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Janice Gilmore-See
CSLA Conference Coordinator
Teacher Librarian
Sweetwater Union High School District
Saturday
, April 13
10:00am PDT
Los Angeles: The People and Places That Shaped A City - Conversation 1101 - REQUIRES TICKET
Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5
William Deverell • Lili Anolik • Tosh Berman • Lynell George • David Kipen
Fiction: Contemporary Concerns - Conversation 1081 - REQUIRES TICKET
Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4
Edan Lepucki • Caeli Wolfson Widger • Susan Choi • John Wray
10:30am PDT
Testing the Boundaries: LGBTQ Young Adult Fiction - Conversation 1111 - REQUIRES TICKET
Taper Hall 201, Signing Area 5
Sara Benincasa • e.E. Charlton-Trujillo • Amy Spalding • Nic Stone
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 3
Robin 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 1
Julia Turner • Susan Orlean
11:30am PDT
Fiction: Epic Storytelling - Conversation 1082 - REQUIRES TICKET
Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4
Chris 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 5
Michael Silverblatt • Tayari Jones
12:30pm PDT
David Shannon, Author of "Grow Up, David!"
Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7
David 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 Stage
Colleen Shalby • James Rallison
1:00pm PDT
Love, Actually: Writing the Modern Romance - Conversation 1013 - REQUIRES TICKET
Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1
Erin Judge • Alyssa Cole • Jasmine Guillory • Camille Perri
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 4
Claudette S. McLinn • Kwame Alexander • Kadir Nelson
1:30pm PDT
Young Adult Fiction: Not Quite Real Life - Conversation 1113 - REQUIRES TICKET
Taper Hall 201, Signing Area 5
Michelle Ruiz Keil • Tehlor Kay Mejia • Justin A. Reynolds • Lilliam Rivera
3:00pm PDT
Fiction: Swept Along By Circumstance - Conversation 1114 - REQUIRES TICKET
Taper Hall 201, Signing Area 5
David Francis • Janet Fitch • Rebecca Makkai
Young Adult Fiction: The Secret of Me
YA Stage Presented by HS Insider, Signing Area 9
Jonathan Hunt • Robin Benway • Dana L. Davis • Kelly Loy Gilbert • Jennifer Gilmore
3:30pm PDT
Lawrence O'Donnell, Author of "Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics," interviewed by Norman Pearlstine
LA Times Main Stage
Norman Pearlstine • Lawrence O'Donnell
4:00pm PDT
Fiction: Transformative Friendships - Conversation 1035 - REQUIRES TICKET
Mudd Hall 203, Signing Area 1
Melissa Chadburn • Aja Gabel • Michael Knight • Victoria Redel
4:30pm PDT
Dave Barry, Author of "Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog," Interviewed by Patt Morrison
LA Times Main Stage
Patt Morrison • Dave Barry
Fiction: The Trouble Starts At Home - Conversation 1095 - REQUIRES TICKET
Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4
Diana Wagman • Alyson Hagy • Katya Apekina • Shobha Rao
Young Adult Fantasy: Worlds Beyond Imagination
YA Stage Presented by HS Insider, Signing Area 9
Cecil Castellucci • Kathi Appelt • Ally Condie • Hafsah Faizal • Marissa Kennerson
Sunday
, April 14
10:00am PDT
Dystopian Fiction: It's the End of the World As We Know It - Conversation 2011 - REQUIRES TICKET
Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1
Mark Haskell Smith • Ben H. Winters • Adam Nemett
10:30am PDT
Connections and Consequences: Young Adult Fiction - Conversation 2071 - REQUIRES TICKET
Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4
Sharon Levin • Lizzy Mason • Matt Mendez • Emily X.R. Pan
Young Adult Fiction: Who Am I Anyway?
YA Stage Presented by HS Insider, Signing Area 9
Elissa Sussman • Kayla Cagan • Brandy Colbert • Sarah Enni • Sandhya Menon
11:00am PDT
Young Adult Fiction: Writing The Real World - Conversation 2101 - REQUIRES TICKET
Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5
Claudette 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 3
Christopher Goffard • Walter Mosley
11:30am PDT
Fiction: Calamity and Chaos - Conversation 2012 - REQUIRES TICKET
Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1
Doug Dutton • Leland de la Durantaye • Abby Geni • Jordy Rosenberg
Peter Reynolds, Author of "Say Something"
Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7
Peter H. Reynolds
12:00pm PDT
Funny With a Twist: Putting the Personal in Pop Culture - Conversation 2092 - REQUIRES TICKET
Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4
Emily Heller • Guy Branum • Kristi Coulter • Erin Gibson
Aren't We American? Race, Class, Immigration, and Citizenship - Conversation 2132 - REQUIRES TICKET
Wallis Annenberg Hall Presented by USC, Signing Area 10
Jody Agius Vallejo • Duncan Ryuken Williams • Sam Erman • Juan De Lara • Elda María Román
Books: What It Means to Be a Reader - Conversation 2072 - REQUIRES TICKET
Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4
Heather Scott Partington • Glory Edim • Lisa Lucas • Max Rudin • David L. Ulin
12:30pm PDT
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 3
Mary McNamara • Chelsea Clinton
Freedom of the Press: Reporting in the Age of Trump - Conversation 2052 - REQUIRES TICKET
Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3
Del Quentin Wilber • Jennifer Medina • Patt Morrison • Robert Scheer
1:30pm PDT
Janet Napolitano, Author of "How Safe Are We: Homeland Security Since 9/11," interviewed by Scott Kraft
LA Times Main Stage
Scott Kraft • Janet Napolitano
2:00pm PDT
T.C. Boyle, Author of "Outside Looking In," with an Introduction From Norman Pearlstine - Conversation 2053 - REQUIRES TICKET
Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3
Norman Pearlstine • T.C. Boyle
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Cooking Stage, Signing Area 9
Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1
Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1
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Mudd Hall 203, Signing Area 1
Newstory Stage
Norris Theater, Signing Area 5
Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2
Reading by 9 Children's Stage Presented by Target, Signing Area 7
Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3
Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4
Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4
Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4
Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5
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