Author, screenwriter, philanthropist, journalist, and broadcaster, Mitch Albom has written 8 #1 NY Times bestsellers — including Tuesdays with Morrie. His books have sold more than 42M copies in 48 languages worldwide. He has also written award-winning TV films, stage plays, screenplays and a musical. He appeared for more than 20 years on ESPN, and was a fixture on The Sports Reporters. Through his column at the Detroit Free Press, he was inducted into the National Sports Media Association and Michigan Sports halls of fame and was the recipient of the Red Smith Award for lifetime achievement. Following his bestselling memoir Finding Chika and Human Touch, an online serial that raised funds for pandemic relief, he returned to fiction with The Stranger in the Lifeboat and The Little Liar. His new novel is a stunning love story about magical second chances called Twice. Albom devotes most of his time to charitable work through SAY Detroit and Have Faith Haiti, among many other initiatives.
2025 Festival Session