Penguin Random House/Common Reads presents:
unCommon Authors
unCommon Authors is a monthly video series highlighting exceptional and
unique authors talking about their books.
Kalina Silverman, creator of Big Talk and author of Big Talk, is a journalist, speaker, and Fulbright ambassador whose work explores meaningful human connection and cross-cultural communication.
Kalina Silverman is the creator of Big Talk (@MakeBigTalk). She graduated from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University and received a prestigious Fulbright award to pursue cross-cultural communications research in Singapore. She serves as a U.S. Fulbright ambassador, in addition to her work as an author, video journalist, speaker, and artist. Her storytelling has raised millions for social impact campaigns, inspiring people all over the world. Big Talk has been featured in USA Today, The Washington Post, Good Morning America, Time, People, PBS, and more. When she’s not making Big Talk, Kalina loves to surf, practice martial arts, paint, write and play music, and adventure outdoors.
