Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

Espinoza was raised in Los Angeles. His books include "Still Water Saints" and "The Five Acts of Diego León" (both from Random House). He's written for the NY Times Sunday Magazine, the LA Times, NPR, and the Virginia Quarterly Review. An NEA fellow and winner of an American Book... Read More →

Chang draws upon family legends for historical novels set in China. Janie has lived in the Philippines, Iran, Thailand, New Zealand, and now lives in Vancouver, Canada. Her first novel, "Three Souls,” was a finalist for the 2014 BC Book Prizes Fiction Prize and one of 9 Canadian... Read More →

Deón is a 2017 NAACP Image Award Nominee and author of the critically-acclaimed novel, Grace (Counterpoint Press), which was awarded the 2017 First Novel Prize by the American Library Association's Black Caucus (BCALA), was named Kirkus Review Best Book of 2016, a New York Times... Read More →

Sekaran lives in Berkeley and teaches writing and literature. Her latest novel, "Lucky Boy,” was an Amazon Editor's Pick and an IndieNext Great Read. Her essays and short fiction have appeared in The New York Times, Canteen Magazine, Huffington Post and Best New American Voices... Read More →