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Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

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10:00am PDT

Luis J. Rodriguez, Reading from 'Borrowed Bones' Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5 The Nick & Jen Show Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7 Festival Kickoff with the Trojan Marching Band USC Stage

10:20am PDT

Rigoberto Gonzalez, Reading from "Unpeopled Eden" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5

10:30am PDT

Karen Lechelt, Author of "What Do You Love About You?" Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7 Sherry Lansing and Stephen Galloway in Conversation with Mary McNamara, Conversation 1131 Norris Theater, Signing Area 5 Biography: The Artist As Muse, Conversation 1081 Annenberg Auditorium, Signing Area 3 Biography: The Women Behind the Power, Conversation 1011 Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1 Fiction: Stories of Outsiders, Conversation 1051 Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 2 Fiction: You Can't Go Home Again, Conversation 1091 Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4 Young Adult & Middle Grade Fiction:Through a Different Lens YA Stage, Signing Area 9 Russia Past & Present: Masha Gessen in Conversation with Kim Murphy, Conversation 1031 Town & Gown, Signing Area 1 What’s in a Brand? Building Business in the Digital Age, Conversation 1141 Wallis Annenberg Hall, Presented by USC, Signing Area 10 Michael Connelly in Conversation with Dan Pyne, Conversation 1061 Bovard Auditorium, Signing Area 3

10:40am PDT

James Galvin, Reading from 'Everything We Always Knew Was True' Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5

11:00am PDT

Terese Svoboda, Reading from 'Professor Harriman's Steam Air-Ship' Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5 John Rocco, illustrator of 'How to Track a Truck' Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7 Tippi Hedren, Author of 'Tippi: A Memoir,' in Conversation with Mark Olsen Los Angeles Times Main Stage, Signing Area 8 Patt Morrison and Larry Ingrassia in Conversation LA Times Central Wargirl (music performance) LA Sound Stage Helene & Jacqueline An, Authors of 'An: To Eat', Cooking Demonstration Cooking Stage, Signing Area 4 Everybody's Got One: Fiction & Families, Conversation 1121 Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5 Fiction: Classics 2.0, Conversation 1041 Andrus Gerontology Center, Signing Area 2 Fiction: The Storytellers, Conversation 1111 Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4 Nonfiction: Activists on the Front Lines, Conversation 1071 Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3 Crime Fiction: A Question of Character, Conversation 1021 Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1

11:15am PDT

(Cancelled) Presentation by India Tourism Travel & Wellness Stage, Signing Area 9

11:20am PDT

Christopher Buckley, Reading from 'Star Journal: Selected Poems' Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5

11:30am PDT

David Shannon, author of 'Duck on a Tractor' Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7 Cuenta Cuentos: Una reina llamada Calafia y otras leyendas de Baja California Hoy Stage, Signing Area 6

11:40am PDT

Stephen Yenser, Reading from 'Stone Fruit' Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5 Definiens: Chamber Music Performance USC Stage

12:00pm PDT

Phillis Levin, Reading from 'Mr. Memory & Other Poems' Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5 A Performance from "Into the Woods," presented by Center Theatre Group Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7 And the Beat Goes On: Music & Musicians Through the Years, Conversation 1052 Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 2 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time: From Page to Stage, presented by Center Theatre Group, Conversation 1092 Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4 Chuck Palahniuk in Conversation with Isaac Fitzgerald, Conversation 1032 Town & Gown, Signing Area 1 George Saunders in Conversation with Carolyn Kellogg, Conversation 1132 Norris Theater, Signing Area 5 Young Adult Graphic Novels: Drawing You In YA Stage, Signing Area 9 A Thousand Faces: Poetry's Public and Private Languages, Conversation 1082 Annenberg Auditorium, Signing Area 3 Nonfiction: The Grand Old Party, Conversation 1012 Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1 Walls and Lines in the Sand: The Shifting Landscape of Immigration, Conversation 1142 Wallis Annenberg Hall, Presented by USC, Signing Area 10

12:10pm PDT

Meet the Critics LA Times Central Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Author of 'Writings on the Wall,' in Conversation with Davan Maharaj Los Angeles Times Main Stage, Signing Area 8

