Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

Chee is the author of the novels "Edinburgh" and "The Queen of the Night.” He has received numerous awards including the Whiting Award and a NEA in Fiction. He is a contributing editor at The New Republic and VQR, a critic-at-large for the Los Angeles Times, and an associate professor... Read More →

Gay is the author of the novel "An Untamed State," a finalist for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize; the essay collection "Bad Feminist;" and "Ayiti," a multi-genre collection. She is at work on a memoir, "Hunger," and a comic book in Marvel's Black Panther series. She has received... Read More →