Author appearances subject to change; more authors to be announced!

some author signings may be ticketed in advance — full schedule with details and (free) ticketing information will be released in april

all books link to bookshop.org pages. any purchases made through these links benefit the yallwest schools program. Orders placed through this bookshop will be shipped to you directly from Bookshop.orgs warehouses, so make sure you order them in enough time for them to arrive to you before the festival. We will also have a bookseller on site during the festival, and books can be brought from home.

Books listed with an asterisk * are titles that will not be released in time for the festival—so if you’re looking to order them to get signed at the festival, they won’t make it to your doorstep. Luckily, we might be able to sell a few of the mid-may releases a little bit early at the festival itself…More info soon!

 
 
Becky's Schedule
Kayla's Schedule

Lily Braun-Arnold

the last bookstore on earth

Lily's Schedule
 

Update 4/18/25: Patrice is unable to join us this year, but we highly recommend still checking out her books below!

Patrice Caldwell

Where shadows meet
A phoenix first must burn
Eternally yours

Soman's Schedule
Nidhi's Schedule
 
Eric's Schedule

Johnnie Christmas

gamerville
swim team

Johnnie's Schedule
Kristen's Schedule
Melissa's Schedule
 

Update 4/30/25: Susan is unable to join us this year, but we highly recommend still checking out her books below!

Susan Dennard

the executioners three*
the luminaries
truthwitch

Susan's Schedule
Hayley's Schedule
Tracy's Schedule
 
Auriane's Schedule

Akwaeke Emezi

Somadina
Bitter
pet

Akwaeke's Schedule
Hafsah's Schedule
 

Carina Finn

The last great heir

Carina's Schedule
Laura's Schedule
Kami's Schedule
 
Stuart's Schedule
Holly's Schedule
 
Chloe's Schedule
Maurene's Schedule
Robin's Schedule
 
Amalie's Schedule

Zakiya N. Jamal

If we were a movie

Zakiya's Schedule

Mar Julia

Brownstone

Mar's Schedule
 

Jackie Khalilieh

YOU started it*
something more

Jackie's Schedule
Sarah's Schedule
C. B. Lee
 
Fonda's Schedule
Shannon's Schedule
Tricia's Schedule
 
E.'s Schedule
F. T.'s Schedule
Elba's Schedule
 
Tahereh's Schedule
Crystal's Schedule
Racquel's Schedule
 
Janae's Schedule
Morgan's Schedule
Lio's Schedule
 
Sarah's Schedule
Kiyash's Schedule
Angela's Schedule
 
Ali's Schedule
Rex's Schedule
Axie's Schedule
 
Margaret's Schedule

Update 5/2/25: Danielle is unable to join us this year, but we highly recommend still checking out her books below!

Danielle Paige

Spell of the sinister
wish of the wicked
dorothy must die

Danielle's Schedule
Mary's Schedule
 

Marisha Pessl

Darkly
neverworld wake

Marisha's Schedule

Update 4/25/25: Lewis is unable to join us this year, but we highly recommend still checking out his books below!

Lewis Peterson

cats vs. robotS: now with fleas!
cats vs. robots: This is war

Lewis's Schedule
Scott's Schedule
 
Randy's Schedule

Brad Riew

the last tiger*

Brad's Schedule

Julia Riew

the last tiger*

Julia's Schedule
 
Ransom's Schedule
Allison's Schedule
Jeanine's Schedule
 
Gretchen's Schedule
Adam's Schedule
Raphael's Schedule
 

E. L. Starling

bound by stars*

E. L.'S Schedule
Judy's Schedule
Margaret's Schedule
 
Betty's Schedule

Samuel Teer

Brownstone

Samuel's Schedule
Jill's Schedule
 

Alex Travis

the payback girls

Alex's Schedule
Andrew's Schedule
Brittany's Schedule
 
Brittney's Schedule
Amélie's Schedule
 
 

ADDITIONAL STORYMAKERS GUESTS

catch them both at the 1pm “the future of sff” panel

 

Akela Cooper

m3gan
malignant

 

Eric Heisserer

arrival
Shadow & Bone