save the date for FAB Long Beach 2026!

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Rachell Abalos • Gina Apostol • Kaylin Melia George • Lee Herrick • Brandon Hoàng • Pete Hsu • Carolyn Huynh • Linda Kao • Sarah Kuhn • Michelle Lee • Jenny Liao • Virginia Loh-Hagan • Makiia Lucier • Kunthon Meas • Rooja Mohassessy • Viet Thanh Nguyen • Shadab Zeest Hashmi

10:00AM - 10:30AM

FESTIVAL OPENING

10:30AM - 11:30AM

CHILDREN’S BOOK READINGS (TWEEN SPACE):

• Rachell Abalos, Our Nipa Hut
• Kaylin Melia George, Aloha Everything

ADULT AUTHORS PANEL #1 (COMMUNITY ROOM):

• Pete Hsu, If I Were the Ocean, I'd Carry You Home
• Rooja Mohassessy, When Your Sky Runs into Mine
• Shadab Zeest Hashmi, Comb

11:30AM - 12:30PM

MORNING AUTHOR BOOK SIGNING (COMMUNITY ROOM)

12:30PM - 1:30PM

CHILDREN’S BOOK READINGS (TWEEN SPACE):

• Virginia Loh-Hagan, A IS FOR ASIAN AMERICAN
• Michelle Lee, MY LOST FREEDOM

TEEN ART WORKSHOP WITH SUSIE YI (TEEN SPACE)

• Recall your favorite memory, a funny moment, or even last weekend's mundane Saturday morning. Now, let's make that into a simple graphic novel spread! Come learn how to break down a big event into smaller pieces, storyboard using different paneling techniques, and tell a story in graphic novel format. You'll leave with a graphic novel spread of your own making.

ADULT AUTHORS PANEL #2 (COMMUNITY ROOM):

• Lee Herrick, Scar and Flower
• Carolyn Huynh, The Fortunes of Jaded Women
• Kunthon Meas, Sunsets and Regrets

1:30PM - 2:30PM

CHILDREN’S BOOK READINGS (TWEEN SPACE):

• Jenny Liao, EVERYONE LOVES LUNCH BUT ZIA

YOUNG ADULT PANEL (COMMUNITY ROOM):

• Sarah Kuhn, From Little Tokyo with Love
• Makiia Lucier, Dragonfruit
• Linda Kao, A Crooked Mark
• Brandon Hoàng, Gloria Buenrostro Is Not My Girlfriend

PUBLISHING ROUND TABLE (TEEN SPACE):

• Agatha Isabel, entrepreneur and author of HOUSEPLANT HOOKUPS
• Christina Newhard, author and publisher of Sari-Sari Storybooks
• Jhoanna Belfer, founder and owner of Bel Canto Books
• Meg J. Mateo, writer and editorial director at Penguin Random House

2:30PM - 3:30PM

AFTERNOON AUTHORS BOOK SIGNING (COMMUNITY ROOM)

3:30PM -4:30PM

VIET THANH NGUYEN IN CONVERSATION WITH GINA APOSTOL (COMMUNITY ROOM)

Seating is first come, first served. Please contact FABLongBeach@gmail.com for accessibility accommodation.

4:30PM - 5:30PM

VIET AND GINA BOOK SIGNING (COMMUNITY ROOM)

5:30PM

FESTIVAL CLOSING

• Bel Canto Books
• Bitty Bao
• Books & Boba
• KUBO LB / Flipp Family
• Gemmae Bake Shop
• Gloo Books
• Heritage Press
• KUBO Organizing Project
• Plants, Progress, People
• Tayo Na Library
• Tuttle Publishing
• We Are Sun Raised

Plus BOOK SIGNINGS, WORKSHOPS, KIDS’ CRAFT CORNER, FOOD TRUCKS and MORE!

Free to attend. Free parking - 5870 Atlantic Avenue, Long Beach CA 90805. For more info, visit our festival website here.