Meet Alephonsion Deng

Alephonsion Deng is the author of Disturbed in Their Nests: A Journey from Sudan’s Dinkaland to San Diego’s City Heights. This memoir by a refugee from Sudan tells of the wonder—and disappointment—that he faced as he began to experience life in the strange place...
Keynote Speaker: Piper Kerman

Keynote Speaker: Piper Kerman

Announcing our Keynote Speaker: Piper Kerman, author of Orange Is the New Black! Headlining the Festival this year is Piper Kerman, renowned for her bestselling memoir, turned into the groundbreaking, Emmy Award-winning Netflix series, Orange is the New Black. Her...