Confirmed guests for the upcoming first season, so far… (dates that episodes are available will be added once known—we expect these to air in the fall of 2026):
Jaimie Ford, whose debut novel Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet spent two and a half years on the New York Times bestseller list and won the 2010 Asian/Pacific American Award for Literature.
Benjamin Dreyer, author of the New York Times bestseller Dreyer’s English, retired copy chief and managing editor of Random House.
Sadeqa Johnson, New York Times bestselling author of six novels, including The House of Eve, a Reese’s Book Club selection.
Hank Phillippi Ryan, the USA Today bestselling author of 17 thrillers, including One Wrong Word and All This Could Be Yours, the 2026 Mary Higgins Clark Award winner.
J.R. Dawson, Nebula and Hugo finalist and the Golden Crown award-winning author of The First Bright Thing.
Tade Thompson, author of numerous novels, including the critically acclaimed sci-fi novel Rosewater, the first in his award-winning Wormwood Trilogy.
Kevin M. Kruse, Professor of History at Princeton University and author of White Flight, One Nation Under God, and other books.
Jason Rekulak, author of Hidden Pictures, a national bestseller and winner of a Goodreads Choice Award, and The Impossible Fortress, a finalist for the Edgar Award.