Comedian, musician, and actor
Craig Robinson transitions his flair for humor from the screen to the page in his authorial debut. He is best known for his work on NBC's
The Office, Hollywood comedy blockbusters
This Is the End, Hot Tub Time Machine, and
Pineapple Express, and the upcoming drama
Morris from America. Robinson pulls from his life's most hilarious moments and his experience attending Chicago's first public magnet school to bring Jake the Fake to life. Robinson continues to act, perform, and cheer on the White Sox.
Adam Mansbach is a novelist, screenwriter, cultural critic, and humorist. The #1
New York Times bestselling author of
Go the F*ck to Sleep and
You Have to F*cking Eat, Mansbach has recently expanded his writing repertoire to include his debut thriller
The Dead Run and middle-grade novel
Benjamin Franklin: Huge Pain in My . . . His novel
Rage Is Back was an NPR Best Book of the Year. Mansbach's work has also appeared on NPR's All Things Considered.
Keith Knight is mapping out a previously unknown vector of the vast cartoon universe.
--Garry Trudeau, creator of Doonesbury It's hard to make a comic that is this funny while also so frequently profound.... This is the work of a master.
--Dave Eggers, author of A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius Keith Knight is a rapper, social activist, father, and educator. He's also one of the most highly regarded cartoonists in America, and the creator of three popular comic strips: the
Knight Life, (th)ink, and the
K Chronicles. Knight is also the recipient of the the NAACP History Maker award. His art has appeared in various publications worldwide, including the
Washington Post, Daily KOS, San Francisco Chronicle, Salon.com,
Ebony, ESPN the Magazine, L.A. Weekly, MAD Magazine, and
The Funny Times.