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Le Petit Cirque Performance Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Le Petit Cirque
Marcellus Wiley, Author of "Never Shut Up: The Life, Opinions, and Unexpected Adventures of an NFL Outlier," interviewed by Angel Rodriguez LA Times Main StageAngel Rodriguez • Marcellus Wiley
Cultural Preservation Through Writing, Curated by Marty Preciado - Conversation 2091 - REQUIRES TICKET Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4Marty Preciado • Yeiry Guevara • Yesika Salgado • Karla T. Vasquez
Biography: The Lives of Legendary African Americans - Conversation 2001- REQUIRES TICKET Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1Marcus Anthony Hunter • Raymond Arsenault • David W. Blight • Ron Rapoport • Jeffrey C. Stewart
CANCELED: Joyce Carol Oates, Author of "Hazards of Time Travel," in Conversation with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett - Conversation 2041 - REQUIRES TICKET Bovard Auditorium, Signing Area 3Barbara DeMarco-Barrett
Laila Lalami, Author of "The Other Americans," in Conversation with Carolina A. Miranda - Conversation 2021 - REQUIRES TICKET Town & Gown, Signing Area 1Carolina A. Miranda • Laila Lalami
Connections and Consequences: Young Adult Fiction - Conversation 2071 - REQUIRES TICKET Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4Sharon Levin • Lizzy Mason • Matt Mendez • Emily X.R. Pan
Young Adult Fiction: Who Am I Anyway? YA Stage Presented by HS Insider, Signing Area 9Elissa Sussman • Kayla Cagan • Brandy Colbert • Sarah Enni • Sandhya Menon
CANCELED: Musical Performance by Ocean Music Newstory StageRebecca Kushner • Richard Aufrichtig
Notes From The 'Ovary Office': A Celebration of Wombin - Conversation 2061 - REQUIRES TICKET Annenberg Auditorium, Signing Area 3Pam Ward • Tchise Aje • Kay Benjamin • Bridgette Bianca • Sequoia Mercier • El Rivera • S Pearl Sharp • Jaha Zainabu • V. Kali
Creating Safe Spaces: Bullying, Violence, and Safety - Conversation 2131 - REQUIRES TICKET Wallis Annenberg Hall Presented by USC, Signing Area 10Erroll G. Southers • Brendesha Tynes • Ron Avi Astor • Patrick Prince
Science Fiction: Worlds Beyond Our Own - Conversation 2111 - REQUIRES TICKET Taper Hall 201, Signing Area 5Donna Wares • Charlie Jane Anders • Ashok Banker • Henry Thomas
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Monica Ferrell, Reading from "You Darling Thing" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Monica Ferrell
Danica McKellar, Author of "Do Not Open This Math Book" Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Danica McKellar
The Right Recipe: What Makes a Great Cookbook LA Times LiveGenevieve Ko • Ben Mims
Bret Easton Ellis, Author of "White," in Conversation with Scott Timberg - Conversation 2081 - REQUIRES TICKET Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4Scott Timberg • Bret Easton Ellis
Travel Memoirs: Searching For Serenity - Conversation 2031 - REQUIRES TICKET Mudd Hall 203, Signing Area 1Michelle Nijhuis • Brian Castner • Megan Griswold • Diana Marcum • Caroline VanHemert
Cooking Demonstration Featuring Elisa Callow, Author of "The Urban Forager: Culinary Exploring & Cooking on L.A.'s Eastside" with Special Guest Val Zavala Cooking Stage, Signing Area 9Val Zavala • Elisa Callow
Young Adult Fiction: Writing The Real World - Conversation 2101 - REQUIRES TICKET Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5Claudette S. McLinn • Elizabeth Acevedo • Meg Medina • Ibi Zoboi
Walter Mosley, Author of "Down the River Unto the Sea," in Conversation with Christopher Goffard - Conversation 2051 - REQUIRES TICKET - CANCELED Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3Christopher Goffard • Walter Mosley
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Bin Ramke, Reading from "Light Wind Light Light" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Bin Ramke
Raúl Gonzalez, Author of "¡VAMOS! Let's go to the Market!" Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Raúl Gonzalez
In Conversation: CNN en Español's Juan Carlos Lopez & Mario Gonzalez with Authors Reyna Grande & Julissa Arce (Spanish) LA Times En Español StageMario Gonzalez • Julissa Arce • Reyna Grande • Juan Carlos Lopez
Funny With a Twist: Putting the Personal in Pop Culture - Conversation 2092 - REQUIRES TICKET Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4Emily Heller • Guy Branum • Kristi Coulter • Erin Gibson
Memoir: Exploring Life in Small Passages - Conversation 2112 - REQUIRES TICKET Taper Hall 201, Signing Area 5Adriana Ramirez • Sarah McColl • Suzannah Lessard • Marion Winik
Memoir: Voices of the Black American Experience - Conversation 2022 - REQUIRES TICKET Town & Gown, Signing Area 1Karen Grigsby Bates • Bridgett Davis • Casey Gerald • Kiese Laymon
