D.E. Johnson, Frances McNamara, Nancy Means Wright, Roberta Rogow, and Sasscer Hill talk about one of the hardest parts of historical writing: knowing when to stop researching. They share how to recognize when you have enough detail and how the discovery process itself can fuel creativity instead of slowing it down.
Los Angeles as Crime Fiction’s Most Dangerous Character
Los Angeles is a city of beauty, danger, and contradiction. This panel explores how writers use its neighborhoods, cultures, and hidden corners to fuel crime fiction and turn the City of Angels into a vivid and complex character on the page.




