The Burma Spring: Aung San Suu Kyi and the New Struggle for the Soul of a Nation

Rena Pederson teaches writing at Southern Methodist University. She has written on Burma for the Huffington Post, Washington Post, and Christian Science Monitor. She was the editorial page editor at the Dallas Morning News, has served on the Pulitzer Prize Board, and is the author of The Burma Spring, The Lost Apostle, and What’s Next?, which was featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show. She is currently a commentator on Dallas Public Radio.

For decades, Laura Bush has championed key issues in the fields of education, health care, human rights, and the preservation of our nation’s heritage. A hiking and outdoors enthusiast, Mrs. Bush encourages Americans to spend time in and care for our national parks.The author of the bestselling memoir Spoken from the Heart, Mrs. Bush also founded both the Texas Book Festival and the National Book Festival in Washington, DC. Today, as the chair of the Women’s Initiative at the George W. Bush Institute, Mrs. Bush continues her work on global health-care innovations, empowering women in emerging democracies, education reform, and supporting the men and women who have served in America’s military. Mrs. Bush holds a degree in education and a master’s degree in library science. She taught in public schools in Dallas, Houston, and Austin and worked as a public school librarian.

Karen White is a classically trained actress who has recorded more than 250 audiobooks. A two-time Audie finalist, she has earned multiple Earphones Awards, Library Journal starred reviews, and other accolades, including being recognized by AudioFile magazine as one of the best voices of the year in 2010, 2011, and 2015. A proud member of SAG-AFTRA, she currently lives with her family in coastal North Carolina.