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10:00am PDT

Erica Jong, Reading from "The World Began With Yes" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Erica Jong LA Librería: Bilingual Storytime with Ms. Angel **Bilingual Programming Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Ms. Angel Festival Kickoff with the Trojan Marching Band USC StageThe Trojan Marching Band Los Angeles: The People and Places That Shaped A City - Conversation 1101 - REQUIRES TICKET Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5William Deverell • Lili Anolik • Tosh Berman • Lynell George • David Kipen Fiction: Contemporary Concerns - Conversation 1081 - REQUIRES TICKET Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4Edan Lepucki • Caeli Wolfson Widger • Susan Choi • John Wray It Takes Two: Co-Authoring Middle Grade Fiction - Conversation 1011 - REQUIRES TICKET Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1Holly Goldberg Sloan • Emily Chenoweth • Johnny Marciano • Rachel Renée Russell • Nikki Russell Identity and Memory: The Performance of the Self in Contemporary Poetry - Conversation 1031 - REQUIRES TICKET Mudd Hall 203, Signing Area 1Cyrus Cassells • Jos Charles • Terrance Hayes • Ilya Kaminsky • Diana Khoi Nguyen Citizens Influencing Change: Activism Past and Present - Conversation 1051 - REQUIRES TICKET Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3Marcus Anthony Hunter • Adam Hochschild • Jennifer L. Eberhardt • L.A. Kauffman • Christopher Noxon Marcela Luévanos, Emcee for LA Times En Español Stage LA Times En Español StageMarcela Luévanos Ms. Angel, Emcee for Children's Stage Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Ms. Angel Elena Karina Byrne, Emcee for Poetry Stage Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Elena Karina Byrne Marty Williams, Emcee for Poetry Stage Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Marty Williams

10:20am PDT

Diane Seuss, Reading from "Still Life with Two Dead Peacocks and a Girl" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Diane Seuss

10:30am PDT

Isabel Galupo, Author of "Maiden & Princess" Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Isabel Galupo Father Gregory Boyle, Author of "Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship," interviewed by Steve Lopez LA Times Main StageSteve Lopez • Father Gregory Boyle The Enduring Allure of Shakespeare - Conversation 1131 - REQUIRES TICKET Wallis Annenberg Hall Presented by USC, Signing Area 10David Bridel • Emily Anderson • Rebecca Lemon • Natsuko Ohama • Andy Stott The Art of the Graphic Novel: Ink and Dialogue - Conversation 1091 - REQUIRES TICKET Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4Angie Wang • Aisha Franz • Gareth Hinds • Michelle Perez • Maximilian Uriarte Glow Up: Refreshed Favorites for Young Adults YA Stage Presented by HS Insider, Signing Area 9Sarah Enni • Elana K. Arnold • Alexa Donne • Jen Wang • Cat Winters Testing the Boundaries: LGBTQ Young Adult Fiction - Conversation 1111 - REQUIRES TICKET Taper Hall 201, Signing Area 5Sara Benincasa • e.E. Charlton-Trujillo • Amy Spalding • Nic Stone Crime Fiction: The Hunters and The Hunted - Conversation 1071 - REQUIRES TICKET Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4Tod Goldberg • Rachel Howzell Hall • Maria Hummel • Thomas Perry • Stuart Woods Stories + Art Showcase: Change Starts with Us Newstory StageArtworxLA • PBS SoCal • L.A. Times High School Insider The Art of the Podcast - Conversation 1121 - REQUIRES TICKET Norris Theater, Signing Area 5Clint Schaff • Camila Victoriano • Joanne Faryon • Jonathan Hirsch • Paige Hymson • Daniel Miller Using VR and AR to Tell Stories for Social Good - Conversation 1061 - REQUIRES TICKET Annenberg Auditorium, Signing Area 3Cortney Harding Exposing Truths: The Stories Affecting America - Conversation 1001 - REQUIRES TICKET Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1Robert Lee Hotz • Mona Hanna-Attisha • Eliza Griswold • Beth Macy Laurie Halse Anderson, Author of "Shout," and Roxane Gay, Editor of "Not That Bad: Dispatches From Rape Culture," in Conversation with Robin Abcarian - Conversation 1041 - REQUIRES TICKET Bovard Auditorium, Signing Area 3Robin Abcarian • Laurie Halse Anderson • Roxane Gay Susan Orlean, Author of "The Library Book," in Conversation with Julia Turner - Conversation 1021 - REQUIRES TICKET Town & Gown, Signing Area 1Julia Turner • Susan Orlean

