Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Raised in Nigeria and now dividing her time between there and the United States, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has written several bestselling works, including Americanah, Purple Hibiscus, and Half of a Yellow Sun. She's also received a MacArthur Foundation Fellowship and given talks around the world, including the famed "The Danger of a Single Story" and "We Should All Be Feminists."