LA Times Festival of Books 2018

Cagan's debut novel "Piper Perish," was described as "soulful reading for any artistic teen with a dream," by Booklist. She has published plays for children and teens in anthologies from Applause Books and Smith and Kraus, and has written in the award-winning comic books, "Womanthology... Read More →

Ahmadi grew up outside Washington, DC. He graduated from Columbia University and has worked in the tech industry. When he's not reading or writing books, he can be found watching late-night talk show interviews and editing Wikipedia pages. "Down and Across" is his first novel.

Castellucci has written many books and graphic novels for young adults including "Rose Sees Red," "First Day on Earth," and "The Plain Janes." She lives in Los Angeles. Her most recent novel is "Don't Cosplay with My Heart." Follow Cecil on Twitter @misscecil.

Cohn is the NYT bestselling author of numerous novels for young adults including the "Gingerbread" series and "Nick & Norah's Infinite Playlist" (with David Levithan). She lives in Los Angeles. Her newest book, co-written with David Levithan, is "Sam & Ilsa's Last Hurrah."

Levithan is the New York Times best-selling author of many novels, including "Every Day," "Will Grayson, Will Grayson" (with John Green) and "Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist" (with Rachel Cohn). "Two Boys Kissing" won a Lambda Literary Award. "Sam and Isla's Last Hurrah," co-written... Read More →