Many stories. One weekend.

Find your spark at the 2024 L.A. Times Festival of Books, April 20-21 on the USC campus.

General admission is free and the festival will also feature ticketed events with authors and celebrities.

Explore this year’s indoor and outdoor events including over 200 conversations and performances, book signings, cooking demos, poetry readings, bilingual programming and more.

Saturday, Apr 20

L.A. Times Main Stage Emcee: Stuart K Robinson

10:00 AM

L.A. Times Main Stage

Do the Right Thing: Social Justice and Dystopias in Young Adult Fiction

10:00 AM

YA Stage

Paula Yoo, Sharon Levin, Kim Johnson, Jennifer Baker

Lynne Thompson, reading from 'Blue on a Blue Palette'

10:00 AM

Poetry Stage

Lynne Thompson

Festival Kickoff with the Trojan Marching Band

10:00 AM

USC Stage

Trojan Marching Band

Children's Stage Emcee: Andrew & Polly

10:00 AM

Children's Stage

Andrew & Polly

Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham, author & illustrator of 'Bubbly Beautiful Kitty-Corn'

10:15 AM

Children's Stage

LeUyen Pham, Shannon Hale

Maggie Milner, reading from 'Couplets: A Love Story'

10:20 AM

Poetry Stage

Maggie Millner

Ask a Reporter: The Immigrant Experience - Tickets Required

10:30 AM

Mudd Hall 203 (Ask a Reporter)

Liz Hamel, Drishti Pillai, Kiran Saluja, Brittny Mejia

Standouts in Audio: A Conversation with the Audiobook Award Finalists - Tickets Required

10:30 AM

Norris Theatre

Maria Bamford, Dion Graham, Diana Dapito, Helen Laser, Adam Lazarre-White, and 3 more...

The Never-Ending Plague: Guns in America - Tickets Required

10:30 AM

Hancock Foundation, Newman Recital Hall

Celeste Fremon, Cameron McWhirter, Ieva Jusionyte, Zusha Elinson

George Stephanopoulos, author of 'The Situation Room,' in conversation with Lorraine Ali - Tickets Required

10:30 AM

Bovard Auditorium

George Stephanopoulos, Lorraine Ali

Religion in the Public Sphere - Tickets Required

10:30 AM

Wallis Annenberg Hall Presented by USC

Diane Winston, Varun Soni, Duncan Ry?ken Williams, Sherman Jackson

Hora de cuentos con la Biblioteca Pública de Los Ángeles

10:30 AM

Latinidad Stage

Los Angeles Public Library Librarians

L.A. Times Book Club Presents: Abraham Verghese, author of 'The Covenant of Water,' in conversation with Miwa Messer - Tickets Required

10:30 AM

Town and Gown

Abraham Verghese, Miwa Messer

Max Greenfield, author of 'I Don't Want To Read This Book Aloud,' in conversation with Samantha Melbourneweaver

10:30 AM

L.A. Times Main Stage

Max Greenfield, Samantha Melbourneweaver

Writing in Public - Tickets Required

10:30 AM

Seeley G. Mudd 123

Hari Kunzru, David L. Ulin, Maggie Nelson

Crafting Romance Across Time and Genre - Tickets Required

10:30 AM

Taper Hall 201

Jesse Q. Sutanto, Felicia Grossman, Claire Legrand, Emma R. Alban, Katie P. Streit

Drawing the Story: A Conversation on Graphic Novels - Tickets Required

10:30 AM

Albert and Dana Broccoli Theatre

Tracy Brown, Sammy Harkham, Emily Carroll, Katie Skelly

Simon Shieh, reading from 'Master: Poems'

10:40 AM

Poetry Stage

Simon Shieh

Dr. Ellen Ochoa, author of 'Dr. Ochoa's Stellar World: Arts'

10:50 AM

Children's Stage

Ellen Ochoa

Welcome to the Underworld: Crime, Gangsters, and Hitmen - Tickets Required

11:00 AM

Seeley G. Mudd 124

Susan Straight, Gary Phillips, Lou Berney, Joe Ide, Tod Goldberg

Fiction: The Political is Personal - Tickets Required

11:00 AM

Hoffman Hall, Edison Auditorium

Ben Fountain, Ed Park, Lydia Kiesling, Vinson Cunningham, Carolyn Kellogg

11:00 AM

K. Iver, reading from 'Short Film Starring My Beloved's Red Bronco'

Poetry Stage

K. Iver

Science Writing: Unraveling the Big Questions - Tickets Required

11:00 AM

Ray Stark Family Theatre

Rebecca Boyle, Eugenia Cheng, Jaime Green, Daniel Lewis, Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

Jeff and Jordan Kim, 'Cooking with the CrunchBros,' Cooking Demo

11:00 AM

Cooking Stage

The CrunchBros

11:00 AM

All Hell Breaks Loose: Chaos and Camaraderie in Contemporary Fiction - Tickets Required

