“Do field research.” First-time Festival attendee and winner of the 2015 Edgar Award for Best First Novel, Tom Bouman gives simple advice to aspiring authors.

Rebecca Johnson is no stranger to what makes science both fascinating and, at times, cringe-worthy. Curiosity drives Johnson’s science writing for young people.

'Pioneer Girl' is as hot as Ma’s johnny cakes. Rejected by editors in the 1930s, Laura Ingalls Wilder’s biography has become a runaway best-seller.