Jessica Langlois

Neelanjana Banerjee guides a young writer at the L.A. Times Festival of Books.; Credit: Photo by Nanette Gonzales

Inside L.A.'s Indie Lit Scene

"Congratulations, you've just published your first book!" declares Neelanjana Banerjee, snapping an iPhone photo as 10-year-old Amilia Estrada grins and holds up several typewritten pages bound by a hand-drawn cardstock cover. It's a warm Saturday afternoon in late March at the second annual Grand Park Book Fest - a gathering......