Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

Bradfield, born in San Francisco in 1955, has written several novels - including "The History of Luminous Motion" (1989), "Animal Planet" (1994), and the recent "Dazzle Resplendent: Adventures of a Misanthropic Dog" - as well as several collections of short stories, and a collection... Read More →

Erickson is the author of nine novels including, most recently, “These Dreams of You.” He is also the film critic for Los Angeles magazine and editor of Black Clock, published by CalArts, where he teaches writing. In 2010 he was the recipient of the American Academy of Arts and... Read More →

La Farge is the author of "The Night Ocean" and four other books of fiction. His short stories and essays have appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's,The Paris Review, The New Republic, McSweeney's, Nautilus, Conjunctions, BOMB, The Believer, The Village Voice, and elsewhere. He lives... Read More →

Gray is the author of four books, including "Gutshot" (FSG). Her work has appeared in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Tin House, and VICE. Her forthcoming novel, “Isadora,” will be published in May.

Silver is the author, most recently, of the novel "Little Nothing.” Her other novels include "Mary Coin,” a New York Times Bestseller and winner of the Southern California Independent Bookseller's Award, and an NPR and BBC Best Book of the Year, "The God of War,” which was... Read More →