{"id":217209,"date":"2026-03-12T23:43:14","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T23:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/217209\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T23:43:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T23:43:14","slug":"female-authors-spotlighted-at-literary-womens-44th-festival-of-authors-in-long-beach-press-telegram","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/217209\/","title":{"rendered":"Female authors spotlighted at Literary Women\u2019s 44th Festival of Authors in Long Beach \u2013 Press Telegram"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hundreds of people converged on the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center for Literary Women\u2019s annual Long Beach Festival of Authors this weekend, which brought together female authors and avid readers.<\/p>\n

The festival is organized by the group Literary Women<\/a>, which was established in 1982 as a way to spotlight a diverse group of both established and debut female writers<\/a> whose books span a range of topics and genres.<\/p>\n

\"Attendees<\/p>\n

Attendees peruse books written by participating authors at the annual Literary Women Festival of Authors on Saturday, Mar. 7, 2026, at the Long Beach Convention Center. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

\"Attendees<\/p>\n

Attendees listen to writer Barbara Remick as she discusses her latest book, \u201cDaughters of the Bamboo Grove,\u201d at the Literary Women Festival of Authors on Saturday, Mar. 7, 2026, at the Long Beach Convention Center. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

\"Writer<\/p>\n

Writer and journalist Barbara Remick discusses her latest book \u201cDaughters of the Bamboo Grove\u201d at the Literary Women Festival of Authors on Saturday, Mar. 7, 2026, at the Long Beach Convention Center. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

\"Writer<\/p>\n

Writer Karissa Chen discusses her book \u201cHomeseeking\u201d at the Literary Women Festival of Authors on Saturday, Mar. 7, 2026, at the Long Beach Convention Center. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

\"Attendees<\/p>\n

Attendees fill the ballroom for the sold-out Literary Women Festival of Authors on Saturday, Mar. 7, 2026, at the Long Beach Convention Center. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

\"Attendees<\/p>\n

Attendees check out some of the books written by the guest speakers at this year\u2019s Literary Women Festival of Authors on Saturday, Mar. 7, 2026, at the Long Beach Convention Center. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

\"Attendees<\/p>\n

Attendees fill the ballroom for the sold-out Literary Women Festival of Authors on Saturday, Mar. 7, 2026, at the Long Beach Convention Center. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

\"Emerging<\/p>\n

Emerging writer Julia Ainley of Fullerton, a student at Chapman University, stands as she is recognized at the Literary Women Festival of Authors on Saturday, Mar. 7, 2026, at the Long Beach Convention Center. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

\"Writer<\/p>\n

Writer Nayantara Roy, a Silver Lake resident, hosts a breakout session at the annual Literary Women Festival of Authors on Saturday, Mar. 7, 2026, at the Long Beach Convention Center. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

\"Attendees<\/p>\n

Attendees fill the ballroom for the sold-out Literary Women Festival of Authors on Saturday, Mar. 7, 2026, at the Long Beach Convention Center. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

\"Attendees<\/p>\n

Attendees peruse books written by participating authors at the annual Literary Women Festival of Authors on Saturday, Mar. 7, 2026, at the Long Beach Convention Center. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

\"Books<\/p>\n

Books by this year\u2019s guest speakers are displayed at the annual Literary Women Festival of Authors on Saturday, Mar. 7, 2026, at the Long Beach Convention Center. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

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Attendees peruse books written by participating authors at the annual Literary Women Festival of Authors on Saturday, Mar. 7, 2026, at the Long Beach Convention Center. (Photo by Howard Freshman, Contributing Photographer)\n<\/p>\n

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The 44th festival lineup Saturday, March 7, consisted of seven authors sharing their books:<\/p>\n

Karissa Chen, \u201cHomeseeking\u201d
\nBarbara Demick, \u201cDaughters of the Bamboo Grove\u201d
\nClaire Hoffman, \u201cSister, Sinner: The Miraculous Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Aimee Semple-McPherson\u201d
\nAmanda Peters, \u201cWaiting for the Long Night Moon\u201d
\nNayantara Roy, \u201cThe Magnificent Ruins\u201d
\nAnamely Salgado Reyes, \u201cMy Mother Cursed My Name\u201d
\nRufi Thorpe, \u201cMargo\u2019s Got Money Troubles\u201d<\/p>\n

Attendees had the opportunity to listen to the authors speak in the Convention Center\u2019s main ballroom, as well as in more intimate settings during breakout sessions. The festival also included a bookstore where people could purchase the books being highlighted and browse other publications recommended by Literary Women.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Hundreds of people converged on the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center for Literary Women\u2019s annual Long Beach…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":217210,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[7,584,23,131,133,132,137],"class_list":["post-217209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-long-beach","tag-california","tag-events","tag-local-news","tag-long-beach","tag-long-beach-headlines","tag-long-beach-news","tag-los-angeles-county"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217209","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=217209"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/217209\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/217210"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=217209"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=217209"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=217209"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}