Authors

Prof. Lex Paulson is Director of Executive Programs at the UM6P School of Collective Intelligence (Morocco) and lecturer in advocacy at Sciences Po-Paris. A mobilization strategist for the presidential campaigns of Barack Obama and Emmanuel Macron, he studied classics at Yale and Cambridge before earning his PhD in ancient philosophy at the Sorbonne. His work centers on leadership and strategies for systemic change. He has trained and advised government and business leaders in over 20 countries with a special focus on Morocco, West Africa, and Central and Eastern Europe.
Lex is the author of Cicero and the People’s Will (Cambridge UP) and co-editor of the Routledge Handbook of Collective Intelligence for Democracy and Governance.
He lives in Paris and Rabat.

Sunna van Kampen is the founder of Tonic Health, which aims to tackle the UKs nutrient deficiency crisis driven by UPFs with real nutrition without the junk. Tonic is now the UK’s fastest-growing vitamin brand and stocked in over 10,000+ distribution points including every major retailer in the UK. Tonic is also the world’s most-followed nutrition brand, with 1.2M+ followers and delivering 390M organic views in 2024.

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Farzanah Nasser is a registered Nutritional Therapist and Functional Medicine Practitioner specialising in gut and immune health, with a particular focus on autoimmunity and the gut microbiome. Passionate about the power of food as medicine, Farzanah simplifies the science to provide practical tips, hacks, and recipes for better health. Her expertise covers gut microbiome balance, hormone health, radiant skin, immunity and longevity. She grew up between the UK and America.

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Laura Tobin is one of the most well-respected meteorologists in the UK. In 2007, she joined the BBC weather centre as a broadcast meteorologist. She presented on various platforms from BBC One and the 6 o’clock news to Countryfile, BBC World, BBC Radio and online. Laura is currently the weather for ITV Good Morning Britain.

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Margrét Ann Thors is an Icelandic-American writer based in Reykjavík, Iceland. She received her MFA from Columbia University and teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in the English department at the University of Iceland. Her writing has appeared in Glamour, Creative Nonfiction, Ós Pressan, Storychord, and other outlets. Freyja is her debut novel.

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A brilliant linguist, devout patriot, voracious reader, and fitness and yoga enthusiast from South Texas, Reality Winner was 25 and a U.S. Air Force veteran working at the NSA when she leaked a classified document that indicated that Russia had interfered with the 2016 U.S. elections. She was sentenced to 5 years and three months in prison. Today she is a fitness and language instructor who lives in South Texas and, though released from prison, is still fulfilling the terms of her sentence.

Louis Levy is a French-American director and screenwriter based in Paris. Born in Paris and raised in London, he later moved to New York to attend Parsons School of Design, where he earned a double major in History and Photography. While still a student, he began directing award-winning commercials for brands such as A.P.C., the Tribeca Film Festival, and music labels like Mad Decent.
In 2015, he co-founded MIMI in New York, named one of GQ’s “Top 10 Best Restaurants in America,” and followed with BABS in 2018—both praised by The New York Times and every major food publication on the East Coast.
After the pandemic, Louis returned to filmmaking. His debut feature was acquired by Borsalino Productions and is set to shoot in winter 2025, starring French comedy icon Michèle Laroque. He is also developing a limited TV series with Mediawan.
A dual citizen of France and the United States, Louis now lives full-time in Paris—though he (sometimes) misses New York.

Jenny Marrs is a designer, writer, and passionate advocate for community transformation, family preservation, and orphan care around the globe. She is married to Dave, and they live on a small farm in Bentonville, Arkansas, with their five kids and too-many-to count animals. Together with Dave, they have founded The Berry Farm and worked with HGTV to develop Fixer to Fabulous, a home renovation show focused on restoring historic homes in their beautiful Northwest Arkansas area.

Jasmine Donahaye is author of six books, including the award-winning Birdsplaining: a Natural History. Her memoir Losing Israel won Nonfiction Wales Book of the Year and was a Telegraph Best Travel Book of 2015, and her poetry collection Misappropriations was shortlisted for the Jerwood Aldeburgh First Collection Prize. Her work has appeared in the New York Times Modern Love column, in the Guardian and on BBC Radio 4. She is Emeritus Professor of Creative Writing at Swansea University, and a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales.

Angela Chadwick is a former journalist who works in higher education communications. Her latest novel, The Impersonators, published in March 2025.

Her debut novel Xx was named a Guardian book of the year and won the 2019 Polari First Book Prize. It has been published in English, Korean, German and Turkish. She is also the author of Ungrateful, published by Dialogue Books in June 2022.

Represented by Cara Lee Simpson.