A Lens to the Past: Historical Young Adult Fiction YA Stage Presented by HS Insider, Signing Area 9Sharon Levin • Julie Berry • Tonya Bolden • Melissa de la Cruz
Evolution of the Game Grid, from Tron to eSports Newstory StageArash Markazi • Susie Kim • Mike Bonifer • Jerry Rees
Music and Emotion: Sonic storytelling using Tactile Audio technology - Conversation 2062 - REQUIRES TICKET Annenberg Auditorium, Signing Area 3Darin McFadyen
Aren't We American? Race, Class, Immigration, and Citizenship - Conversation 2132 - REQUIRES TICKET Wallis Annenberg Hall Presented by USC, Signing Area 10Jody Agius Vallejo • Duncan Ryuken Williams • Sam Erman • Juan De Lara • Elda María Román
History: Terror on the Home Front - Conversation 2002 - REQUIRES TICKET Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1Jonathan Kirsch • Julia Boyd • Patrick Radden Keefe • Charles Lane • Steven J. Ross
Books: What It Means to Be a Reader - Conversation 2072 - REQUIRES TICKET Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4Heather Scott Partington • Glory Edim • Lisa Lucas • Max Rudin • David L. Ulin
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Jennifer Holley Lux, Reading from "White Portals" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Jennifer Holley Lux
Jonathan Stutzman, Author of "Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug" Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Jonathan Stutzman
Amber Tamblyn, Author of "Era of Ignition: Coming of Age in a Time of Rage and Revolution," interviewed by Mariel Garza LA Times Main StageMariel Garza • Amber Tamblyn
Girls to the Front: Women Breaking Barriers - Conversation 2102 - REQUIRES TICKET Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5Alex Cohen • Robin Green • Joy Press • Wyomia Tyus • Leslie Zemeckis
Cooking Demonstration Featuring Naz Deravian, Author of "Bottom of the Pot" Cooking Stage, Signing Area 9Naz Deravian
Fiction: Versions of California - Conversation 2082 - REQUIRES TICKET Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4Antoine Wilson • Vanessa Hua • Lydia Kiesling • Nina Revoyr • Susan Straight
Literary Endings: Death in the Novel - Conversation 2032 - REQUIRES TICKET Mudd Hall 203, Signing Area 1Alex Espinoza • Martin Riker • David Vann • Katharine Weber
Chelsea Clinton, Author of "Don't Let Them Disappear," in Conversation with Mary McNamara - Conversation 2042 - REQUIRES TICKET **Please click through to see signing instructions Bovard Auditorium, Signing Area 3Mary McNamara • Chelsea Clinton
Freedom of the Press: Reporting in the Age of Trump - Conversation 2052 - REQUIRES TICKET Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3Del Quentin Wilber • Jennifer Medina • Patt Morrison • Robert Scheer
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Adam Gidwitz & David Bowles, Co-authors of "The Chupacabras of the Rio Grande" Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7David Bowles • Adam Gidwitz
Storytime with Susie Jaramillo, Creator of "Canticos" **Bilingual Programming LA Times En Español StageSusie Jaramillo
Janet Napolitano, Author of "How Safe Are We: Homeland Security Since 9/11," interviewed by Scott Kraft LA Times Main StageScott Kraft • Janet Napolitano
Earth, Air, Fire, Water: The Environment in Crisis - Conversation 2073 - REQUIRES TICKET Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4Alan Zarembo • Steve Chapple • Brian Fies • Beth Gardiner • Heather Hansman
Leigh Bardugo, Author of "King of Scars," in Conversation with Eva Chen - Conversation 2023 - REQUIRES TICKET Town & Gown, Signing Area 1Eva Chen • Leigh Bardugo
Middle Grade Fiction: Grown Up Challenges YA Stage Presented by HS Insider, Signing Area 9Brandy Colbert • Marie Cruz • Meg Medina • Karyn Parsons • Lisa Ramee
Blow 'Em Up: Writing the High Octane Thriller - Conversation 2113 - REQUIRES TICKET Taper Hall 201, Signing Area 5Christopher Farnsworth • Lee Goldberg • Melissa Scrivner Love • T. Jefferson Parker
Musical Performance by Pavo Pavo Newstory StagePavo Pavo
Sound Trip: An Immersive Experience - Conversation 2063 - REQUIRES TICKET Annenberg Auditorium, Signing Area 3Hernan Lopez • Rico Gagliano
Chernobyl As Told On Page and Screen - Conversation 2093 - REQUIRES TICKET Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4Barry Glassner • Adam Higginbotham • Craig Mazin
Where Do We Go From Here? Contextualizing This American Moment - Conversation 2003 - REQUIRES TICKET Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1Michael Hiltzik • Nicolas Berggruen • Nathan Gardels • Jennifer Rothman • Douglas Rushkoff
Food Justice for All? Food Security in L.A. - Conversation 2133 - REQUIRES TICKET Wallis Annenberg Hall Presented by USC, Signing Area 10Breanna Hawkins • Sarah Portnoy • Kris Coombs • LaVonna Lewis
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David Baker, Reading from "Swift: New and Selected Poems" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2David Baker
