Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

Bellas, is a bilingual and bicultural, author, freelance writer, and blogger with a degree in communications from Pepperdine University in California.  Realizing she could combine her two life passions, writing and motherhood,she became a voice for Latino parents long before the... Read More →

López is one of today's influential Latina authors in young adult literature. Her first novel, "Esperanza,” was published while she was still in college. Since then, she has published several other books, including the Single Chicas series. She was named as one of "Top Ten New... Read More →

McLemore was born in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains and taught by her family to hear la llorona in the Santa Ana winds. She is the author of William C. Morris Award Finalist "The Weight of Feathers" and Stonewall Honor Book "When the Moon Was Ours,” which was longlisted... Read More →

Del Rio is a professional comic book writer and artist who has spent the past ten years writing and illustrating, primarily for a young audience. Her clients include Archie Comics, Dark Horse, and Marvel; she is best known for her work writing and drawing the 42-issue run of “Sabrina... Read More →