Authors: Orange County Children's Book Festival

Authors

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Teen, Young Adult and Children’s Favorite Authors

Many popular authors will be attending the Orange County Children’s Book Festival this year. You will want to meet them and listen as they read from their books on stage or in an exhibitor’s booth. Most will be signing their books creating a treasured purchase.

Here are a few of the featured authors who will be on the Main Stage:

James Doti
A Christmas Adventure in Little Italy Looking Glass Trilogy

James Doti's A Christmas Adventure in Little Italy is a heartwarming tale of a boy and his dog, set against the backdrop of a 1950s-era Italian neighborhood. The evocative images and child-friendly narrator's voice will enchant young readers (and listeners), transporting them to a time gone by.

James (Jimmy) Doti is the youngest grandson of Irena (Nonna) Doti, who emigrated with her husband and children from Brienza, Italy, to make a new home in Chicago's Little Italy. He earned a Ph.D. in economics at the University of Chicago and now serves as president of Chapman University in Orange, California. He takes particular pride in making the best biscotti in all of Orange County.

On the YA Stage

Amber Benson
Among the Ghosts