Kirstin Chen, Nghi Vo and Kitty Zeldis come to the festival with stories about women from different places, different cultures and different eras who break racial and gender norms to defy social expectations.
Kirstin Chen is the New York Times bestselling author of three novels. Her latest, "Counterfeit," is a Reese Witherspoon book club pick, a Roxane Gay book club pick and a New York Times Editors’ Choice....
Nghi Vo is the author of the novels "Siren Queen" and "The Chosen and the Beautiful," as well as the acclaimed novellas "Into the Riverlands," "When the Tiger Came Down the Mountain" and "The Empress of Salt and Fortune," a Locus and Ignyte Award finalist and the winner of the Crawford Award and the Hugo Award....
Born in Chadera, Israel, Kitty Zeldis is the pseudonym for an award-winning author of nine novels and over 35 books for children. Her essays, articles and short fiction have been published in many national and literary publications....