Humanitarian, correspondent, and bestselling author Jenna Bush Hager is the host of TODAY with Jenna & Friends. She is also the founder of TODAY’s wildly popular Read With Jenna book club, for which she has chosen 83 books—51 of her choices have become New York Times bestsellers. In 2025, Hager launched the innovative publishing venture, Thousand Voices with Random House Publishing Group, as a vibrant home for debut and emerging authors to be seen and celebrated.

On May 12, Thousand Voices will publish Shannon Garvey’s debut novel, June Baby, Garvey will appear as part of this evening’s program.