Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

Dutton owned and operated the iconic Dutton’s Brentwood Bookstore for more than two decades before it closed in 2008. Thousands of authors celebrated their works in Duttons’ central courtyard from Jane Smiley, Robert Stone and T.C. Boyle to Junot Diaz, Chang Rae Lee and Lisa See... Read More →

Baume won the Davy Byrne's Short Story Award in 2014, the Rooney Prize in 2015, and the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize in 2016. She is author of two novels, "Spill Simmer Falter Wither" and "A Line Made by Walking.” She lives on the south west coast of Ireland. Baume's book “Spill... Read More →

Greenwell is the author of "What Belongs to You,” which was longlisted for the National Book Award, shortlisted for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize, and named a Best Book of 2016 by The New York Times, The New Yorker, and over 50 other publications. His work has appeared... Read More →

Hoffman is the author of the critically acclaimed novels "Running,” "So Much Pretty" and "Be Safe I Love You.” She has written for the New York Times, Marie Claire, Salon, and National Public Radio, and is the recipient of numerous awards and accolades including a Folio Prize... Read More →

Novey is the author of "Ways to Disappear,” a finalist for the 2016 L.A. Times Book Prize for First Fiction and an NPR Best Book of 2016. Her fiction and poetry have been translated into ten languages and she's written for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and New York... Read More →