Call Me Ishmael

Logan Smalley and Steph Kent, founders of CallMeIshmael.com — a creative, participatory literary initiative that was an honoree for the National Book Foundation’s “Innovations In Reading Prize” in 2015, will share a reflection by writer A.J. Jacobs on children’s classic, The Cat In the Hat.

Logan Smalley and Stephanie Kent
Co-Creators of Call Me IshmaelLogan Smalley and Stephanie Kent are the co-creators of Call Me Ishmael. Stephanie is a writer, media producer, and amateur boxer. Logan is an award-winning filmmaker and the founding director of TED-Ed. They live in New York City with their rescue dog, Matilda. They recently released an interactive book about books, The Call Me Ishmael Phone Book.

A.J. Jacobs
AuthorA.J. Jacobs is an author, journalist, lecturer and human guinea pig. He has written four New York Times bestsellers that combine memoir, science, humor and a dash of self-help. He is also editor at large at Esquire magazine, a commentator on NPR and a columnist for Mental Floss magazine.