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Saturday, April 13
 

10:20am

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

10:30am

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 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

10:40am

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

11:00am

Jericho Brown, Reading from "The Tradition" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Jericho Brown

11:20am

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

11:40am

Rae Armantrout, Reading from "Wobble" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Rae Armantrout

12:30pm

Donna Spruijt-Metz, Reading from "Slippery Surfaces" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Donna Spruijt-Metz

12:45pm

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

1:00pm

Tommy Orange, Author of "There There," in Conversation with Natashia Deón - Conversation 1103 - REQUIRES TICKET Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5Natashia Deón • Tommy Orange 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 Ilya Kaminsky, Reading from "Deaf Republic" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Ilya Kaminsky

1:30pm

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 Old Man Saxon: Rapper on Rap—a Live Performance and Talk Newstory StageOld Man Saxon

1:40pm

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

2:00pm

Ashley Chanel—R&B musical performance USC StageAshley Chanel Kathy Fagan, Reading from "Sycamore" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Kathy Fagan

2:20pm

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

2:40pm

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

3:00pm

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 Charles Harper Webb, Reading from "Sidebend World" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Charles Harper Webb 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

3:10pm

Remi Wolf—Pop Musical Performance USC StageRemi Wolf

3:20pm

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

3:40pm

Ellen Dore Watson, Reading from "Pray Me Stay Eager" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Ellen Dore Watson

4:00pm

Drop the Beat: Writing About Music - Conversation 1015 - REQUIRES TICKET Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1Greg Mack • Hanif Abdurraqib • Will Ashon • Gerrick Kennedy Dawn Lundy Martin, reading from "Good Stock Strange Blood" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Dawn Lundy Martin

4:20pm

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

4:30pm

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

4:40pm

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

5:00pm

#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 Jos Charles, Reading from "feeld" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Jos Charles

5:20pm

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

5:30pm

Maddie Ross—Indie/Pop Musical Performance USC StageMaddie Ross

5:40pm

Arminé Iknadossian, Reading from "All That Wasted Fruit" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Arminé Iknadossian
 
Sunday, April 14
 

10:00am

Richard Blanco Reading From "How to Love a Country" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Richard Blanco

10:20am

Kim Dower, Reading from "Sunbathing on Tyrone Power's Grave" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Kim Dower

10:30am

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 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

10:40am

Francesca Bell, Reading from "Bright Stain" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Francesca Bell

11:00am

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 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 Monica Ferrell, Reading from "You Darling Thing" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Monica Ferrell

11:20am

Marsha de la O, Reading from "Every Ravening Thing" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Marsha de la O

11:40am

Joe Jiménez, Reading from "Rattlesnake Allegory" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Joe Jiménez

12:00pm

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 Bin Ramke, Reading from "Light Wind Light Light" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Bin Ramke 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

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 Jennifer Holley Lux, Reading from "White Portals" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Jennifer Holley Lux

12:45pm

Valerie Wallace, Reading from "House of McQueen" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Valerie Wallace

12:50pm

Jensen McRae—Singer/Songwriter Musical Performance USC StageJensen McRae

1:00pm

sam sax, Reading from "bury it" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2sam sax

1:20pm

Michelle Bitting, Reading from "Broken Kingdom" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Michelle Bitting

1:30pm

Musical Performance by Pavo Pavo Newstory StagePavo Pavo

1:40pm

Laure-Anne Bosselaar, Reading from "These Many Rooms" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Laure-Anne Bosselaar

2:00pm

Ify Anene—R&B Musical Performance USC StageIfy Anene David Baker, Reading from "Swift: New and Selected Poems" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2David Baker

2:20pm

CANCELED: Martha Rhodes, Reading from "The Thin Wall" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2

2:40pm

Hélène Cardona, Reading from "Birnam Wood" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Hélène Cardona

3:00pm

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 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 Kevin Prufer, Reading from "How He Loved Them" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Kevin Prufer

3:10pm

Lily Waters—Indie/Alternative Musical Performance USC StageLily Waters

3:20pm

Lynne Thompson, Reading from "Fretwork" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Lynne Thompson

3:40pm

Noah Blaustein, Reading from "After Party" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Noah Blaustein

4:00pm

Marilyn Chin, Reading from "A Portrait of the Self as Nation" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Marilyn Chin

4:20pm

Rex Wilder, Reading from "Open Late" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Rex Wilder

4:40pm

Michael C. Ford, Reading from "The War Chamber Ministry." Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Michael C. Ford