VICTOR MANIBO is a speculative fiction writer living in New York City, and his writing is influenced by his experiences as an immigration and civil rights lawyer. As a queer immigrant and a person of color, he also writes about the lives of people with these identities.

FONDA LEE is a winner of the World Fantasy Award, as well as a three-time winner of the Aurora Award (Canada’s national science fiction and fantasy award), and a multiple finalist for the Nebula Award, the Locus Award, and the Oregon Book Award. Her novels have garnered multiple starred reviews and appeared on Best of Year lists from NPR, Barnes & Noble, Syfy Wire, and others. JADE CITY has been translated in multiple languages, named to TIME MAGAZINE’S Top 100 Fantasy Books of All Time, and optioned for television development.

Virtual Event - Victor Manibo discusses THE SLEEPLESS, with Fonda Lee