Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

Steinman is curator of the award-winning ALOUD series and co-director of the Los Angeles Institute for Humanities/USC. She is the author of three books: "The Souvenir: A Daughter Discovers Her Father's War," "The Knowing Body: The Artist as Storyteller in Contemporary Performance... Read More →

Hunt is the author of several books including "Neverhome,” a New York Times Book Review Editor's Choice selection, IndieNext selection, winner of The Bridge Prize and finalist for the Grand Prix de Litterature Americaine, as well as the Prix Femina. A resident of Boulder, he is... Read More →

Affinity Konar received her MFA from Columbia University and lives in Los Angeles. Her latest book is “Mischling.”

Lopez lives in Santa Monica. His debut novel "The Show House" was a Chicago Review of Books selection for Best Fiction Books of 2016. His work has appeared in The Millions, Los Angeles Review of Books, The Collagist, Storychord, Time Out New York and Lambda Literary, among others... Read More →