LA Times Festival of Books 2018

A former staff writer in books at the Los Angeles Times, French has worked as an editor for a number of literary journals and magazines, including the Los Angeles Review of Books. She holds an MFA in creative writing from Bennington College. Born and raised in California, she has... Read More →

Clemmons' writing has appeared in Zoetrope: All-Story, Transition, The Paris Review Daily, and elsewhere. Shereceived fellowships and support from The MacDowell Colony, Bread Loaf, the Fine Arts Work Center inProvincetown, and the Kimbilio Center for African American Fiction. Clemons... Read More →

Khong studied at Yale and the University of Florida. Her fiction and non-fiction has appeared in American Short Fiction, The Believer, Pitchfork and Village Voice. In 2013, she was named one of Refinery29's 30 under 30. Her debut novel "Goodbye, Vitamin" is a finalist for the 2017... Read More →

Lee's novel, "Everything Here is Beautiful," was named a Top 10 Debut title for 2018 by the American Booksellers Association, and a Top Winter/2018 Pick by more than 30 news outlets, including The Wall Street Journal, Huffington Post, O Magazine, Poets & Writers, Chicago Review... Read More →

Whitaker's work has appeared in The Los Angeles Times, Buzzfeed, Literary Hub, Lenny Letter, and others. Her novel "The Animators" was named one of the best debut novels of 2017 by Entertainment Weekly and one of the best books of 2017 by NPR, Kirkus Reviews, and BookPage. She lives... Read More →