Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

French is a staff writer in books at the Los Angeles Times. She has worked as an editor for a number of literary journals and magazines, including the Los Angeles Review of Books. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Bennington College. Born and raised in California, she has... Read More →

Chang's debut novel, "The Wangs vs. the World,” was published in October 2016. It has been named a New York Times Editors' Choice and is one of Buzzfeed's 24 Best Books of 2016. The Wangs will be published in 11 countries and NPR said this: "Her book is unrelentingly fun, but it... Read More →

Stradal is the author of the New York Times bestselling novel "Kitchens of the Great Midwest,” recipient of the ABA Indie's Choice Award for Best Adult Debut, the SCIBA Award for Fiction, and the Midwest Independent Booksellers Choice Award. He lives in Los Angeles, where he's Editor-at-Large... Read More →

Sweeney is the New York Times bestselling author of "The Nest,” fiction finalist for the 2016 Goodreads Choice Award and one of the best books of 2016 according to Amazon, The Washington Post and others. "The Nest" has been translated into 26 languages and optioned for film by Amazon... Read More →