Karen Christensen is an author, publisher, and founder of Berkshire Publishing Group. Her forthcoming book with Ray Oldenburg revisits the idea of the “third place,” exploring how we build community in an age of loneliness and division.

Majora Carter is a real estate developer, strategist, and Peabody Award–winning broadcaster whose work has redefined urban revitalization. She is the author of Reclaiming Your Community, a book that challenges the idea that low-status neighborhoods are destined to remain so.