10:40am PDT

Carl Phillips, Reading from "Wild is the Wind" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Carl Phillips

10:45am PDT

Introducing: The LA Times Book Club LA Times LiveDonna Wares

11:00am PDT

Storytime with Naibe Reynoso, Author of "Be Bold! Be Brave!" **Bilingual Programming LA Times En Español StageNaibe Reynoso Jericho Brown, Reading from "The Tradition" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Jericho Brown Andrea Beaty, Author of "Ada Twist and the Perilous Pants" Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Andrea Beaty Column One: How to Spot and Tell a Great Story LA Times LiveSteve Padilla • Carolyn Cole • Nathan Fenno • Esmeralda Bermudez • Molly Hennessy-Fiske Cooking Demonstration Featuring Margarita Manzke, Author of "Baking at République" Cooking Stage, Signing Area 9Margarita Manzke

11:20am PDT

Rigoberto González, Reading from "The Book of Ruin" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Rigoberto González

11:30am PDT

Storytime with Maritere Bellas, Author of "Luisito's Island" **Bilingual Programming LA Times En Español StageMaritere R. Bellas Matthew Gray Gubler, Author of "Rumple Buttercup: A Story of Bananas, Belonging, and Being Yourself" **Please click through to see signing instructions Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Matthew Gray Gubler In Conversation: LA Times Owner Patrick Soon-Shiong and Executive Editor Norman Pearlstine LA Times Main StageNorman Pearlstine • Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong Fiction: Epic Storytelling - Conversation 1082 - REQUIRES TICKET Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4Chris Daley • Yangsze Choo • Rabeah Ghaffari • Paula Saunders • Lisa See Tayari Jones, Author of "American Marriage: A Novel," in Conversation with Michael Silverblatt - Conversation 1102 - REQUIRES TICKET Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5Michael Silverblatt • Tayari Jones This is How It Happened: Young Adult Nonfiction - Conversation 1032 - REQUIRES TICKET Mudd Hall 203, Signing Area 1Andrew Aydin • Julissa Arce • Claire Hartfield • Greg Neri • Susan Goldman Rubin Crime Fiction: Wrong Place, Right Time - Conversation 1012 - REQUIRES TICKET Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1Miles Corwin • Kent Anderson • Tim Johnston • Attica Locke Karin Slaughter, Author of "Pieces of Her," and Don Winslow, Author of "The Border," in Conversation with Paula Woods - Conversation 1052 - REQUIRES TICKET Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3Paula Woods • Karin Slaughter • Don Winslow

11:40am PDT

Rae Armantrout, Reading from "Wobble" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Rae Armantrout USC Kaufman Students—Dance Performance USC StageUSC Kaufman Students

12:00pm PDT

Terrance Hayes, Reading from "American Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Terrance Hayes Nidhi Chanani, Illustrator of "I Will Be Fierce" Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Nidhi Chanani Become Your Child's Advocate LA Times En Español StageErika Garza • Samuel Girguis • Abby Tanori • Giovanna Healy • Tim Adams American History: Leaders & Moments that Shaped Our Modern Country - Conversation 1002 - REQUIRES TICKET Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1Henry Weinstein • Susan Page • Miriam Pawel • Jon Ward Beyond the Cookbook: Stories from the World of Food - Conversation 1022 - REQUIRES TICKET Town & Gown, Signing Area 1Lucas Kwan Peterson • Jonathan Kauffman • Ted Lee • Matt Lee • Ruth Reichl Middle Grade Fiction: Magic and Mysteries YA Stage Presented by HS Insider, Signing Area 9Lee Wind • Ally Condie • Carlos Hernandez • Brendan Reichs • Quinn Sosna-Spear Bob Baker Marionettes Newstory StageBob Baker Marionettes StoryFile: Video that Talks Back - Conversation 1062 - REQUIRES TICKET Annenberg Auditorium, Signing Area 3Heather Smith • Stephen Smith The Art of Presence: Into an Immersive Future - Conversation 1122 - REQUIRES TICKET Norris Theater, Signing Area 5Noah Nelson A Swiftly Heating Planet: Writing Climate Change Across Genres, presented by the National Book Foundation - Conversation 1092 - REQUIRES TICKET Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4Carolyn Kellogg • Arlie Russell Hochschild • Claire Vaye Watkins Feminisms in Motion: Intersectional Voices for Social Change - Conversation 1132 - REQUIRES TICKET Wallis Annenberg Hall Presented by USC, Signing Area 10Daria Yudacufski • Jessica Hoffmann • Erin Aubry Kaplan • Stephanie Abraham • Randa Jarrar Terry Tempest Williams, 2018 Robert Kirsch Award Winner, in Conversation with Tom Curwen - Conversation 1112 - REQUIRES TICKET Taper Hall 201, Signing Area 5Tom Curwen • Terry Tempest Williams Science Fiction: Our Planet, Reimagined - Conversation 1072 - REQUIRES TICKET Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4Wil Kaufman • Daniel Suarez • K. Chess • Deji Olukotun

