Cal Crosby, a proud member of the Cherokee Nation, has dedicated over three decades to fostering community and promoting literacy through his career in bookselling, driven by a lifelong mission to establish equity and access to books and reading for all. As an owner of The King’s English Bookshop and the Executive Director of Brain Food Books, a 501(c)(3) organization committed to providing books to under-recognized communities, he champions the power of reading to uplift and transform. His extensive leadership within the literary world, coupled with his recognition as a recipient of the Duende-Word BIPOC Leadership Award and a juror for the National Book Award Foundation, as well as for the Kirkus Star Award in nonfiction and as He is the current co-chair of the Utah Chapter of PEN America, underscores his profound commitment to the written word and its impact on individuals and communities.
