Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

Glassner is the author of the best-selling book "The Culture of Fear: Why Americans Are Afraid of the Wrong Things" and "The Gospel of Food: Why We Should Stop Worrying and Enjoy What We Eat.” A sociology professor, Glassner has served as president of Lewis & Clark College and executive... Read More →

Guinn is a former award-winning investigative journalist and the bestselling author of numerous books, including "Go Down Together: The True Untold Story of Bonnie and Clyde,” "The Last Gunfight: The Real Story of the Shootout at the O.K. Corral and How It Changed the West... Read More →

Jacobsen is a journalist and the author of the New York Times bestseller “Area 51” and “Operation Paperclip: The Secret Intelligence Program that Brought Nazi Scientists to America.” Jacobsen graduated from Princeton University and lives in Los Angeles with her husband and... Read More →

Preston worked as a writer and editor for the American Museum of Natural History and taught writing at Princeton University. He has written for The New Yorker, Natural History, National Geographic, Harper's, Smithsonian, and The Atlantic. The author of several acclaimed nonfiction... Read More →