Sav Akyüz, Illustrator of "Bear Moves" Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Sav Akyüz
Ify Anene—R&B Musical Performance USC StageIfy Anene
Jen Sincero, Author of "You Are a Badass Every Day," in Conversation with Kimi Yoshino - Conversation 2103 - REQUIRES TICKET Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5Kimi Yoshino • Jen Sincero
Cooking Demonstration Featuring Genevieve Ko and Ben Mims Cooking Stage, Signing Area 9Genevieve Ko • Ben Mims
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o, Author of "Minutes of Glory," in Conversation with Michelle Franke - Conversation 2033 - REQUIRES TICKET Mudd Hall 203, Signing Area 1Michelle Franke • Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
Off the Record: Contemporary Political Fiction - Conversation 2083 - REQUIRES TICKET Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4Eli Stokols • Seth Greenland • Tom Rosenstiel • Jessica Yellin
T.C. Boyle, Author of "Outside Looking In," with an Introduction From Norman Pearlstine - Conversation 2053 - REQUIRES TICKET Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3Norman Pearlstine • T.C. Boyle
Rebel Radio Podcast: DJ Z-Trip in Conversation with Josh Levine - Conversation 2124 - REQUIRES TICKET Norris Theater, Signing Area 5Josh Levine • DJ Z-Trip
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Kevin Prufer, Reading from "How He Loved Them" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Kevin Prufer
Carter Higgins, Author of "Bikes for Sale" Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Carter Higgins
Showgirls and Superstars: Gender in Music, Dance, and Comedy - Conversation 2134 - REQUIRES TICKET Wallis Annenberg Hall Presented by USC, Signing Area 10Allison Wolfe • Guy Branum • Karen Tongson • Leslie Zemeckis
American Dreams Deferred: The Immigrant Experience - Conversation 2074 - REQUIRES TICKET Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4Sewell Chan • Julissa Arce • Reyna Grande • Lauren Hilgers
Young Adult Fiction: A Matter of Life and Death - Conversation 2094 - REQUIRES TICKET Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4Amy Spalding • Daniel Acosta • Lamar Giles • Maureen Johnson • Megan Miranda
Screen to Page: the Novelization of TV and Film - Conversation 2064 - REQUIRES TICKET Annenberg Auditorium, Signing Area 3Charles Solomon • Danielle Paige • Gwenda Bond • John Chester
Cracks in the System? Social Justice In America - Conversation 2004 - REQUIRES TICKET Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1Scott Kraft • Sandy Banks • Casey Gerald • Randy Shaw • Kyle Swenson
Game Time: Behind the Scenes of Sports Controversies - Conversation 2114 - REQUIRES TICKET Taper Hall 201, Signing Area 5Molly Knight • Ken Bensinger • Mark Leibovich • Rob Neyer
John Scalzi, Author of "The Consuming Fire," and Cory Doctorow, Author of "Radicalized," in Conversation with Maryelizabeth Yturralde - Conversation 2024 - REQUIRES TICKET Town & Gown, Signing Area 1Maryelizabeth Yturralde • Cory Doctorow • John Scalzi
Kino Industries Screens Participatory Movie "Late Shift" w/ Q&A Newstory StageScott C. Silver • Chady Eli Mattar • Tobias Weber
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Rosana Sullivan, Author of "Mommy Sayang" Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Rosana Sullivan
Marion Ross, Author of "My Days: Happy and Otherwise," interviewed by Patt Morrison LA Times Main StagePatt Morrison • Marion Ross
Outside the Bubble: the Politics of Citizenship Across America - Conversation 2054 - REQUIRES TICKET Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3Matt Pearce • Samantha Allen • Ben Bradlee, Jr. • Anna Merlan • Jared Yates Sexton
Cooking Demonstration Featuring Alana Kysar, Author of "Aloha Kitchen" Cooking Stage, Signing Area 9Alana Kysar
Story Craft: Writing Short Ficiton - Conversation 2034 - REQUIRES TICKET Mudd Hall 203, Signing Area 1Elizabeth Crane • Karen Bender • May-lee Chai • Christine Sneed
In My Feelings: Young Adult Rom Coms YA Stage Presented by HS Insider, Signing Area 9Kayla Cagan • Sara Biren • Melissa de la Cruz • Maurene Goo • Jennifer E. Smith
Music Storytelling Unplugged with Linda Perry, Beatie Wolfe, Jason Flom and Kerry Brown - Conversation 2125 - REQUIRES TICKET Norris Theater, Signing Area 5Craig Marks • Beatie Wolfe • Linda Perry • Jason Flom • Kerry Brown
A Singular Focus: Chasing The Hidden Story - Conversation 2104 - REQUIRES TICKET Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5Laura Nelson • Mark Bowden • Margaret Leslie Davis • Kirk Wallace Johnson • Sarah Weinman
Day to Day: Finding A Way to a Better Self - Conversation 2084 - REQUIRES TICKET Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4Amy Alkon • Sam Horn • Humble the Poet
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