12:30pm PDT

Mac Barnett & Jon Klassen, Author & Illustrator of 'Triangle' Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7 Lessons from the Pack: A Conversation with Cesar Millan and Marcela Luevanos Hoy Stage, Signing Area 6 Carol Muske-Dukes, Reading from "Twin Cities" and her Forthcoming "Blue Rose" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5 Dawn McGuire, Reading from "American Dream with Exit Wound" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5 March: Congressman John Lewis, Andrew Aydin & Nate Powell, in Conversation, Conversation 1062 Bovard Auditorium, Signing Area 3 Memoir: Immigrant Stories, Conversation 1122 Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5 Elisabeth Prueitt, author of 'Tartine All Day', Cooking Demonstration Cooking Stage, Signing Area 4 Fiction: Girls With Dangerous Friends, Conversation 1112 Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4 Graphic Novels from All Sides, Conversation 1042 Andrus Gerontology Center, Signing Area 2 Nonfiction: The Science of Humans, Conversation 1022 Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1 Nonfiction: The Future is Female, Conversation 1072 Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3

12:50pm PDT

Bellorage: Alternative Pop Musical Performance USC Stage

1:00pm PDT

BLUNT RESEARCH GROUP, Reading from "The Work-Shy" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5 Benson Shum, Author of "Holly's Day at the Pool" Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7 Nectarines (music performance) LA Sound Stage

1:20pm PDT

Mark Irwin, Reading from 'A Passion According to Green' Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5 Bryan Cranston, Author of 'A Life in Parts,' in Conversation with Lorraine Ali Los Angeles Times Main Stage, Signing Area 8 L.A.: Sports Capital of the World LA Times Central

1:30pm PDT

Megan McDonald, author of 'Judy Moody and the Bucket List' Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7 Shaping the Future: WriteGirl Creative Performance introduced by Clare Sera Hoy Stage, Signing Area 6 Biography: The Lives of the Writers, Conversation 1093 Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4 Self-Discovery: The First Frontier, Conversation 1083 Annenberg Auditorium, Signing Area 3 Nonfiction: Writing California and Beyond, Conversation 1133 Norris Theater, Signing Area 5 Young Adult Fiction: Who Do You Think You Are? YA Stage, Signing Area 9 Nonfiction: Obama's Presidency & Its Aftermath, Conversation 1033 Town & Gown, Signing Area 1 Nonfiction: Writing Epic History, Conversation, Conversation 1013 Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1 What Are We So Afraid Of? The Role of Fear in Our Lives, Conversation 1143 Wallis Annenberg Hall, Presented by USC, Signing Area 10 Crime Fiction: Hidden Truths, Conversation 1053 Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 2

1:40pm PDT

Hélène Cardona, Reading from "Beyond Elsewhere" and "Life in Suspension" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5

2:00pm PDT

Ishion Hutchinson, Reading from "House of Lords and Commons" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5 Adam Rubin, author of 'Dragons Love Tacos 2' Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7 Korduroy: Groove Musical Performance USC Stage Ferias Legales: Conozca sus derechos Hoy Stage, Signing Area 6 Emerging from the Underground: Surviving Punk Rock, Conversation 1123 Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5 Ayesha Curry, author of 'The Seasoned Life', Cooking Demonstration Cooking Stage, Signing Area 4 Nonfiction: Among the Believers, Conversation 1113 Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4 The Edge of Identity: Race and Gender in Contemporary Poetry, Conversation 1043 Andrus Gerontology Center, Signing Area 2 Nonfiction: President Trump, Conversation 1073 Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3 Science Fiction & Fantasy from All Angles, Conversation 1023 Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1

2:15pm PDT

California Bucket List, presented by LA Times Travel Travel & Wellness Stage, Signing Area 9

2:20pm PDT

William Wenthe, Reading from 'God's Foolishness: Poems' Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5

2:30pm PDT

StorySmash featuring Tara Sands and Jesse Bernstein Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7 Middle School and Young Adult Panel: Culture In Writings Hoy Stage, Signing Area 6 Hannah Hart, Author of 'Buffering: Unshared Tales of a Life Fully Loaded,' in Conversation with Sarah Rodman Los Angeles Times Main Stage, Signing Area 8 Trumponomics: California business under the new political order LA Times Central Joyce Carol Oates in Conversation with Steph Cha, Conversation 1063 Bovard Auditorium, Signing Area 3

2:40pm PDT

David Baker, Reading from 'Scavenger Loop' Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5

2:50pm PDT

Discover Asia Correspondent Contest Winners Presented by Korean Air Travel & Wellness Stage, Signing Area 9

