Acclaimed Subject of the Book, Movie, and Broadway Play Catch Me If You Can
Frank Abagnale, a former con artist extraordinaire whose crimes inspired the memoir and movie Catch Me If You Can, is one of the world's most respected authorities on forgery, embezzlement, and secure documents. After a five-year international crime spree, he was arrested at age 21 for cashing... More
New York Times Best-Selling Author of The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness
Michelle Alexander peels back the curtain on systemic racism in the American prison system in the pivotal New York Times best-seller The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness. The book is considered one of the top African-American books of 2010 and won the... More
Best-Selling Novelist and Founder of Wish You Well Foundation for Literacy
One of today's most celebrated writers, David Baldacci is the best-selling author of more than 20 novels including Zero Day, Sixth Man, One Summer, Absolute Power, Last Man Standing, The Collectors, The Camel Club, Simple Genius... More
Chief Legal Correspondent for CBS News and Best-Selling Author of Supreme Conflict
An award-winning legal journalist, Jan Crawford has covered the Supreme Court for more than 10 years and has had extensive interviews with nine of its justices. She is also the New York Times best-selling author of Supreme Conflict: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Control of the United... More
Catherine Crier is the former host of Court TV's Catherine Crier Live, a daily one-hour interview program that addresses the legal perspective of the day's front-page stories. She is also the author of The Case against Lawyers: How Lawyers, Politicians, and Bureaucrats Have Turned... More
West Memphis Three Storytellers and Documentarians
There were many who stood by his side through his 18 years on death row, including such high-profile artists as actor Johnny Depp, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, the Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines, and former Black Flag frontman Henry Rollins. His soul-shaking story has also been the subject of three... More
Civil rights and diversity speaker Morris Dees is the co-founder of the Southern Poverty Law Center, a non-profit group specializing in lawsuits involving civil rights violations, domestic terrorism, and hate-motivated crimes. Dees and his associates have successfully battled and dismantled a series... More
Former Australian Foreign Minister and Global Policy Expert
The Hon. Gareth Evans was one of Australia's longest serving foreign ministers and is president emeritus of the Brussels-based International Crisis Group, an independent global conflict prevention and resolution organization. He served as the group's president and CEO from 2000 to... More
Anchor of CNN's Nancy Grace and Prominent Victims' Rights Advocate
Nancy Grace hosts cable news' only legal analysis program, Nancy Grace, which is the highest-rated show on HLN. One of television's most respected legal analysts, Grace came to HLN from Court TV, where she hosted the live daily trial coverage program, Closing Arguments, until 2007... More
Former Governor of Michigan, Educator, and Political Commentator
One of the most respected political figures in the country, Jennifer Granholm served two terms as Michigan governor, leading Michigan out of an economic crisis and into the forefront of green job creation. Her memoir, A Governor's Story recounts her role in Michigan's post... More
