Padma Lakshmi is an American television host, producer, author, model, and activist whose multifaceted career has spanned fashion, food, literature, and social justice. Born Padma Parvati Lakshmi in C…
Kiran Desai is an Indian author who is a citizen of India and a permanent resident of the United States. She is the daughter of the noted author Anita Desai.
Dolly Rebecca Parton is a Grammy Award-winning country music singer/songwriter, author, actress and philanthropist. To date, she remains one of the most successful country artists, with 25 number-one …
An almost full-time resident of Tel Aviv, Adeena’s Israeli cookbook (working title: Sababa) will be released by Penguin/Avery books in Spring 2019. Also the solo author of Short Stack Editions’ Tahini…
Ree Drummond began blogging in 2006 and has built an award-winning website, where she shares recipes, showcases her photography, and documents her hilarious transition from city life to ranch wife. Sh…
Shalane Flanagan is an Olympic medalist, four-time Olympian, American record holder, and world-class marathoner. She finished second at the 2010 NYC marathon and ran the fastest time ever by an Americ…
Lizzy Dent (miss)spent her early twenties working in Scotland in hospitality, in a hotel not unlike the one in this novel. She somehow ended up in a glamourous job travelling the world creating conten…
Alyssa Brantley’s cooking philosophy is whole food, half the time. Just because you’re busy, it doesn’t mean you shouldn’t eat great! The creator of the popular food blog EverydayMaven.com, Alyssa foc…
Newt Nguyen is a twenty-four-year-old content creator, born and raised in the Bay Area. He’s a self-taught chef who initially started learning by making meal prep for his sister, but eventually became…
Kylie is a registered dietitian and lover of all foods. She features tips, tricks, and general health and wellness information mixed with her favorite recipes, day-in-the-life vlogs, personal journey,…
Rosie Grant is the creator behind @GhostlyArchive on TikTok and Instagram, where she researches and re-creates recipes found on gravestones. She works at the Center for the Study of Women at UCLA and …