12:10pm PDT

A Window Into the Future: The Evolution of Work and Business in Los Angeles LA Times LiveSam Dean • Margot Roosevelt • Johana Bhuiyan • Meg James

12:30pm PDT

Donna Spruijt-Metz, Reading from "Slippery Surfaces" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Donna Spruijt-Metz David Shannon, Author of "Grow Up, David!" Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7David Shannon James Rallison, Author of "The Odd 1s Out: How to Be Cool and Other Things I Definitely Learned from Growing Up," interviewed by Colleen Shalby LA Times Main StageColleen Shalby • James Rallison LA Times Ideas Exchange: Valerie Jarrett interviewed by Jackie Calmes - Conversation 1042 - REQUIRES TICKET ** Bovard Auditorium, Signing Area 3Jackie Calmes • Valerie Jarrett Cooking Demonstration Featuring Alana Newhouse, Author of "The 100 Most Jewish Foods: A Highly Debatable List" with Special Guest Joshua Malina Cooking Stage, Signing Area 9Joshua Malina • Alana Newhouse

12:45pm PDT

Carol Muske-Dukes, Reading from "Blue Rose" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Carol Muske-Dukes

12:50pm PDT

The Trojan Men—a cappella Musical Performance USC StageThe Trojan Men

1:00pm PDT

Culinary Demonstration Featuring Chef Saul Jauregui Sharing DOLEicious Snacks for Families on the go LA Times En Español StageChef Saul Jauregui Ilya Kaminsky, Reading from "Deaf Republic" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Ilya Kaminsky Little Yoginis Presents "I Am Yoga" Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Teresa Power • Tina Koneazny • Little Yoginis Love, Actually: Writing the Modern Romance - Conversation 1013 - REQUIRES TICKET Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1Erin Judge • Alyssa Cole • Jasmine Guillory • Camille Perri Tommy Orange, Author of "There There," in Conversation with Natashia Deón - Conversation 1103 - REQUIRES TICKET Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5Natashia Deón • Tommy Orange Kwame Alexander & Kadir Nelson, Author & Illustrator of "The Undefeated" in Conversation with Claudette S. McLinn - Conversation 1083 - REQUIRES TICKET Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4Claudette S. McLinn • Kwame Alexander • Kadir Nelson Creating Poetic Voice in the Age of Witness - Conversation 1033 - REQUIRES TICKET Mudd Hall 203, Signing Area 1David Baker • Jericho Brown • Victoria Chang • Carl Phillips • Diane Seuss The Second Amendment: A Discussion of Guns In America - Conversation 1053 - REQUIRES TICKET Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3Kurtis Lee • Jennifer Carlson • Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz • Alex Kotlowitz • Igor Volsky

1:20pm PDT

Morgan Parker, Reading from "Magical Negro" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Morgan Parker Opinion Live LA Times LiveNick Goldberg • Jon Healey • Robert Greene • Carla Hall

