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LA Times Festival of Books 2019

Annette Y Goldsmith

Sephardic Temple Tifereth Israel
Librarian
Los Angeles

10:00am PDT

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

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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 Stories + Art Showcase: Change Starts with Us Newstory StageArtworxLA • PBS SoCal • L.A. Times High School Insider Using VR and AR to Tell Stories for Social Good - Conversation 1061 - REQUIRES TICKET Annenberg Auditorium, Signing Area 3Cortney Harding 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

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Andrea Beaty, Author of "Ada Twist and the Perilous Pants" Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Andrea Beaty

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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

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USC Kaufman Students—Dance Performance USC StageUSC Kaufman Students

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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 Nidhi Chanani, Illustrator of "I Will Be Fierce" Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Nidhi Chanani 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

12:30pm PDT

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 David Shannon, Author of "Grow Up, David!" Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7David Shannon

1:00pm PDT

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 Little Yoginis Presents "I Am Yoga" Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Teresa Power • Tina Koneazny • Little Yoginis

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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 LANDLIGHTS Instant Choir: Come build a Community through Creativity in 60 Minutes - Conversation 1123 - REQUIRES TICKET Norris Theater, Signing Area 5Greg Delson 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

2:00pm PDT

Sean Hayes & Scott Icenogle, Co-authors of "Plum" Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Sean Hayes • Scott Icenogle

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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

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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 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

3:40pm PDT

Metro Columnist Roundtable: A Conversation With Three Voices of The Times LA Times LiveChris Erskine • Steve Lopez • Frank Shyong • Robin Abcarian

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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 Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen, Author of "Chicks Rule" Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Sudipta Bardhan-Quallen 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

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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 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

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

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Le Petit Cirque Performance Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Le Petit Cirque 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 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

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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 Danica McKellar, Author of "Do Not Open This Math Book" Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Danica McKellar 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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Peter Reynolds, Author of "Say Something" Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Peter H. Reynolds SPHERES: The Songs of the Cosmos In Virtual Reality - Conversation 2122 - REQUIRES TICKET Norris Theater, Signing Area 5Eliza McNitt

11:40am PDT

The Trailblazers featuring Urban Voices Project and USC Thornton Students—Choral Musical Performance USC StageThe Trailblazers

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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: Voices of the Black American Experience - Conversation 2022 - REQUIRES TICKET Town & Gown, Signing Area 1Karen Grigsby Bates • Bridgett Davis • Casey Gerald • Kiese Laymon Raúl Gonzalez, Author of "¡VAMOS! Let's go to the Market!" Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Raúl Gonzalez 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 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

12:30pm PDT

Fiction: Versions of California - Conversation 2082 - REQUIRES TICKET Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4Antoine Wilson • Vanessa Hua • Lydia Kiesling • Nina Revoyr • Susan Straight 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 Jonathan Stutzman, Author of "Tiny T. Rex and the Impossible Hug" Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Jonathan Stutzman 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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Dan Santat, Illustrator of "No More Poems!" Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Dan Santat

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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 Middle Grade Fiction: Grown Up Challenges YA Stage Presented by HS Insider, Signing Area 9Brandy Colbert • Marie Cruz • Meg Medina • Karyn Parsons • Lisa Ramee 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

2:00pm PDT

Off the Record: Contemporary Political Fiction - Conversation 2083 - REQUIRES TICKET Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4Eli Stokols • Seth Greenland • Tom Rosenstiel • Jessica Yellin Sav Akyüz, Illustrator of "Bear Moves" Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Sav Akyüz

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Memoir: Queer Coming-of-Age - Conversation 2014 - REQUIRES TICKET Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1Noel Alumit • Anuradha Bhagwati • T Kira Madden • James Oseland • Jacob Tobia A New Era of Power in Sacramento: Covering Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Challenges of California LA Times LiveJohn Myers • Taryn Luna • Melanie Mason

3:00pm PDT

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 Carter Higgins, Author of "Bikes for Sale" Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Carter Higgins 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

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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 Rosana Sullivan, Author of "Mommy Sayang" Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7Rosana Sullivan 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 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

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Writing & Publishing: Inside Stories of the Book Business - Conversation 2015 - REQUIRES TICKET Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1Oscar Villalon • Dan Smetanka • Colleen Dunn Bates • Betsy Amster • Nicole Dewey