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Derek Thompson
Richard Osman
Abby Phillip
Ken Burns
Sebastian Mallaby
Ilyon Woo
Gary Shteyngart
Michael Pollan
Robert Macfarlane
Ada Limón
Kiran Desai
Atul Gawande
Peter Godwin
Theo Baker
Julian Brave NoiseCat
Beth Macy
Amor Towles
Virginia Evans
Rick Atkinson
Liaquat Ahamed
Julia Lovell
David Gelles
Susan Orlean
Barbara Wansbrough
Susan Choi
Jill Lepore
Simon Rich
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“Sun Valley really rejuvenated us in so many ways, tangible and otherwise. And personally, as a writer, it felt miraculous and life-affirming.”
– Nayantara Roy, SVWC 2025 Presenter & New Voices Fellow