Danielle Bayard Jackson is the author of Fighting for our Friendships: The Science and Art of Conflict and Connection in Women’s Relationships. This book aims to explain the mechanics of female friendship from an aerial view, as well as provide tangible strategies to equip women for the day-to-day business of being friends. Danielle didn’t set out to become a friendship coach and educator. She began her career as a high school teacher, where her students often came to her with their friendship issues.

Michelle Lindo-Rice, author of The Bookshop Sisterhood, a novel “that will stay with the reader long after the last page. Absolutely brilliant,” said Kristan Higgins, a New York Times bestselling author. The book is relatable. After years of hard work, four best friends—Celeste, Yasmeen, Toni and Leslie—are finally on the verge of opening the bookstore of their dreams, a place where their community can find solace with an intriguing new read, a comforting beverage and book-loving friends. But before they can cut the

Iris Mwanza, born and raised in Zambia, had early exposure to unfair and unequal opportunities for women and girls and has been a driving force for gender equality in her career. She serves in huge role as Deputy Director, Women in Leadership for the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Iris leads the foundation’s strategy and investments to improve women’s representation and influence in the fields of health, law, and economics in priority geographies. Isis’ first novel releases on June 25th, The Lion’s

Mary Annaïse Heglar is an extraordinary writer who works at the intersections of climate change, climate grief, and climate justice. Her latest book, Troubled Waters, which releases next month, weaves an unforgettable, distinctly Southern story of the enduring power of family, Black resistance, and the rising climate crisis. In this intimate portrait of two generations, a granddaughter and a grandmother come to terms with what it means to be family, Black women, and alive in a world on fire. The world is