Join National Book Award–honored authors Angela Flournoy (The Wilderness, 2025 Fiction Longlister; The Turner House, 2015 Fiction Finalist and 5 Under 35 honoree) and Justin Torres (Blackouts, 2023 Fiction Winner; We the Animals, 2012 5 Under 35 honoree) for readings and conversation on a decade of work—and friendship—between their breakout debuts and run-away second novels, and their relationship to writing in and outside of Los Angeles.

Moderated by Natalie Green, Director of Programs & Partnerships at the National Book Foundation.

Presented in partnership with the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. For reservations and more information, visit the Festival of Books’s website.