{"id":80748,"date":"2024-01-07T07:00:59","date_gmt":"2024-01-07T15:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/?p=80748"},"modified":"2024-01-05T14:26:32","modified_gmt":"2024-01-05T22:26:32","slug":"meet-the-literary-women-of-the-festival-of-authors-in-long-beach-on-march-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/hi-lo\/meet-the-literary-women-of-the-festival-of-authors-in-long-beach-on-march-9","title":{"rendered":"Meet the literary women of the Festival of Authors in Long Beach on March 9"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Eight women and their literary works will be honored when the Festival of Authors returns to the Long Beach Convention Center on March 9.<\/p>\n<p>The day-long event includes morning coffee, lunch, and panels with all of the featured authors, who will discuss their experiences and the inspiration behind their writing. Tickets are $120 and are available for purchase <a href=\"http:\/\/literarywomen.org\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meet the featured authors:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lilybrooksdalton.com\">Lily Brooks-Dalton<\/a>, author of &#8220;The Light Pirate&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kim-fu.com\">Kim Fu<\/a>, author of &#8220;Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rebeccamakkai.com\">Rebecca Makkai<\/a>, author of &#8220;I Have Some Questions for You&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/annnapolitano.com\">Ann Napolitano<\/a>, author of &#8220;Hello Beautiful&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/shelleyread.com\">Shelley Read<\/a>, author of &#8220;Go as a River&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/warsanshiree\">Warsan Shire<\/a>, author\/poet of &#8220;Bless the Daughter Raised by a Voice in her Head&#8221;<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/shelbyvanpelt.com\">Shelby Van Pelt<\/a>, author of &#8220;Remarkably Bright Creatures&#8221;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/dianemariebrown.com\">Diane Marie Brown<\/a>, a Long Beach local, will also be there to speak about her debut novel, &#8220;Black Candle Women.&#8221; Brown previously had a career in public health, including at the Long Beach Health Department, before shifting to fiction writing. The book centers on one family with four generations of Black women who hold a surprising secret that sends them back in time to unravel.<\/p>\n<p>Check out Post multi-media columnist Jackie Rae&#8217;s discussion with Brown <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0fCkejxTDtg\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The festival is organized by Literary Women, a non-profit organization founded in Long Beach in 1982. 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