1:30pm PDT

Suzanne Kaufman, Illustrator of "All Are Welcome" Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Suzanne Kaufman Storytime with Patty Rodriguez & Ariana Stein, Founders of Lil' Libros **Bilingual Programming LA Times En Español StagePatty Rodriguez • Ariana Stein WHEN NETWORKS FAIL. A discussion about how social media manipulates our perception of news and society with Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong, Executive Chairman of the Los Angeles Times, and Roger McNamee, author of “Zucked... Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4Roger McNamee • Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong Sandra Cisneros, Author of "Puro Amor," interviewed by Esmeralda Bermudez LA Times Main StageEsmeralda Bermudez • Sandra Cisneros Memoir: Who We Came From and Who We Came to Be - Conversation 1073 - REQUIRES TICKET Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4Samantha Dunn • Nicole Chung • Rigoberto González • Vanessa McGrady • Sophia Shalmiyev Young Adult Fiction: Friends and "Friends" YA Stage Presented by HS Insider, Signing Area 9Zan Romanoff • Julie Buxbaum • Cecil Castellucci • Aminah Mae Safi Young Adult Fiction: Not Quite Real Life - Conversation 1113 - REQUIRES TICKET Taper Hall 201, Signing Area 5Michelle Ruiz Keil • Tehlor Kay Mejia • Justin A. Reynolds • Lilliam Rivera Do It Yourself: Alternative Art Spaces in Los Angeles - Conversation 1063 - REQUIRES TICKET Annenberg Auditorium, Signing Area 3Ceci Moss LANDLIGHTS Instant Choir: Come build a Community through Creativity in 60 Minutes - Conversation 1123 - REQUIRES TICKET Norris Theater, Signing Area 5Greg Delson Old Man Saxon: Rapper on Rap—a Live Performance and Talk Newstory StageOld Man Saxon John Carreyrou, Author of "Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup," in Conversation with Frances Dinkelspiel - Conversation 1023 - REQUIRES TICKET Town & Gown, Signing Area 1Frances Dinkelspiel • John Carreyrou Writing The Epic American History - Conversation 1003 - REQUIRES TICKET Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1Elizabeth Taylor • Anna-Lisa Cox • James Donovan • Duncan Ryuken Williams Print Journalism: Where Do We Go from Here? - Conversation 1133 - REQUIRES TICKET Wallis Annenberg Hall Presented by USC, Signing Area 10Christina Bellantoni • Will Hearst • Daniel Hernandez • Norman Pearlstine • Christa Scharfenberg

1:40pm PDT

Chase Twichell, Reading from "Things as It Is" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Chase Twichell

2:00pm PDT

Kathy Fagan, Reading from "Sycamore" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Kathy Fagan Sean Hayes & Scott Icenogle, Co-authors of "Plum" Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Sean Hayes • Scott Icenogle Ashley Chanel—R&B musical performance USC StageAshley Chanel Cooking Demonstration Featuring Marcela Valladolid, Author of "Fiestas" Cooking Stage, Signing Area 9Marcela Valladolid

2:20pm PDT

Cyrus Cassells, Reading from "Still Life with Children: Selected Poems of Francesc Parcerisas" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Cyrus Cassells

2:30pm PDT

Roseanne Greenfield Thong, Author of "One is a Piñata" Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Roseanne Greenfield Thong Travel on a Budget: How to Find Your Retreat Without Eyeing Your Receipt LA Times LiveCatharine Hamm • George Hobica • John DiScala Gigi Gorgeous, Author of "He Said, She Said: Lessons, Stories and Mistakes from My Transgender Journey," interviewed by Jessica Roy LA Times Main StageJessica Roy • Gigi Gorgeous Set Me Free: Novels of War, Internment, and Enslavement - Conversation 1084 - REQUIRES TICKET Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4Scott O'Connor • Esi Edugyan • Christian Kiefer • Crystal Hana Kim Writing Writers: Novels About Struggling Artists - Conversation 1034 - REQUIRES TICKET Mudd Hall 203, Signing Area 1Agatha French • C.J. Farley • Belle Boggs • Dana Czapnik • Juliet Lapidos Crime Fiction: Hidden Truths - Conversation 1104 - REQUIRES TICKET Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5Steph Cha • Lou Berney • Jeffrey Fleishman • Tod Goldberg • Joe Ide The Internet: How Technology Shapes Our Lives - Conversation 1054 - REQUIRES TICKET Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3Johana Bhuiyan • Jeff Kosseff • Roger McNamee • Jennifer Rothman • Andrew Smith Final Draft: Writing Hollywood's Stories - Conversation 1014 - REQUIRES TICKET Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1Claudia Puig • Geoff Dyer • Stephen Jay Schwartz • Kenneth Turan • Elizabeth Weitzman

