Erin Entrada Kelly is an American »New York Times« bestselling author. She studied creative writing at Rosemont College. Her novels for children and young adults have earned her numerous awards, including the Newbery Medal in 2018 and 2025. In 2019, she received the German Children’s Literature Award for »Hello, Universe«.
Douglas Stuart [Scotland/USA] is a writer. His debut novel «Shuggie Bain», which was published in 40 countries and became a bestseller, was awarded the Booker Prize. Last Update: 2026
Katie Kitamura [USA] is a writer, journalist, and literary critic. Her work, for which she has been nominated for, among other honors, the Booker Prize and the Pulitzer Prize, has been translated into 28 languages. Last Update: 2026
Simon Jermyn [Ireland/USA/Germany] is a bassist, guitarist, and composer. In 2026, he is a member of the ‹ILB House Band›. He is involved in various (band) projects, including his own band Obsany and solo performances. Last Update: 2026
Keisuke Matsuno [Germany/USA] is a jazz guitarist and member of the ‹ILB House Band›. He has performed in quartets and various combinations across Europe and the USA, and has released numerous recordings, including «Live at Scholes Street Studio» with Stephen Gauci, Tim Dahl, and Kevin Shea. Last Update: 2026
Thomas Demand [Germany/USA] is an artist known for his large-scale photographs. His solo exhibitions include the MAK Vienna, Fondazione Prada, and the Nouveau Musée National de Monaco. Last Update: 2026
Noʻu Revilla [USA/Hawaiʻi] is an ʻŌiwi poet and educator. Her debut «Ask the Brindled» won the National Poetry Series 2021 and the Balcones Prize 2023. Last Update: 2026
Kathleen Glasgow is an American bestselling author of young adult novels exploring mental health, grief, and addiction. She studied poetry at the University of Minnesota. Her debut novel »Girl in Pieces« (2016) was an immediate »New York Times« bestseller and received the Amelia Elizabeth Walden Award. Together with Liz Lawson,
Dave Eggers is an American writer and publisher. He studied journalism at the University of Illinois. His memoir «A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius» was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in 2001. «The Circle» (2013) became a worldwide bestseller, «A Hologram for the King» (2012) earned him a National Book
born in 1970 in Anaheim, is a Filipinx-US-American composer, percussionist, and sound artist who won the 2025 Pulitzer Prize in Music for her composition »Sky Islands«. The work, commissioned by the Fromm Music Foundation and NYSCA AWAW Environmental Artist, premiered at Asia Society New York in 2024 and will have
Kathryn Scanlan, born in 1980, is the author of the novels »AUG 9–FOG« (2019) and »Kick the Latch« (2022) — the latter was published in German as »Boxenstart« (trans. Jan Karsten) in 2024 — as well as the short story collection »The Dominant Animal« (2020). Her work has appeared in
