Divergent Thinking: YA Authors on Veronica Roth's Divergent Trilogy

Veronica Roth's Divergent trilogy (Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant) has captured the hearts and thoughts of millions of readers. In Divergent Thinking, YA authors explore even more of Tris and Tobias' world, including:

What Divergent's factions have in common with one of psychology's most prominent personality models

The biology of fear: where it comes from and how Tris and the other Dauntless are able to overcome it

Full-page maps locating all five faction headquarters and other series landmarks in today's Chicago, based on clues from the books

Plus a whole lot more, from why we love identity shorthand like factions to Tris' trouble with honesty to the importance of choice, family, and being brave

With a dozen smart, surprising, mind-expanding essays on all three books in the trilogy, Divergent Thinking provides a companion fit for even the most Erudite Divergent fan.

Contributor list:

Elizabeth Wein

Maria V. Snyder and Jenna Snyder

V. Arrow

Jennifer Lynn Barnes

Mary Borsellino

Rosemary Clement-Moore

Debra Driza

Julia Karr

Dan Krokos

Elizabeth Norris

Janine K. Spendlove

Blythe Woolston

Leah Wilson graduated from Duke University with a degree in Culture and Modern Fiction and is currently Editor-in-Chief, Smart Pop, at BenBella Books. She lives in Cambridge, Mass.

Larry Mohl is the Chief Innovation Officer and a founding partner of Performance Inspired, Inc., a research-based learning and consultancy firm specializing in assisting organizations to increase workplace and marketplace performance by activating the proven ""Drivers of Inspiration."" Mohl is a nationally recognized thought leader, author, speaker, chief learning officer for Fortune 100 companies, and entrepreneur.

As Chief Learning Officer for the Personal Communications Sector of Motorola Inc., The American Express Company, and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Mohl has pioneered innovative approaches to leadership development, knowledge communities, and integrated talent management. As a senior human resource leader and well-known change architect, Mohl's contributions have included development of talent strategies and implementation of company-wide programs that have led to measurable increases in employee engagement, retention, leadership supply, and organization capability.