Anthony Seldon
Sir Anthony Seldon is an educator, historian, writer and commentator. A former headmaster and vice chancellor, he is author or editor of over fifty books on contemporary history, politics and education. He’s been co-founder of Action for Happiness and the Institute of Contemporary British History, and is founder of the Museum of the Prime Minister.
Erica Wagner
Erica Wagner’s latest book is Mary and Mr Eliot: A Sort Of Love Story. She was the literary editor of the London Times for seventeen years and is a contributing writer for the New Statesman, consulting literary editor for Harper’s Bazaar and Editor-at-Large for Boundless. She is a host of the CHANEL podcast, “Les Rencontres” and co-host of the Boundless podcast. She is the author of Chief […]
Carly Maisel
Carly Maisel is the Global CEO of the Kirsh Philanthropies. The Foundation supports building culturally rich and tolerant communities by lifting people up and fostering self-sufficiency.
Gemma Rosefield
Gemma is a professor of cello at the Royal College of Music, London. She was winner of the prestigious Pierre Fournier Award in 2007, and made her concerto debut at the age of 16 when she won First Prize in the European Music for Youth Competition in Oslo.
Lionel Shriver
A prolific journalist with a fortnightly column in The Spectator, Lionel Shriver has also published non-fiction work and fifteen novels, including the Orange-Prize winner We Need to Talk About Kevin. Her work has been translated into 35 languages.
Steph Thwaites
Steph Thwaites is the Head of the Book Department and Literary Agent at Curtis Brown where she has worked for more than 20 years. She represents a wide range of authors from debuts to established brands and bestsellers.
Marina Benjamin
Marina Benjamin is a writer of creative non-fiction, personal essays and memoir. She has written six books and has been translated into 9 languages. Her books have been shortlisted for prizes in the US and UK and her essays have appeared in The Paris Review, Granta, Aeon and the TLS. Image © Robin Christian
Dr Michael Erdman
Dr Michael Erdman is the Head of Middle East and Central Asia Collections at the British Library.
Francine Stock
Francine Stock is a broadcaster, critic and writer who has fronted a range of arts and current affairs programmes for BBC Television and Radio including Newsnight, Front Row and The Film Programme. Her published work includes novels, short stories and a social history of cinema, In Glorious Technicolor
Noah Katz
Noah Katz Assoc CIPD is a writer, researcher and facilitator passionate about both genuine organisational diversity and diversity of opinion within the Jewish community. They were elected as a Member Director of the National Union of Students and is a Trustee of NUS Charity. Image © Shahar Azran / WJC
Miriam Farbey
Miriam Farbey works for Scholastic children’s books in New York as a Publisher and with a broad role on international strategy. She was previously Global Publisher of Dorling Kindersley (DK Publishing) and Managing Director of DK’s Children’s Division.
Larry Finlay
Larry Finlay worked at Transworld Publishers (a Division of Penguin Random House since 2013) for more than 40 years, and was its Managing Director for 23 years. Among the authors he published are Bill Bryson, Richard Dawkins, Stephen Hawking and Prince Harry in non-fiction, and many of the UK’s biggest-selling novelists, including Kate Atkinson, John Boyne, […]