LA Times Festival of Books 2019

Noel Alumit is the author of the novels "Letters to Montgomery Clift" and the Los Angeles Times bestseller "Talking to the Moon." Mr. Alumit's work has been published in USA Today, The Advocate, the Huffington Post and others and his awards include the Stonewall Book Award (American... Read More →

Anuradha Bhagwati is a writer, activist, yoga and meditation teacher, and Marine Corps veteran. She founded the Service Women’s Action Network (SWAN), which brought national attention to sexual violence in the military and helped overturn the ban on women in combat. Anuradha is... Read More →

T Kira Madden is an APIA writer, photographer, and amateur magician. She is the founding editor-in-chief of No Tokens, and facilitates writing workshops for homeless and formerly incarcerated individuals. A 2017 NYSCA/NYFA Artist Fellow in nonfiction literature, she has received fellowships... Read More →

James Oseland is the editor-in-chief of World Food, a book series launching from Penguin Random House in 2020. Prior to that, he was the editor-in-chief for nine years of Saveur, America's most critically acclaimed food magazine. He has been a judge on Celebrity Apprentice, Iron Chef... Read More →

Jacob Tobia is a gender nonconforming writer, producer, and performer based in Los Angeles. A member of both the Forbes "30 Under 30" and the "OUT 100," Jacob's writing and advocacy have been featured by MSNBC, The New York Times, TIME, The Guardian, and Teen Vogue, among others. A Point Foundation Scholar, Truman Scholar, and member of the Biden Foundation's Advisory Council for Advancing LGBTQ Equality, Jacob has worn high heels i... Read More →