LA Times Festival of Books 2018

Espinoza is the author of "Still Water Saints" and "The Five Acts of Diego León.” His work has appeared in the New York Times Sunday Magazine, the Los Angeles Times, Salon, NPR, and the Virginia Quarterly Review. A recipient of an NEA fellowship in prose and an American Book... Read More →

Van der Vliet Oloomi is the author of the novels "Fra Keeler" and "Call Me Zebra." She is the winner of a 2015Whiting Writers' Award, a National Book Foundation "5 Under 35" honoree, and the recipient of a FulbrightFellowship as well as residency fellowships from MacDowell and Ledig... Read More →

Vlautin is the author of "Don't Skip Out on Me," "The Free," "Lean on Pete" and "Motel Life." He is the singer and songwriter of the band Richmond Fontaine and a member of The Delines. He lives outside Portland, Oregon.

Zuniga is the host and creator of Literary Death Match (now featured in over 60 cities worldwide). He hosts LDM Book Report on YouTube, and is the co-writer of Madden NFL 18's interactive movie "Longshot" (EA Sports), which earned a nomination for a Writers Guild of America award... Read More →