2:40pm PDT

Claudia Keelan, Reading from "We Step into the Sea" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Claudia Keelan

3:00pm PDT

Charles Harper Webb, Reading from "Sidebend World" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Charles Harper Webb Story Pirates Performs "Digging Up Danger" Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Story Pirates Sloane Crosley, Author of "Look Alive Out There," in Conversation with Isaac Fitzgerald - Conversation 1074 - REQUIRES TICKET Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4Isaac Fitzgerald • Sloane Crosley Fiction: Swept Along By Circumstance - Conversation 1114 - REQUIRES TICKET Taper Hall 201, Signing Area 5David Francis • Janet Fitch • Rebecca Makkai Writing Across Genres: What it Means to be Black in America - Conversation 1024 - REQUIRES TICKET Town & Gown, Signing Area 1Rebecca Carroll • Morgan Parker • Nafissa Thompson-Spires • Damon Young Young Adult Fiction: The Secret of Me YA Stage Presented by HS Insider, Signing Area 9Jonathan Hunt • Robin Benway • Dana L. Davis • Kelly Loy Gilbert • Jennifer Gilmore Ben Morrison's Superfunny! Multimedia Comedy Show Newstory StageRick Sorkin • Justine Marino • Nic Novicki • Ben Morrison The Impact of Environmental Storytelling with Scout Expedition Co. - Conversation 1064 - REQUIRES TICKET Annenberg Auditorium, Signing Area 3Jeff Leinenveber • Jarrett Lantz Publishing Poets: On The Best American Poetry - Conversation 1134 - REQUIRES TICKET Wallis Annenberg Hall Presented by USC, Signing Area 10Callie Siskel • Brendan Constantine • Dana Gioia • Sonia Greenfield • Robin Coste Lewis Excavating The Past: Writing International Histories - Conversation 1004 - REQUIRES TICKET Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1Bill Boyarsky • Ruby Lal • Scott Martelle • Priya Satia Who We Are: Looking at Life At Every Stage - Conversation 1094 - REQUIRES TICKET Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4Emily Rapp Black • Marc Freedman • Sunita Puri • Michael Reichert Hollywood Remembered: A Screening of "Bombshell" and Conversation - Conversation 1124 - REQUIRES TICKET Norris Theater, Signing Area 5Mark Olsen • Karina Longworth

3:10pm PDT

Remi Wolf—Pop Musical Performance USC StageRemi Wolf

3:20pm PDT

Deborah Landau, Reading from "Soft Targets" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Deborah Landau

3:30pm PDT

Adam Rubin, Author of "High Five" Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Adam Rubin Lawrence O'Donnell, Author of "Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics," interviewed by Norman Pearlstine LA Times Main StageNorman Pearlstine • Lawrence O'Donnell Cooking Demonstration Featuring Matt & Ted Lee, Co-Authors of "Hotbox: Inside Catering the Food World's Riskiest Business" Cooking Stage, Signing Area 9Matt Lee • Ted Lee

3:40pm PDT

Ellen Dore Watson, Reading from "Pray Me Stay Eager" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Ellen Dore Watson Metro Columnist Roundtable: A Conversation With Three Voices of The Times LA Times LiveChris Erskine • Steve Lopez • Frank Shyong • Robin Abcarian

3:45pm PDT

Lydia Cacho Author of "#EllosHablan: Testimonios de hombres, la relación con sus padres, el machismo y la violencia" Interviewed by Editor Alejandro Maciel (Spanish) LA Times En Español StageAlejandro Maciel • Lydia Cacho

4:00pm PDT

Dawn Lundy Martin, reading from "Good Stock Strange Blood" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Dawn Lundy Martin Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen, Author of "Chicks Rule" Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen Drop the Beat: Writing About Music - Conversation 1015 - REQUIRES TICKET Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1Greg Mack • Hanif Abdurraqib • Will Ashon • Gerrick Kennedy Stories From the Mexican Border - Conversation 1055 - REQUIRES TICKET Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3Molly Hennessy-Fiske • Gary Coronado • Aaron Bobrow-Strain • Francisco Cantú Fiction: Transformative Friendships - Conversation 1035 - REQUIRES TICKET Mudd Hall 203, Signing Area 1Melissa Chadburn • Aja Gabel • Michael Knight • Victoria Redel Writing Across Genres: The Native American Experience - Conversation 1105 - REQUIRES TICKET Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5Terria Smith • Dina Gilio-Whitaker • Gordon Lee Johnson • David Treuer Middle Grade Fiction: The Good Parts of Growing Up - Conversation 1085 - REQUIRES TICKET Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4Regan McMahon • Kekla Magoon • Holly Goldberg Sloan • Janet Tashjian

