Crouse Hinds Concert Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Natasha Alford is an award-winning journalist, host, author, and media executive recognized for harnessing the power of storytelling to inspire and educate. With degrees from Harvard University and Northwestern University, Alford was born in Syracuse. In 2024, she published her critically acclaimed memoir, American Negra, which earned an International Latino Book Award for Best First Book. The book explores identity, resilience and the complexities of Black womanhood in America.

Crouse Hinds Concert Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

Jodi Kantor is a bestselling author and prize winning investigative reporter. In 2017, Kantor and Megan Twohey broke the story of sexual allegations against Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein. They then wrote She Said about the investigation and the impact of even a small number of truth-tellers. Kantor also wrote The Obamas, a behind-the-scenes look at the President and first lady. Kantor resides in Brooklyn.

Crouse Hinds Concert Theater, Mulroy Civic Center
411 Montgomery St., Syracuse

TJ Klune is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling, Lambda Literary Award-winning author. Klune has written 37 books of fantasy and romantic fiction featuring gay and LGBTQ+ characters. Popular titles include The House in the Cerulean Sea, Somewhere Beyond the Sea, Under the Whispering Door, the Green Creek Series, and his latest work The Bones Beneath my Skin.