Bestselling author Patrick Ness (A Monster Calls) will be flying in from London to take part in the fun and will be featured in a ticketed discussion of his latest book, Release, with #1 New York Times bestseller, Renée Ahdieh (A Flame in the Mist). Presented by Penguin Teen.

Bestselling author, comedy writer, and screen star Jason Segel and co-author Kirsten Miller have engaged young readers in their Nightmares! Series. Now, for fans of HBO's Westworld and readers of Ready Player One, James Dashner, and Veronica Roth, Otherworld is the first book in their new, deeply disturbing, YA sci-fi thriller series. Gaming has become all too real, and all too dangerous. They’ll appear in a special ticketed keynote on Sat., Nov. 11, 1 pm. Presented by Underlined.

One of the biggest young adult debuts of 2017 is Angie Thomas’ The Hate U Give, a story about race and police violence told through the eyes of a teenage African-American heroine. The book has been on the New York Times bestseller list since February. Angie will team up with Becky Albertalli, whose debut Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda, exploring the pitfalls of a first same-sex romance in its hero’s coming-out drama, is on its way to the big screen from 20th Century Fox.

Bestselling authors Marissa Meyer (Heartless, Lunar Chronicles) and Cassandra Clare (Lord of Shadows, the Shadowhunters series) close out the 2017 with a special keynote conversation. Meyer’s newest book Renegades will be released on Nov. 7, the week of the festival. Presented by Fierce Reads.

The grand finale of YALLFest 2017 will bring your favorite authors together on stage for fun and games. The night finishes up with a set by your favorite band of YA authors: Tiger Beat. Presented by Disney Publishing Worldwide.