4:20pm PDT

Blas Falconer, Reading from "Forgive the Body This Failure" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Blas Falconer I See Hawks in L.A.—Country/Folk/Rock Musical Performance USC StageI See Hawks in L.A.

4:30pm PDT

Julia Sarcone-Roach, Author of "There Are No Bears in This Bakery" Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Julia Sarcone-Roach Pleasure as Antidote to Adversity—Relating in Today's World: A Somatic, Storytelling Experience Newstory StageBrittany Ballard • Kamali Minter Dave Barry, Author of "Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog," Interviewed by Patt Morrison LA Times Main StagePatt Morrison • Dave Barry Fiction: The Trouble Starts At Home - Conversation 1095 - REQUIRES TICKET Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4Diana Wagman • Alyson Hagy • Katya Apekina • Shobha Rao Psychological Thrillers: The Real and the Imagined - Conversation 1075 - REQUIRES TICKET Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4Leslie S. Klinger • Rachel Howzell Hall • Josh Malerman • Paul Tremblay Young Adult Fantasy: Worlds Beyond Imagination YA Stage Presented by HS Insider, Signing Area 9Cecil Castellucci • Kathi Appelt • Ally Condie • Hafsah Faizal • Marissa Kennerson Young Adult Fiction: Writing The Fantastic - Conversation 1025 - REQUIRES TICKET Town & Gown, Signing Area 1Robert Graves • Dhonielle Clayton • Tahereh Mafi • Jennifer Nielsen • Veronica Roth A Shared Future for Mixed Reality - Conversation 1065 - REQUIRES TICKET Annenberg Auditorium, Signing Area 3Kristopher Layng • Gabe Zetter Entertainment, Information, and Addiction: Our New Digital, Social World - Conversation 1135 - REQUIRES TICKET Wallis Annenberg Hall Presented by USC, Signing Area 10Varun Soni • Ali Abbas • Julie Albright • David Craig Blood, Sand, Rocks, and Roots: A Scientific Look At the Elements That Create Our World - Conversation 1005 - REQUIRES TICKET Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1Jia-Rui Cook • Vince Beiser • Marcia Bjornerud • Rose George • Thomas Hager Pitchapalooza - Conversation 1115 - REQUIRES TICKET Taper Hall 201, Signing Area 5The Book Doctors

4:40pm PDT

Diana Khoi Nguyen, Reading from "Ghost Of" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Diana Khoi Nguyen

4:45pm PDT

Anabel Hernandez, Author of "A Massacre in Mexico: The True Story Behind the Missing Forty-Three Students" (Spanish) LA Times En Español StageAnabel Hernandez

4:50pm PDT

One Night in Los Angeles: The Thousand Oaks Shooting and Wildfires LA Times LiveSteve Clow • Jaclyn Cosgrove • Soumya Karlamangla • Brittny Mejia

5:00pm PDT

Jos Charles, Reading from "feeld" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Jos Charles #Unsent - Personal Storytelling and Podcast Newstory StageNancy Witt • Clint Schaff • Tamika Butler • Salvador Benavides • Erica Dawson • Noah Nelson • Jadah Parks Chatterjee • Lisa Daron Grossman • Jasmine Guillory • Chani Nicholas • Brittany Ballard • Hanna Bowens

5:20pm PDT

Joseph Rios, Reading from "Shadowboxing: Poems & Impersonations" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Joseph Rios

5:30pm PDT

LA Librería: Read and Sing-along with Canticos **Bilingual Programming Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Susie Jaramillo Maddie Ross—Indie/Pop Musical Performance USC StageMaddie Ross

5:40pm PDT

Arminé Iknadossian, Reading from "All That Wasted Fruit" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Arminé Iknadossian