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John Svetlik
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
Citizens Influencing Change: Activism Past and Present - Conversation 1051 - REQUIRES TICKET
Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3
Marcus Anthony Hunter • Adam Hochschild • Jennifer L. Eberhardt • L.A. Kauffman • Christopher Noxon
10:30am PDT
The Enduring Allure of Shakespeare - Conversation 1131 - REQUIRES TICKET
Wallis Annenberg Hall Presented by USC, Signing Area 10
David Bridel • Emily Anderson • Rebecca Lemon • Natsuko Ohama • Andy Stott
Stories + Art Showcase: Change Starts with Us
Newstory Stage
ArtworxLA • PBS SoCal • L.A. Times High School Insider
Exposing Truths: The Stories Affecting America - Conversation 1001 - REQUIRES TICKET
Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1
Robert Lee Hotz • Mona Hanna-Attisha • Eliza Griswold • Beth Macy
11:30am PDT
In Conversation: LA Times Owner Patrick Soon-Shiong and Executive Editor Norman Pearlstine
LA Times Main Stage
Norman Pearlstine • Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong
12:00pm PDT
American History: Leaders & Moments that Shaped Our Modern Country - Conversation 1002 - REQUIRES TICKET
Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1
Henry Weinstein • Susan Page • Miriam Pawel • Jon Ward
The Art of Presence: Into an Immersive Future - Conversation 1122 - REQUIRES TICKET
Norris Theater, Signing Area 5
Noah 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 4
Carolyn Kellogg • Arlie Russell Hochschild • Claire Vaye Watkins
Science Fiction: Our Planet, Reimagined - Conversation 1072 - REQUIRES TICKET
Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4
Wil 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 Live
Sam Dean • Margot Roosevelt • Johana Bhuiyan • Meg James
12:30pm PDT
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
The Second Amendment: A Discussion of Guns In America - Conversation 1053 - REQUIRES TICKET
Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3
Kurtis Lee • Jennifer Carlson • Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz • Alex Kotlowitz • Igor Volsky
1:30pm PDT
Print Journalism: Where Do We Go from Here? - Conversation 1133 - REQUIRES TICKET
Wallis Annenberg Hall Presented by USC, Signing Area 10
Christina Bellantoni • Will Hearst • Daniel Hernandez • Norman Pearlstine • Christa Scharfenberg
2:30pm PDT
Travel on a Budget: How to Find Your Retreat Without Eyeing Your Receipt
LA Times Live
Catharine Hamm • George Hobica • John DiScala
The Internet: How Technology Shapes Our Lives - Conversation 1054 - REQUIRES TICKET
Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3
Johana Bhuiyan • Jeff Kosseff • Roger McNamee • Jennifer Rothman • Andrew Smith
Final Draft: Writing Hollywood's Stories - Conversation 1014 - REQUIRES TICKET
Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1
Claudia Puig • Geoff Dyer • Stephen Jay Schwartz • Kenneth Turan • Elizabeth Weitzman
3:00pm PDT
Writing Across Genres: What it Means to be Black in America - Conversation 1024 - REQUIRES TICKET
Town & Gown, Signing Area 1
Rebecca Carroll • Morgan Parker • Nafissa Thompson-Spires • Damon Young
The Impact of Environmental Storytelling with Scout Expedition Co. - Conversation 1064 - REQUIRES TICKET
Annenberg Auditorium, Signing Area 3
Jeff Leinenveber • Jarrett Lantz
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
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
Cultural Preservation Through Writing, Curated by Marty Preciado - Conversation 2091 - REQUIRES TICKET
Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4
Marty Preciado • Yeiry Guevara • Yesika Salgado • Karla T. Vasquez
Biography: The Lives of Legendary African Americans - Conversation 2001- REQUIRES TICKET
Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1
Marcus 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 3
Barbara DeMarco-Barrett
Science Fiction: Worlds Beyond Our Own - Conversation 2111 - REQUIRES TICKET
Taper Hall 201, Signing Area 5
Donna Wares • Charlie Jane Anders • Ashok Banker • Henry Thomas
11:00am PDT
Travel Memoirs: Searching For Serenity - Conversation 2031 - REQUIRES TICKET
Mudd Hall 203, Signing Area 1
Michelle Nijhuis • Brian Castner • Megan Griswold • Diana Marcum • Caroline VanHemert
12:30pm PDT
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
Earth, Air, Fire, Water: The Environment in Crisis - Conversation 2073 - REQUIRES TICKET
Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4
Alan Zarembo • Steve Chapple • Brian Fies • Beth Gardiner • Heather Hansman
Where Do We Go From Here? Contextualizing This American Moment - Conversation 2003 - REQUIRES TICKET
Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1
Michael Hiltzik • Nicolas Berggruen • Nathan Gardels • Jennifer Rothman • Douglas Rushkoff
2:30pm PDT
A New Era of Power in Sacramento: Covering Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Challenges of California
LA Times Live
John Myers • Taryn Luna • Melanie Mason
3:00pm PDT
Cracks in the System? Social Justice In America - Conversation 2004 - REQUIRES TICKET
Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1
Scott Kraft • Sandy Banks • Casey Gerald • Randy Shaw • Kyle Swenson
3:30pm PDT
A Singular Focus: Chasing The Hidden Story - Conversation 2104 - REQUIRES TICKET
Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5
Laura 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 4
Amy Alkon • Sam Horn • Humble the Poet
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Annenberg Auditorium, Signing Area 3
Bovard Auditorium, Signing Area 3
Cooking Stage, Signing Area 9
Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1
Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1
LA Times En Español Stage
LA Times Live
LA Times Main Stage
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
Taper Hall 201, Signing Area 5
Town & Gown, Signing Area 1
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Wallis Annenberg Hall Presented by USC, Signing Area 10
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