Crystal Wilkinson, a recent fellowship recipient of the Academy of American Poets, is the award-winning author of Praisesong for the Kitchen Ghosts, a culinary memoir, Perfect Black, a collection of poems, and three works of fiction—The Birds of Opulence , Water Street and Blackberries, Blackberries. She is the recipient of an NAACP Image Award for […]

Dr. Zahi Hawass is a world-renowned Egyptologist, archaeologist, and author, often celebrated for his charismatic presence and profound impact on the field of Egyptology. With a career spanning several decades, he has held prestigious positions such as the Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities and the Minister of Antiquities in Egypt. Dr. Hawass […]