She is the award-winning former cohost of NPR’s All Things Considered and the founding director of The Race Card Project. Philomena Polefrone (she/her) is the Advocacy Associate Manager at ABA, where she focuses on free expression advocacy, ABFE’s social media, and creating resources like the “ABA Right to Read Toolkit.” James Rhee served a 7-year tenure as Chair and CEO of Ashley Stewart. His leadership philosophy — kindness plus a little math — led to red helicopter, his media-education platform and book.
Danzy Senna is the author of four previous works of fiction, including the bestselling Caucasia and, most recently, New People, as well as a memoir. William Ury, cofounder of Harvard’s Program on Negotiation, has served as a mediator in boardroom battles, labor conflicts, and civil wars around the world. He is the coauthor of Getting to Yes and other books. LaDarrion Williams is a playwright, filmmaker, author, and screenwriter whose goal is to cultivate a new era of Black fantasy. Blood at the Root is his first novel. Maysoon Zayid is a comedian, actress, writer, and disability advocate. She co-founded the NY Arab American Comedy Festival, The Muslim Funny Fest, and is the author of the bestselling memoir Find Another Dream.
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