Taper Hall 101

Clare Mackintosh, Meg Shaffer, David Francis, Elle Cosimano, Jennifer Croft

Fiction: When Work Gets Weird - Tickets Required

11:00 AM

Ronald Tutor Campus Center

Ben H Winters, John Scalzi, Tim Blake Nelson, Jesse Andrews

Lil' Libros

11:05 AM

Latinidad Stage

YAF (musical performance—jazz, funk, R&B)

11:10 AM

USC Stage

Yafeu Tyhimba

Dean Rader, reading from 'Before the Borderless: Dialogues with the Art of Cy Twombly'

11:20 AM

Poetry Stage

Dean Rader

Discovering Your Voice: Race & Gender in Young Adult Fiction

11:20 AM

YA Stage

Samira Ahmed, Olivia A. Cole, Sarah Myer, Renée Watson, Julia Torres

Bess Kalb, author of 'Buffalo Fluffalo'

11:20 AM

Children's Stage

Bess Kalb

Cyrus Cassells, reading from 'Is There Room for Another Horse on Your Horse Ranch?'

11:40 AM

Poetry Stage

Cyrus Cassells

Ask A Reporter: Our Climate Change Challenge - Tickets Required

11:45 AM

Mudd Hall 203 (Ask a Reporter)

Russ Mitchell, Rosanna Xia, Sammy Roth

Hollywood Representation

11:45 AM

Latinidad Stage

Ana-Christina Ramón, Christopher Rivas, Luis I. Reyes

Phillipa Soo and Maris Pasquale Doran, author & illustrator of 'Piper Chen Sings' in conversation with Jenny Gold

11:50 AM

Children's Stage

Maris Pasquale Doran, Phillipa Soo, Jenny Gold

Arts & Culture: Live Your Best Life, Girl - Tickets Required

12:00 PM

Town and Gown

Jamie Kern Lima, Tinx, London Hughes, Kailyn Brown

The 2024 Election--Politics, Media, and Culture - Tickets Required

12:00 PM

Wallis Annenberg Hall Presented by USC

Elizabeth Currid-Halkett, Brett Carter, Roberto Suro, Manuel Pastor, Erin Baggott Carter

Middle Grade Superstars - Tickets Required

12:00 PM

Norris Theatre

Donna Barba Higuera, Lois Lowry, Aida Salazar, Robin Benway

Science Fiction: Strange & Sublime Stories - Tickets Required

12:00 PM

Taper Hall 201

Maryelizabeth Yturralde, Daniel Kraus, Bora Chung, E. Lily Yu

Out of Office: The Workplace Comedy-Drama in Contemporary Fiction - Tickets Required

12:00 PM

Albert and Dana Broccoli Theatre

Molly McGhee, Amy E Wallen, Sarah Rose Etter, Adelle Waldman

Shelley Wong, reading from 'As She Appears'

12:00 PM

Poetry Stage

Shelley Wong

This is Your Brain on Art: Cultural Critics Speak on Life, Art & Society - Tickets Required

12:00 PM

Seeley G. Mudd 123

Adriana E. Ramírez, Amanda Montell, Claire Dederer, Myriam Gurba, Geoffrey Mak

Biography: Compelling & Revealing Portraits of the Past - Tickets Required

12:00 PM

Hancock Foundation, Newman Recital Hall

Gregg Hecimovich, Jonny Steinberg, Elizabeth R. Varon

My Betsy (musical performance—indie folk/rock)

12:20 PM

USC Stage

My Betsy

Sabotage: Democracy, Disinformation, and Conspiracies - Tickets Required

12:30 PM

Ronald Tutor Campus Center

Mark Z. Barabak, Stuart Stevens, Carlos Lozada, Barbara McQuade, Robin Reames

Royal Biographies: You Can Call Me Queen (or King) Bee - Tickets Required

12:30 PM

Taper Hall 101

Leah Redmond Chang, Sally Bedell Smith, Jane Marguerite Tippett, Patt Morrison

Screening of 'Will Trent,' followed by a Conversation with Author and Creators, Presented by ABC - RSVP Required

12:30 PM

Ray Stark Family Theatre

Liz Heldens, Karin Slaughter, Daniel Thomsen

Ideas Exchange: RuPaul, author of 'The House of Hidden Meanings' - Tickets Required

12:30 PM

Bovard Auditorium

RuPaul, Matt Brennan

Gender Bending: Sexuality, Metamorphosis, and Identity in Fiction - Tickets Required

12:30 PM

Seeley G. Mudd 124

Alvina Chamberland, Anna Dorn, James Frankie Thomas, Alex Espinoza

Jenny Martinez, 'My Mexican Mesa, Y Listo!,' Cooking Demo

12:30 PM

Cooking Stage

Jenny Martinez

Broken: America's Flawed Child Welfare System - Tickets Required

12:30 PM

Hoffman Hall, Edison Auditorium

Roxanna Asgarian, Jeff Hobbs, Charity Chandler-Cole, Dr., Mark Daley

L.A. Times Book Prize Poetry Finalist Roundtable

12:30 PM

Poetry Stage

K. Iver, Airea D. Matthews, Maggie Millner, Jenny Molberg, Simon Shieh, and 1 more...

Station Little & Friends

12:35 PM

Children's Stage

Stefan Benz, Jordan Cairo, Ally Lewber, Lil' Eddie, Coco Quinn, and 1 more...

