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Sunday
, April 23
10:00am PDT
Laurel Ann Bogen, Reading from 'Psychosis in the Produce Department'
Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5
The Nick & Jen Show
Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7
10:15am PDT
The Trojan Marching Band
USC Stage
10:20am PDT
Phillip B. Williams, Reading from 'Thief in the Interior'
Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5
10:30am PDT
Claire Keane, Illustrator of "Love Is"
Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7
Nonfiction: Hooray for Classic Hollywood, Conversation 2051
Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 2
Nonfiction: Pop Goes the World, Conversation 2091
Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4
California Dreams: A Tribute to Kevin Starr, Conversation 2141
Wallis Annenberg Hall, Presented by USC, Signing Area 10
More Than Strip Malls: The Artchitecture of Iconic Los Angeles, Conversation 2081
Annenberg Auditorium, Signing Area 3
Drawing the Lines: Political Cartoons, Conversation 2131
Norris Theater, Signing Area 5
Environment: Surviving the Future?, Conversation 2011
Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1
Nonfiction: Police, Prisons & Justice, Conversation 2031
Town & Gown, Signing Area 1
10:40am PDT
Morgan Parker, Reading from 'There Are More Beautiful Things Than Beyonce'
Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5
10:45am PDT
Street Smart Tips Every Traveler Should Know
Travel & Wellness Stage, Signing Area 9
11:00am PDT
Robyn Schiff, Reading from 'A Woman of Property'
Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5
Salina Yoon, Author of 'My Kite is Stuck! and Other Stories'
Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7
Clinton Kelly, Author of 'I Hate Everyone, Except You,' in Conversation with Yvonne Villarreal
Los Angeles Times Main Stage, Signing Area 8
Storytelling in the Age of Trump
LA Times Central
Maria Del Pilar (music performance)
LA Sound Stage
Marcela Valladolid, author of 'Casa Marcela', Cooking Demonstration
Cooking Stage, Signing Area 4
Fiction: Rebel Rousers, Conversation 2021
Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1
Viet Thanh Nguyen and Laila Lalami in Conversation, Conversation 2111
Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4
Middle Grade Fiction: Growing Up the Hard Way, Conversation 2121
Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5
Young Adult Fiction: There is No Emoji For This
YA Stage, Signing Area 9
Nonfiction: Silicon Valley's Disrupters, Conversation 2071
Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3
Fiction: Disappearing Acts, Conversation 2041
Andrus Gerontology Center, Signing Area 2
11:20am PDT
Sholeh Wolpe, Reading from "The Conference of the Birds"
Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5
11:30am PDT
Jon Agee, author of 'Life on Mars'
Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7
Fact or Fiction: Activism for Kids in a New Political Era
Hoy Stage, Signing Area 6
11:40am PDT
Monica Youn, Reading From "Blackacre: Poems"
Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5
J. VEN: R&B/Pop Musical Performance
USC Stage
12:00pm PDT
David St. John, Reading from "The Last Troubadour: New and Selected Poems"
Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5
Javaka Steptoe, Author of "Radiant Child"
Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7
Strange Travels
Travel & Wellness Stage, Signing Area 9
Scott Simon in Conversation with Todd Martens, Conversation 2132
Norris Theater, Signing Area 5
Nonfiction: Lost Stories of the West, Conversation 2012
Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1
Fiction: Slightly Surreal, Conversation 2092
Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4
Fiction: The New New Narrative, Conversation 2052
Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 2
Nonfiction: The Home DIY Revolution, Conversation 2082
Annenberg Auditorium, Signing Area 3
Writing Across Genres: Humanizing Conflict, Conversation 2032
Town & Gown, Signing Area 1
Living Long or Living Well: Can We Do Both?, Conversation 2142
