Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

Hartzler has written books, screenplays, and a great number of tweets. His first book, "Rapture Practice" (2013) is a true story about his own life, a memoir about getting kicked out of his Christian high school in Kansas City two weeks before graduation. His novel "What We Saw" (2015... Read More →

Goo grew up in a Los Angeles suburb surrounded by floral wallpaper and piles of books. She is the author of "Since You Asked…”and has very strong feelings about tacos and houseplants. You can find her in Los Angeles with her husband and two cats--one weird, one even more weird... Read More →

Smith is the award-winning author of six Young Adult novels including the 2009 California Book Awards Gold Medalist, "Flygirl,” "Orleans,” and her latest, "Pasadena.” Her books have been listed as Amelia Bloomer, ALA Best Books for Young People, and Junior Library Guild Selections... Read More →

Stohl is the author of Marvel's "Black Widow: Red Vengeance" and "Black Widow: Forever Red,” Icons series and the best-selling co-author of the Beautiful Creatures novels. Her most recent book is “Royce Rolls.” She is a veteran of the videogame industry, co-founder of YALLFest... Read More →