LA Times Festival of Books 2019 has ended

Create Your Own Event

LA Times Festival of Books 2019

Patrick McCarthy

Saint Louis University
Associate Dean of Libraries

10:00am PDT

Festival Kickoff with the Trojan Marching Band USC StageThe Trojan Marching Band Fiction: Contemporary Concerns - Conversation 1081 - REQUIRES TICKET Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4Edan Lepucki • Caeli Wolfson Widger • Susan Choi • John Wray Erica Jong, Reading from "The World Began With Yes" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Erica Jong

10:30am PDT

Father Gregory Boyle, Author of "Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship," interviewed by Steve Lopez LA Times Main StageSteve Lopez • Father Gregory Boyle 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

11:00am PDT

Column One: How to Spot and Tell a Great Story LA Times LiveSteve Padilla • Carolyn Cole • Nathan Fenno • Esmeralda Bermudez • Molly Hennessy-Fiske

11:30am PDT

Tayari Jones, Author of "American Marriage: A Novel," in Conversation with Michael Silverblatt - Conversation 1102 - REQUIRES TICKET Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5Michael Silverblatt • Tayari Jones

11:40am PDT

USC Kaufman Students—Dance Performance USC StageUSC Kaufman Students

12:00pm PDT

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 Terry Tempest Williams, 2018 Robert Kirsch Award Winner, in Conversation with Tom Curwen - Conversation 1112 - REQUIRES TICKET Taper Hall 201, Signing Area 5Tom Curwen • Terry Tempest Williams

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 StageColleen Shalby • James Rallison

12:50pm PDT

The Trojan Men—a cappella Musical Performance USC StageThe Trojan Men

1:00pm PDT

Tommy Orange, Author of "There There," in Conversation with Natashia Deón - Conversation 1103 - REQUIRES TICKET Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5Natashia Deón • Tommy Orange

1:30pm PDT

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 LANDLIGHTS Instant Choir: Come build a Community through Creativity in 60 Minutes - Conversation 1123 - REQUIRES TICKET Norris Theater, Signing Area 5Greg Delson Writing The Epic American History - Conversation 1003 - REQUIRES TICKET Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1Elizabeth Taylor • Anna-Lisa Cox • James Donovan • Duncan Ryuken Williams 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

2:30pm PDT

Travel on a Budget: How to Find Your Retreat Without Eyeing Your Receipt LA Times LiveCatharine Hamm • George Hobica • John DiScala The Internet: How Technology Shapes Our Lives - Conversation 1054 - REQUIRES TICKET Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3Johana Bhuiyan • Jeff Kosseff • Roger McNamee • Jennifer Rothman • Andrew Smith

3:00pm PDT

Hollywood Remembered: A Screening of "Bombshell" and Conversation - Conversation 1124 - REQUIRES TICKET Norris Theater, Signing Area 5Mark Olsen • Karina Longworth Sloane Crosley, Author of "Look Alive Out There," in Conversation with Isaac Fitzgerald - Conversation 1074 - REQUIRES TICKET Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4Isaac Fitzgerald • Sloane Crosley Excavating The Past: Writing International Histories - Conversation 1004 - REQUIRES TICKET Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1Bill Boyarsky • Ruby Lal • Scott Martelle • Priya Satia 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

3:10pm PDT

Remi Wolf—Pop Musical Performance USC StageRemi Wolf

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 StageNorman Pearlstine • Lawrence O'Donnell

4:30pm PDT

Entertainment, Information, and Addiction: Our New Digital, Social World - Conversation 1135 - REQUIRES TICKET Wallis Annenberg Hall Presented by USC, Signing Area 10Varun Soni • Ali Abbas • Julie Albright • David Craig

5:30pm PDT

Maddie Ross—Indie/Pop Musical Performance USC StageMaddie Ross

10:00am PDT

The Trojan Marching Band USC StageThe Trojan Marching Band

10:30am PDT

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

11:00am PDT

Travel Memoirs: Searching For Serenity - Conversation 2031 - REQUIRES TICKET Mudd Hall 203, Signing Area 1Michelle Nijhuis • Brian Castner • Megan Griswold • Diana Marcum • Caroline VanHemert 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

11:40am PDT

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

12:00pm PDT

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 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

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 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

12:50pm PDT

Jensen McRae—Singer/Songwriter Musical Performance USC StageJensen McRae

1:00pm PDT

Essays and Memoir: Living Our Best Lives - Conversation 2013 - REQUIRES TICKET Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1Chris Erskine • Lori Gottlieb • Cathy Guisewite • Heather Havrilesky • Mary Laura Philpott

1:30pm PDT

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

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 3Norman Pearlstine • T.C. Boyle

2:30pm PDT

Justine Bateman, Author of "Fame: The Hijacking of Reality," interviewed by Deborah Vankin LA Times Main StageDeborah Vankin • Justine Bateman

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 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

3:10pm PDT

Lily Waters—Indie/Alternative Musical Performance USC StageLily Waters

3:30pm PDT

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 Story Craft: Writing Short Ficiton - Conversation 2034 - REQUIRES TICKET Mudd Hall 203, Signing Area 1Elizabeth Crane • Karen Bender • May-lee Chai • Christine Sneed 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

4:20pm PDT

SoCal VoCals—a cappella Musical Performance USC StageSoCal VoCals