Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

Schwartz, a Los Angeles Times bestselling author, cut his teeth as the Director of Development for filmmaker Wolfgang Petersen before writing his novels "Boulevard" and "Beat." He continues to work as a screenwriter, and his short stories and essays are available in various anthologies... Read More →

Beverly's debut novel "Dodgers" is the only novel ever to win both the Gold Dagger and the John Creasey First Blood Dagger from the Crime Writers' Association. "Dodgers" follows his doctoral research on criminal fugitives, which became the 2003 book "On the Lam.” He teaches at Trinity... Read More →

Burnet is the Scottish author of "The Disappearance of Adèle Bedeau,” a psychological thriller set in France, and "His Bloody Project,” which tells the story of a brutal triple murder in the Scottish Highlands in 1869. "His Bloody Project" is a finalist for the 2016 L.A. Times... Read More →

McGuire grew up near Hull, England, and studied at the University of Manchester and the University of Virginia in the United States. He is the co-founder and co-director of the University of Manchester's Centre for New Writing. He writes criticism and fiction, and his stories have... Read More →

Mullen is the author of "The Last Town on Earth," winner of the James Fenimore Cooper Prize for excellence in historical fiction and USA TODAY'S Best Debut of 2006; "The Many Deaths of the Firefly Brothers;" "The Revisionists;" and his latest, "Darktown," an NPR Best Book of the Year... Read More →