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Saturday
, April 13
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
Crime Fiction: The Hunters and The Hunted - Conversation 1071 - REQUIRES TICKET
Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4
Tod Goldberg • Rachel Howzell Hall • Maria Hummel • Thomas Perry • Stuart Woods
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
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
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
1:00pm PDT
Tommy Orange, Author of "There There," in Conversation with Natashia Deón - Conversation 1103 - REQUIRES TICKET
Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5
Natashia Deón • Tommy Orange
1:30pm PDT
Writing The Epic American History - Conversation 1003 - REQUIRES TICKET
Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1
Elizabeth Taylor • Anna-Lisa Cox • James Donovan • Duncan Ryuken Williams
3:00pm PDT
Hollywood Remembered: A Screening of "Bombshell" and Conversation - Conversation 1124 - REQUIRES TICKET
Norris Theater, Signing Area 5
Mark Olsen • Karina Longworth
Excavating The Past: Writing International Histories - Conversation 1004 - REQUIRES TICKET
Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1
Bill 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 4
Emily Rapp Black • Marc Freedman • Sunita Puri • Michael Reichert
4:00pm PDT
Writing Across Genres: The Native American Experience - Conversation 1105 - REQUIRES TICKET
Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5
Terria Smith • Dina Gilio-Whitaker • Gordon Lee Johnson • David Treuer
4:30pm PDT
Entertainment, Information, and Addiction: Our New Digital, Social World - Conversation 1135 - REQUIRES TICKET
Wallis Annenberg Hall Presented by USC, Signing Area 10
Varun Soni • Ali Abbas • Julie Albright • David Craig
Blood, Sand, Rocks, and Roots: A Scientific Look At the Elements That Create Our World - Conversation 1005 - REQUIRES TICKET
Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1
Jia-Rui Cook • Vince Beiser • Marcia Bjornerud • Rose George • Thomas Hager
Sunday
, April 14
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
12:00pm PDT
Memoir: Exploring Life in Small Passages - Conversation 2112 - REQUIRES TICKET
Taper Hall 201, Signing Area 5
Adriana Ramirez • Sarah McColl • Suzannah Lessard • Marion Winik
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
History: Terror on the Home Front - Conversation 2002 - REQUIRES TICKET
Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1
Jonathan 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 4
Heather Scott Partington • Glory Edim • Lisa Lucas • Max Rudin • David L. Ulin
12:10pm PDT
California and the 2020 Campaign: Political Correspondents Brace for the Horse Race
LA Times Live
Mark Z. Barabak • Melanie Mason • Eli Stokols
12:30pm PDT
Fiction: Versions of California - Conversation 2082 - REQUIRES TICKET
Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4
Antoine Wilson • Vanessa Hua • Lydia Kiesling • Nina Revoyr • Susan Straight
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
1:00pm PDT
Essays and Memoir: Living Our Best Lives - Conversation 2013 - REQUIRES TICKET
Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1
Chris Erskine • Lori Gottlieb • Cathy Guisewite • Heather Havrilesky • Mary Laura Philpott
1:30pm PDT
Chernobyl As Told On Page and Screen - Conversation 2093 - REQUIRES TICKET
Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4
Barry Glassner • Adam Higginbotham • Craig Mazin
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
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
2:00pm PDT
Jen Sincero, Author of "You Are a Badass Every Day," in Conversation with Kimi Yoshino - Conversation 2103 - REQUIRES TICKET
Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5
Kimi Yoshino • Jen Sincero
2:30pm PDT
Justine Bateman, Author of "Fame: The Hijacking of Reality," interviewed by Deborah Vankin
LA Times Main Stage
Deborah Vankin • Justine Bateman
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
3:30pm PDT
Outside the Bubble: the Politics of Citizenship Across America - Conversation 2054 - REQUIRES TICKET
Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3
Matt Pearce • Samantha Allen • Ben Bradlee, Jr. • Anna Merlan • Jared Yates Sexton
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
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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
YA Stage Presented by HS Insider, Signing Area 9
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