Wallis Annenberg Hall, Presented by USC, Signing Area 10
12:10pm PDT
Matthew Espinosa, Author of "More Than Me," in Conversation with Jessica Roy
Los Angeles Times Main Stage, Signing Area 8
Steve Lopez and Michael Hiltzik in Conversation
LA Times Central
12:30pm PDT
Amor Al Aire: Conversation with Omar, Argelia and Tommy Calle
Hoy Stage, Signing Area 6
Andrew Wessels, Reading from "A Turkish Directory"
Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5
Elena Karina Byrne, Reading from "Squander"
Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5
Memoir: Live Through This, Conversation 2042
Andrus Gerontology Center, Signing Area 2
Shalane Flanagan & Elyse Kopecky, authors of 'Run Fast. Eat Slow', Cooking Demonstration
Cooking Stage, Signing Area 4
Fiction with a Funny Side, Conversation 2122
Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5
Fiction: Roads Less Traveled, Conversation 2022
Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1
Fiction: Writing Short Stories, Conversation 2112
Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4
Marlon James in Conversation with Davan Maharaj, Conversation 2072
Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3
Middle Grade & Young Adult Fiction: Reaching Readers
YA Stage, Signing Area 9
Chris Hayes in Conversation with Christina Bellantoni, Conversation 2062
Bovard Auditorium, Signing Area 3
12:50pm PDT
Trio Ellas : Latin Musical Performance
USC Stage
1:00pm PDT
Anna Journey, Reading from 'The Atheist Wore Goat Silk'
Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5
Gennifer Choldenko & Dan Santat, Author & Illustrator of 'Dad and the Dinosaur'
Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7
Pair of Arrows (music performance)
LA Sound Stage
1:15pm PDT
The Educational Travel Boom
Travel & Wellness Stage, Signing Area 9
1:20pm PDT
Jane Mead, Reading from 'World of Made and Unmade'
Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5
Stephen Tobolowsky, Author of 'My Adventures with God,' in Conversation with Sarah Rodman
Los Angeles Times Main Stage, Signing Area 8
Politics: The View from California
LA Times Central
1:30pm PDT
Danica McKellar, author of 'Goodnight, Numbers'
Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7
Sin Color Musical Performance
Hoy Stage, Signing Area 6
Memoir: Exploring the World, Conversation 2093
Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4
Jonathan Lethem in Conversation with Charles Yu, Conversation 2133
Norris Theater, Signing Area 5
Romance: I'm Too Sexy for this Book, Conversation 2083
Annenberg Auditorium, Signing Area 3
Is This Goodbye, NEA? Addressing Our Fears - and Hopes -for the Arts and Humanities, Conversation 2143
Wallis Annenberg Hall, Presented by USC, Signing Area 10
Nonfiction: Cults & Cultures, Conversation 2013
Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1
John Scalzi & Cory Doctorow in Conversation, Conversation 2033
Town & Gown, Signing Area 1
Crime Fiction: Trust No One, Conversation 2053
Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 2
1:40pm PDT
Bruce Willard, Reading from "Violent Blues"
Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5
2:00pm PDT
Amy Uyematsu, Reading from "Basic Vocabulary" With Bass Accompaniment by Taiji Miyagawa
Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5
Adam Rex, Illustrator of 'The Legend of Rock Paper Scissors'
Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7
Anna Dellaria: R&B/Pop Musical Performance
USC Stage
Jessica Koslow, author of 'Everything I Want to Eat', Cooking Demonstration
Cooking Stage, Signing Area 4
Fiction: Culture & Identity, Conversation 2023
Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1
Fiction: Exceptions and Expectations, Conversation 2043
Andrus Gerontology Center, Signing Area 2
Middle Grade Fiction: Storytelling in Series
YA Stage, Signing Area 9
Young Adult Fantasy: Wars in New Worlds, Conversation 2123
Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5
Nonfiction: The Courts & the Constitution, Conversation 2073
Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3
Crime Fiction: The Hunters & the Hunted, Conversation 2113
Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4
