LA Times Festival of Books 2018

Woods is an author, editor and book critic. Her Charlotte Justice mysteries featured African-American LAPD homicide detective Charlotte Justice. She is the editor of several anthologies, including "Spooks, Spies and Private Eyes," a groundbreaking collection of African-American... Read More →

Gattis is the author of "Safe," "Kung Fu High School," and "All Involved: A Novel of the 1992 L.A. Riots," which won the American Library Association's Alex Award and the Lire Award for Noir of the Year in France. He lives and writes in Los Angeles, where he is a member of street... Read More →

Ide is of Japanese American descent. Growing up in South Central Los Angeles, Joe's favorite books were the "Conan Doyle Sherlock Holmes" stories. Joe went on to earn a graduate degree and had several careers before writing his debut novel, "IQ," inspired by his early experiences... Read More →

Love earned a master's degree in English literature from New York University. She has lived in Los Angeles for over a decade. During that time, she has written for several television shows, among them “Life,” “CSI: Miami,” “Person of Interest,” and “Rosewood.” "Lola... Read More →