Roxane Gay

Roxane Gay: Roxane Gay’s writing appears in Best American Mystery Stories 2014, Best American Short Stories 2012, Best Sex Writing 2012, A Public Space, McSweeney’s, Tin House, Oxford American, American Short Fiction, Virginia Quarterly Review, and many others. She is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times. She is the author of the books Ayiti, An Untamed State, the New York Times bestselling Bad Feminist, Difficult Women, Hunger, Opinions, and others. She is also the author of World of Wakanda for Marvel. Roxane was the founding Essays Editor for The Rumpus and is now the site editor and co-owner. You can find her at roxanegay.com.

Debbie Millman: Named “one of the most creative people in business” by Fast Company, and “one of the most influential designers working today” by Graphic Design USA, Debbie Millman has built a remarkable career at the intersection of design, storytelling, and cultural commentary. For the past 22 years, she has hosted the award-winning podcast Design Matters, where she has interviewed more than 700 creative luminaries. Debbie is also the author of eight books. Her most recent book, Love Letter to a Garden, was published in 2025.