2:20pm PDT
Michael Miller, Reading from "The First Thing Mastered" & "Angels in Seven"
Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5
2:30pm PDT
Laurie Berkner, Author of 'We Are the Dinosaurs'
Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7
The Most Beautiful: A Conversation with Mayte Garcia
Hoy Stage, Signing Area 6
Cheech Marin, Author of 'Cheech is Not My Real Name'
Los Angeles Times Main Stage, Signing Area 8
How to Navigate Education in California
LA Times Central
CANCELLED due to illness: Robb Wolf – Turn Off Cravings, Rewire Your Appetite for Weight Loss, and Determine the Foods That Work for You
Travel & Wellness Stage, Signing Area 9
The Handmaid's Tale from Page to Screen: Margaret Atwood & Bruce Miller in Conversation with Mary McNamara, Conversation 2063
Bovard Auditorium, Signing Area 3
2:40pm PDT
Kim Dower, Reading from "Last Train to the Missing Planet"
Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5
3:00pm PDT
Eduardo Cholula in conversation with Manuel Benitez
Hoy Stage, Signing Area 6
James Meetze, Reading from 'Phantom Hour'
Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5
James Burks, Author of "Pigs and a Blanket"
Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7
Breakestra (music performance)
LA Sound Stage
From Page to Screen to Page: Writing in Hollywood, Conversation 2054
Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 2
Nonfiction: California's Hidden Poor, Conversation 2034
Town & Gown, Signing Area 1
Ngugi Wa Thiong'o in Conversation with Rebecca Carroll, Conversation 2134
Norris Theater, Signing Area 5
I Ain't Got No Home In This World Anymore: Poetry and the Present Moment, Conversation 2084
Annenberg Auditorium, Signing Area 3
From Protest to Action to Justice: Politics, Media and the Law, Conversation 2144
Wallis Annenberg Hall, Presented by USC, Signing Area 10
Nonfiction: Tragedies of Our Past, Conversation 2014
Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1
Crime Fiction: Walking the Line, Conversation 2094
Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4
3:10pm PDT
Third Bird: Jazz Musical Performance
USC Stage
3:20pm PDT
Sarah Vap, Reading from 'Viability'
Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5
3:30pm PDT
LeUyen Pham, Author of 'The Bear Who Wasn't There'
Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7
Wandering Song: Central American Writing in the United States
Hoy Stage, Signing Area 6
More Than Words: The New Coffee Table Book, Conversation 2114
Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4
Nonfiction: The Culture of Southern California, Conversation 2124
Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5
Advice Experts: Go Ahead - Ask Me Anything, Conversation 2044
Andrus Gerontology Center, Signing Area 2
Nguyen Tran, of Starry Kitchen, gives a Cooking Demo & Food Bowl Preview
Cooking Stage, Signing Area 4
Young Adult Fiction: L.A. Stories
YA Stage, Signing Area 9
Young Adult Fiction: Pieces of Me, Conversation 2024
Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1
Nonfiction: What's Up with America?, Conversation 2074
Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3
3:40pm PDT
Michelle Bitting, Reading from 'The Couple Who Fell To Earth'
Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5
Diversity in Hollywood
LA Times Central
Steve Jones, Author of 'Lonely Boy: Tales from a Sex Pistol,' in Conversation with Mikael Wood, presented by KLOS
Los Angeles Times Main Stage, Signing Area 8
4:00pm PDT
Rickey Laurentiis, Reading from 'Boy with Thorn'
Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5
4:15pm PDT
La Chamba Cumbia Chicha: Musical Performance
Hoy Stage, Signing Area 6
4:20pm PDT
Carol V. Davis, Reading from "Because I Cannot Leave This Body"
Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5
4:30pm PDT
Exploding Flowers: Psychedelic/Guitar Pop Musical Performance
USC Stage
The Nick & Jen Show
Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7
4:40pm PDT
Yuyutsu Sharma, Reading from 'Quaking Cantos: Nepal Earthquake Poems'
Poetry Stage, Signing Area 5
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