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#1
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
#2
Father Gregory Boyle, Author of "Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship," interviewed by Steve Lopez
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Susan Orlean, Author of "The Library Book," in Conversation with Julia Turner - Conversation 1021 - REQUIRES TICKET
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Sandra Cisneros, Author of "Puro Amor," interviewed by Esmeralda Bermudez
#5
Travel on a Budget: How to Find Your Retreat Without Eyeing Your Receipt
#6
Los Angeles: The People and Places That Shaped A City - Conversation 1101 - REQUIRES TICKET
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Lawrence O'Donnell, Author of "Playing with Fire: The 1968 Election and the Transformation of American Politics," interviewed by Norman Pearlstine
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John Carreyrou, Author of "Bad Blood: Secrets and Lies in a Silicon Valley Startup," in Conversation with Frances Dinkelspiel - Conversation 1023 - REQUIRES TICKET
#9
Fiction: Epic Storytelling - Conversation 1082 - REQUIRES TICKET
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Tommy Orange, Author of "There There," in Conversation with Natashia Deón - Conversation 1103 - REQUIRES TICKET
#11
Tayari Jones, Author of "American Marriage: A Novel," in Conversation with Michael Silverblatt - Conversation 1102 - REQUIRES TICKET
#12
Young Adult Fiction: Writing The Fantastic - Conversation 1025 - REQUIRES TICKET
#13
Dave Barry, Author of "Lessons From Lucy: The Simple Joys of an Old, Happy Dog," Interviewed by Patt Morrison
#14
Final Draft: Writing Hollywood's Stories - Conversation 1014 - REQUIRES TICKET
#15
Memoir: Who We Came From and Who We Came to Be - Conversation 1073 - REQUIRES TICKET
#16
LA Times Ideas Exchange: Valerie Jarrett interviewed by Jackie Calmes - Conversation 1042 - REQUIRES TICKET **
#17
Beyond the Cookbook: Stories from the World of Food - Conversation 1022 - REQUIRES TICKET
#18
Matthew Gray Gubler, Author of "Rumple Buttercup: A Story of Bananas, Belonging, and Being Yourself" **Please click through to see signing instructions
#19
Love, Actually: Writing the Modern Romance - Conversation 1013 - REQUIRES TICKET
#20
Column One: How to Spot and Tell a Great Story
#21
The Internet: How Technology Shapes Our Lives - Conversation 1054 - REQUIRES TICKET
#22
Writing Across Genres: What it Means to be Black in America - Conversation 1024 - REQUIRES TICKET
#23
Feminisms in Motion: Intersectional Voices for Social Change - Conversation 1132 - REQUIRES TICKET
#24
Stories From the Mexican Border - Conversation 1055 - REQUIRES TICKET
#25
The Second Amendment: A Discussion of Guns In America - Conversation 1053 - REQUIRES TICKET
#26
Metro Columnist Roundtable: A Conversation With Three Voices of The Times
#27
Print Journalism: Where Do We Go from Here? - Conversation 1133 - REQUIRES TICKET
#28
American History: Leaders & Moments that Shaped Our Modern Country - Conversation 1002 - REQUIRES TICKET
#29
In Conversation: LA Times Owner Patrick Soon-Shiong and Executive Editor Norman Pearlstine
#30
Fiction: Swept Along By Circumstance - Conversation 1114 - REQUIRES TICKET
#31
Cooking Demonstration Featuring Margarita Manzke, Author of "Baking at République"
#32
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
#33
Karamo Brown, Author of "My Story of Embracing Purpose, Healing, and Hope," Interviewed by Yvonne Villarreal
#34
Dystopian Fiction: It's the End of the World As We Know It - Conversation 2011 - REQUIRES TICKET
#35
Writing & Publishing: Inside Stories of the Book Business - Conversation 2015 - REQUIRES TICKET
#36
Freedom of the Press: Reporting in the Age of Trump - Conversation 2052 - REQUIRES TICKET
#37
Essays and Memoir: Living Our Best Lives - Conversation 2013 - REQUIRES TICKET
#38
Janet Napolitano, Author of "How Safe Are We: Homeland Security Since 9/11," interviewed by Scott Kraft
#39
Story Craft: Writing Short Ficiton - Conversation 2034 - REQUIRES TICKET
#40
Books: What It Means to Be a Reader - Conversation 2072 - REQUIRES TICKET
#41
Aren't We American? Race, Class, Immigration, and Citizenship - Conversation 2132 - REQUIRES TICKET
#42
Jen Sincero, Author of "You Are a Badass Every Day," in Conversation with Kimi Yoshino - Conversation 2103 - REQUIRES TICKET
#43
Bret Easton Ellis, Author of "White," in Conversation with Scott Timberg - Conversation 2081 - REQUIRES TICKET
#44
Leigh Bardugo, Author of "King of Scars," in Conversation with Eva Chen - Conversation 2023 - REQUIRES TICKET
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CANCELED: Joyce Carol Oates, Author of "Hazards of Time Travel," in Conversation with Barbara DeMarco-Barrett - Conversation 2041 - REQUIRES TICKET
#46
Science Fiction: Worlds Beyond Our Own - Conversation 2111 - REQUIRES TICKET
#47
Amber Tamblyn, Author of "Era of Ignition: Coming of Age in a Time of Rage and Revolution," interviewed by Mariel Garza
#48
In My Feelings: Young Adult Rom Coms
#49
Young Adult Fiction: Writing The Real World - Conversation 2101 - REQUIRES TICKET
#50
Walter Mosley, Author of "Down the River Unto the Sea," in Conversation with Christopher Goffard - Conversation 2051 - REQUIRES TICKET - CANCELED
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