At 19, Vijay Gupta was the youngest person to join a top-tier American orchestra, but when he realized that America’s largest population of unhoused people was just streets away, he turned his attention to fostering real connection with audiences of all kinds. His new memoir, Restrung, is “honest, heartfelt, and powerful” (Seth Godin).

Happy Pride Month from The Lavin Agency! In the midst of oppression, it can sometimes feel hard to celebrate—but queer Latinx writer Gabby Rivera, the first Latina ever to write for Marvel Comics, says that joy is what gives us the strength to keep fighting. “Radical, deeply-rooted joy is one of those things that they cannot take from us.”

Prediction, including the AI tools and algorithms we use every day, is never just about knowing the future, says this Oxford philosopher. In her new book, Prophecy (out now!), she argues that it’s also about power—and those who understand how it works and when to use it (or not use it) will gain an edge in our AI-dominated landscape.

The story of our country’s founding continues to hold deep relevance for our lives, says this MacArthur Genius. The first Black person to win the Pulitzer Prize for History, Annette is “one of the most important American historians of our time” (The New York Times). As we approach Juneteenth and America250, her talks are indispensable for this moment.

“Stories are the way we make sense of our lives,” says the “Ask the Therapist” columnist for The New York Times. This Mental Health Awareness Month, the instant New York Times bestselling author of Maybe You Should Talk to Someone shows us how to reframe our story to add more nuance, agency, and possibility.