LA Times Festival of Books 2019

Donna Wares is the editor of the LA Times Book Club. Donna is a veteran of The Times, where she was the national weekend editor in the early aughts. She’s also the author of several books. She has been a reporter for the Miami Herald, an editor for Entrepreneur Media, NBCNews.c... Read More →

Charlie Jane Anders is the former editor-in-chief of io9.com, the popular Gawker Media site devoted to science fiction and fantasy. Her debut novel, "All the Birds in the Sky," won the Nebula Award for Best Novel, was a Hugo Award finalist, and was one of Time magazine's Top 10 novels... Read More →

Ashok K. Banker is the pioneer of the speculative fiction genre in India. His ground-breaking internationally acclaimed eight-book "Ramayana Series" was the first trilogy and series ever published in India. It revolutionized Indian publishing, creating a genre which is now the biggest... Read More →

Henry Thomas grew up in Texas and has worked as an actor professionally for most of his life. He has also worked as a musician and a sword fighting instructor. He lives with his family in Oregon. "Oesteria and the War of Goblinkind" is his first novel.