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GET TO KNOW Best-selling Author and Outliers Instructor Tessa Wegert
Join Kathleen Antrim and DP Lyle for a conversation with best-selling author Tessa Wegert on the Outlier's YouTube Channel and the Outliers Podcast Series
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Tessa Wegert is the critically acclaimed author of eight crime novels in the Shana Merchant and North Country series. Her books have received numerous starred reviews and have been featured on PBS and NPR Radio. A former journalist and copywriter, Tessa grew up in Quebec and now lives in Connecticut, where she co-founded Sisters in Crime CT and serves on the board of International Thriller Writers (ITW). Learn more about Tessa’s books at www.tessawegert.com and connect with her on Instagram at @tessawegert.
6 Oct 2026
GET TO KNOW Author and Performance and Behavior Expert Alex VanHouten
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Alex VanHouten - His personal journey wrestling with a painful genetic disorder called Ehlers Danlos taught him the discipline of 1% BETTER Daily and ignited his passion to help others do the same. Coach Alex completed his undergraduate degree at Vanderbilt University in 2010 focused on chemistry and psychology. In the years since, he has earned certifications in personal training, corrective exercise, performance enhancement, and behavior change through the National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM). He’s also written multiple peer-reviewed articles for the International Sport
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4 Oct 2026
GET TO KNOW Author Todd Brown
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Todd Brown is the author of When Shadows Burn (2025), a Southern Gothic thriller that received a starred BookLife/Publishers Weekly review, was shortlisted for the Eric Hoffer Grand Prize, named an Eric Hoffer First Horizons finalist and Honorable Mention for Best Commercial Fiction, and was a Next Generation Indie Book Awards finalist. His fiction blends dark humor, crime, social pressure, and morally complicated communities with a particular interest in the stories people tell to make cruelty easier to live with.
Anna So Knows ‘Ya, is his second novel. He is neurodivergent and lives with his family in a small town in Virginia, where he shares life with his incredible wife and their transgender son, who between the two of them, there's enough neurodivergence to turn comedic dysfunction into an art form. They also have a son who lives in Florida and travels the world.
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