Shoshana Nambi, first woman rabbi from the Abuyudaya Jewish community of Uganda, and author of the new children's book "The Very Best Sukkah: A Story from Uganda"

Yair Rosenberg, creator and editor of "The Deep Shtetl" newsletter for "The Atlantic" magazine, journalist and musician

Ruth Wisse, woman of letters, translator of the new edition of Chaim Grade's "The Quarrel" from Yiddish

Suzette Sheft, 16-year-old author of the new YA book, "Running for Shelter, a True Story"

Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein, co-creators of the new Ken Burns documentary, "The US and the Holocaust"

Isabel Vincent, author of "Overture of Hope"

Judy Mandel, author of the new memoir "White Flag"

Martha Anne Toll, author of "Three Muses"

Sarah Hurwitz, presidential speechwriter and author of the new book "Here All Along: Finding Meaning, Spirituality, and a Deeper Connection to Life--in Judaism (After Finally Choosing to Look There)"

Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg, author of "Of Repentance and Repair: Making Amends in an Unapologetic World"