Meet and celebrate local authors from the Conejo Valley, Ventura County, and the Los Angeles area! Browse books, get them signed, and connect with fellow readers and writers. This year, a selection of participating authors will also share their work through live readings and discussions, giving you a unique chance to hear the stories behind the stories.

2025 Featured Authors 

• Angel Jimenez/Tracey Jimenez
• Jack Levi
• Erica Booker/Michael Booker
• Bonnie Lippincott
• Norman Brown
• Isabella Godinez
• Leslie K. Bennett
• Jordan Berk
• Timothy Coonan
• Matt McGee
• Mallory Meseroll
• Larry Bumgardner
• Dillon Johnston
• RosaLinda Diaz
• Joy Pumar
• Sara Applebaum
• David Endelman
• Latasha Ball
• Marilyn Murphy
• Zena Leigh Logan
• Michael Cummings
• Laura Miller
• Christine Crawford
• Chris Embry
• Harshini Vankineni
• Rhory Lamboy
• Judith Mathison

Speakers and Readers
1:00pm - Angel Jimenez – Safety Dog Diego Gets Adopted
1:20pm - Joy Pumar – Hey Young Aries: How to be You
1:40pm – Sara Applebaum – A Certain Friday
2:00 pm - Isabella Godinez – Healing the Inner You
2:20pm - Leslie K. Bennett – Peaks and Valleys
2:40pm - Break
3:00pm - Jack Levi – Summer’s Abduction
3:20pm - David Endelman - Hold That Thought: 12 Cartoonists on their worlds of humor. 
3:40pm - Michael Cummings – Bergen Spring