Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

DuShane grew up under the departure flight path of San Francisco Airport. He currently splits his time between San Francisco and Los Angeles. After he read “Hunger” by Knut Hamsun, he knew his calling as a writer. His obsession for music and DJing began by making mix tapes for... Read More →

Dickey is the author of "Ghostland: An American History in Haunted Places" (Viking), along with two other books of nonfiction. He is also the editor, with Joanna Ebenstein, of "The Morbid Anatomy Anthology," and he teaches at National University.

Pittman is an award-winning newspaper reporter and columnist for the Tampa Bay Times and the author of four books. The New York Times said his most recent book, "Oh, Florida! How America's Weirdest State Influences the Rest of the Country" is "compulsively readable."

Smith is the author of five novels, "Moist,” “Delicious,” “Salty,” “Baked," and "Raw: A Love Story." He has also written the non-fiction books "Heart of Dankness: Underground Botanists, Outlaw Farmers, and the Race for the Cannabis Cup" and his most recent, "Naked At Lunch... Read More →

Womack is the author of seven novels and one non-fiction title, the most noted of which are "Random Acts of Senseless Violence" (fiction) and "The Flying Saucers Are Real!" (non-fiction). He lives in New York City.