Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

Hunt, Coordinator of Library Media Services at the San Diego County Office of Education, critiques and judges children's and young adult literature in a variety of venues, including the Horn Book Magazine, School Library Journal, and the American Library Association.

Berry is the author of the 2017 Printz Honor novel "The Passion of Dolssa,” the Carnegie and Edgar shortlisted "All the Truth That's in Me" (2013, Viking), the Odyssey Honor title “The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place" (2014, Roaring Brook), and six others. She holds... Read More →

Hardinge is the author of seven acclaimed novels for young adults. Her most recent book, “The Lie Tree,” was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, received the Boston Globe/Horn Book Award for Fiction, and was named the Costa Book of the Year. She was brought up in a sequence of... Read More →

Sones has written six award winning verse novels for teens, and one bestselling novel for grownups. Her books have received many honors, including a Christopher Award and a Los Angeles Times Book Prize nomination. Her novel, "What My Mother Doesn't Know,” landed Sonya a spot on... Read More →