3:00pm PDT

Patrick Rosal, Reading from 'Brooklyn Antediluvian' Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5 Jacky Davis & David Soman, Author & Illustrator of 'Ladybug Girl's Day Out with Grandpa' Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7 Mesa Narrativa Baja Californiana Hoy Stage, Signing Area 6 Spelles (music performance) LA Sound Stage Fiction: On the Edge, Conversation 1054 Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 2 Fiction: Writing Gay Literature in Los Angeles, Conversation 1151 Taper Hall 201, Signing Area 5 Not Quite Overnight: The Real Story of Bestselling Debuts, Conversation 1094 Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4 T.C. Boyle with an Introduction from Alexander Nazaryan, Conversation 1034 Town & Gown, Signing Area 1 Tell Me a Story: The Art of Children's Books, Conversation 1084 Annenberg Auditorium, Signing Area 3 Teens Go Rogue: A Star Wars Panel YA Stage, Signing Area 9 Young Adult Fiction: Faith, Hope, and Charity: Strong Girls in Crisis, Conversation 1134 Norris Theater, Signing Area 5 Telling Syria's Stories, Conversation 1014 Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1 Truth Matters: Media in the Age of Fake News and Alternative Facts, Conversation 1144 Wallis Annenberg Hall, Presented by USC, Signing Area 10

3:10pm PDT

Thumpasaurus: Dance Musical Performance USC Stage

3:20pm PDT

Molly Bendall, Reading from 'Watchful' Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5

3:30pm PDT

Ruth Spiro, author of 'Baby Loves Quarks' Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7 Letters to Women Like Me: Reading by Mirtha Michelle Hoy Stage, Signing Area 6 Traveling? Keep a Song in Your Heart - A Performance from the TSA Chorus Travel & Wellness Stage, Signing Area 9 James Andrew Miller in Conversation with Michael Ovitz, Conversation 1074 Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3 Memoir: Troubled Times, Conversation 1044 Andrus Gerontology Center, Signing Area 2 Bill Esparza, Author of "L.A. Mexicano," Cooking Demonstration with Wes Avila of Guerilla Tacos Cooking Stage, Signing Area 4 Fiction: Writing from History, Conversation 1114 Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4 Nonfiction: Science and Our World Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1 Audiobooks: Hey, What's That Sound?, Conversation 1124 Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5

3:40pm PDT

Alex Dimitrov, Reading from 'Together and by Ourselves' Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5 Virginia Grohl, Author of 'From Cradle to Stage,' in Conversation with Dave Grohl Los Angeles Times Main Stage, Signing Area 8 Politics: The View from Washington LA Times Central

4:00pm PDT

Vievee Francis, Reading from 'Forest Primeval' Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5 Doyin Richards, Author of 'I Wonder: Celebrating Daddies Doin’ Work' Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7

4:15pm PDT

Danzon Sessions Hoy Stage, Signing Area 6

4:20pm PDT

Tyehimba Jess, Reading from "Olio" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5 The Nova Darlings: Alternative Musical Performance USC Stage

4:30pm PDT

Hapa: Mixed-Race Identity and Representation, Conversation 1145 Wallis Annenberg Hall, Presented by USC, Signing Area 10 Fiction: The Surreal World, Conversation 1055 Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 2 Roxane Gay in Conversation with Alexander Chee, Conversation 1064 Bovard Auditorium, Signing Area 3 Thomas McGuane in Conversation with Michael Silverblatt, Conversation 1135 Norris Theater, Signing Area 5 Nonfiction: Raining Cats & Dogs, Conversation 1085 Annenberg Auditorium, Signing Area 3 Young Adult Fantasy: With Great Power… YA Stage, Signing Area 9 Nonfiction: Conflicts & Crisis at Home & Abroad, Conversation 1035 Town & Gown, Signing Area 1 Nonfiction: Nature & Politics, Conversation 1095 Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4 Listen up, New York: Latino Readers & Writers Have Something to Say, Conversation 1152 Taper Hall 201, Signing Area 5 Writing & Publishing: Breaking in & Then Some, Conversation 1015 Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1

4:40pm PDT

Chris Santiago, Reading from 'Tula' Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5

4:50pm PDT

Kelly Oxford, Author of 'When You Find Out the World Is Against You,' in Conversation with Amy Kaufman Los Angeles Times Main Stage, Signing Area 8

5:00pm PDT

Safiya Sinclair, Reading from 'Cannibal' Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5 NEW TIME: Jessamyn Stanley - Every Body Yoga: Let Go of Fear. Get On the Mat. Love Your Body. Travel & Wellness Stage, Signing Area 9 The Nick & Jen Show Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7

5:20pm PDT

Marjorie Becker, Jeanette Marie Clough and Mariano Zaro read from “Angle of Reflection” Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5

5:30pm PDT

Cutty Flam: Musical Performance Hoy Stage, Signing Area 6 SoCal VoCals: A Cappella Performance USC Stage

5:40pm PDT

Get Lit Players Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5