Isabel Allende, born in Peru and raised in Chile, is a novelist, feminist, and philanthropist. She is one of the most widely read authors in the world, having sold more than eighty million copies of her books across forty-two languages. She is the author of many bestselling and critically acclaimed books, including The Wind Knows My Name, Violeta, A Long Petal of the Sea, The House of the Spirits, Of Love and Shadows, Eva Luna, and Paula. In addition to her work as a writer, Allende devotes much of her time to human rights causes. She has received fifteen honorary doctorates, has been inducted into the California Hall of Fame, and received the PEN Center USA’s Lifetime Achievement Award and the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Lifetime Achievement. In 2014, President Barack Obama awarded her the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the nation’s highest civilian honor, and in 2018, she received the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters from the National Book Foundation. My Name Is Emilia del Valle was published today.

Ana Navarro was named co-host of The View beginning in season 26 in 2022. She had previously joined the show in 2015 for season 19 as a contributor. Navarro has made recurring appearances on the panel as a guest co-host since November 2018 in season 22. She appeared on the show for the very first time as a guest co-host in 2013. Navarro is a political strategist and commentator. Born in Nicaragua, she immigrated to the United States in 1980 at 8 years of age. She is a Republican commentator with expertise on Latin American, Florida, and Hispanic issues. Navarro also has vast expertise in supporting losing but principled Republican candidates. She was the National Hispanic co-chair for John McCain’s 2008 presidential campaign. She has advised numerous federal and state campaigns in Florida and nationally. She is one of the leading Hispanic political voices in the United States. In addition to The View, she is a political commentator on CNN. She is known for her honest and blunt commentary and for speaking truth to power. Navarro will continue to commute from her home in Coral Gables, Florida, where she lives with her husband, Al Cardenas, and Chacha, their spoiled miniature poodle. Her hobbies include cooking with lots of butter and internet shopping. She engages in no activities requiring significant attention span or physical exertion.

Shirley Rumierk is best known from NBC’s Manifest as well as CBS’s East New York, The Equalizer and HBO’s Scenes From a Marriage. She was a series regular on NBC’s Rise and had an impressive ten episode arc on Netflix’s Teenage Bounty Hunters. Shirley is a board member and alumna of The 52nd Street Project and an alumna of Oliver Scholars. Rumierk is a graduate of Harvard University.