LA Times Festival of Books 2018

Levin has been reviewing children's literature for 20 years. She founded and runs the Bay Area Children's Literature List. Her biggest passion is getting books into the hands of children and teens.

Anderson is the New York Times-bestselling author who writes for all ages. Known for tackling tough subjects with humor and sensitivity, her work has sold nearly five million copies. Her most recent release is "Speak: The Graphic Novel," an illustrated edition of her 1999 National... Read More →

Carroll, an Eisner Award winning illustrator and author of "Through the Woods," is also the creator of many popular Web comics. Her latest project is the illustrated graphic novel of Laurie Halse Anderson’s bestselling “Speak.” She lives in Vancouver, British Columbia.