Lectura en español

12:40 PM

Latinidad Stage

Luis García Martín, Carla Guelfenbein, Marisol Schulz Manaut

Ordinary Kids, Extraordinary Adventures in Middle Grade Fiction

12:40 PM

YA Stage

David Anthony Durham, Alyson Gerber, Iva-Marie Palmer, Justine Pucella Winans, Gillian Engberg

Sophia Bush and Kerri Kolen Discuss 'Wild and Precious: A Celebration of Mary Oliver'

12:50 PM

L.A. Times Main Stage

Sophia Bush, Kerri Kolen

Ask A Reporter: The Best West Coast Experiences - Tickets Required

1:00 PM

Mudd Hall 203 (Ask a Reporter)

Michelle Woo, Christopher Reynolds

Sarah Maclay, reading from 'Nightfall Marginalia'

1:00 PM

Poetry Stage

Sarah Maclay

Dora Wang, author of 'Pocket Peaches'

1:05 PM

Children's Stage

Dora Wang

Craig Santos Perez, reading from 'from unincorporated territory [åmot]'

1:20 PM

Poetry Stage

Craig Santos Perez

Poetry Reading

1:20 PM

Latinidad Stage

Politics and History: Roots of Black Resistance - Tickets Required

1:30 PM

Hancock Foundation, Newman Recital Hall

Blair LM Kelley, Adam Shatz, Bettina L. Love, Nikki M. Taylor, Carla Hall

The Kids Are All Right: Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction - Tickets Required

1:30 PM

Taper Hall 201

Amber McBride, Renee Roberson-Tecco, Ream Shukairy, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Love & Friendship: Miranda July & Maggie Nelson in Conversation with Jessica Ferri, in partnership with USC Arts Now - Tickets Required

1:30 PM

Town and Gown

Maggie Nelson, Jessica Ferri, Miranda July

Small Towns, Big Crimes in Noir and Crime Fiction - Tickets Required

1:30 PM

Norris Theatre

Jeffrey Fleishman, Brian Panowich, Jahmal Mayfield, S. A. Cosby

Fiction: Women (and Men) on the Edge - Tickets Required

1:30 PM

Seeley G. Mudd 123

Elizabeth Crane, Elizabeth McKenzie, Marie Mutsuki Mockett, J. Ryan Stradal, Sarah Tomlinson

Los Troyanos de USC Mariachi

1:30 PM

USC Stage

Los Troyanos de USC Mariachi, Eduardo Cardenas

Stories of Resistance and Protest - Tickets Required

1:30 PM

Wallis Annenberg Hall Presented by USC

Wolf Gruner, Allissa V. Richardson, Susan H. Kamei, Hajar Yazdiha

Got Books? Why Reading Matters - Tickets Required

1:30 PM

Albert and Dana Broccoli Theatre

Rebecca Constantino, Shannon Reed

David Shannon, author of 'No, David! 25th Anniversary Edition'

1:35 PM

Children's Stage

David Shannon

Street Vendors: A Core Part of L.A.’s Culture

1:35 PM

Latinidad Stage

Rocio Rosales, Soudi Jiménez

Jenny Molberg, reading from 'The Court of No Record: Poems'

1:40 PM

Poetry Stage

Jenny Molberg

Fiction: Desire, Love, and Identity - Tickets Required

2:00 PM

Hoffman Hall, Edison Auditorium

Stephen Buoro, Xochitl Gonzalez, Khashayar J Khabushani, Dinika Amaral

Airea D. Matthews, reading from 'Bread and Circus: Poems'

2:00 PM

Poetry Stage

Airea D. Matthews

AutobioGRAPHICal Storytelling: Real Life on the Page - Tickets Required

2:00 PM

Seeley G. Mudd 124

Derek M. Ballard, Maria Bamford, Scott Marvel Cassidy, Mariko Tamaki, Deborah Vankin

Middle Grade Fiction: Girls Run The World

2:00 PM

YA Stage

Cynthia Leitich Smith, Rachael Briner, Kekla Magoon, Jennifer Chen, Meghan Boehman

Does A.I. Dream of Electric Sheep? AI and Technology in Contemporary Society - Tickets Required

2:00 PM

Taper Hall 101

Joanne McNeil, Brian Merchant, Malcolm Harris

Josh Scherer, 'Rhett & Link Present: The Mythical Cookbook,' Cooking Demo

2:00 PM

Cooking Stage

Josh Scherer

Henry Winkler, author of 'Being Henry,' in conversation with Mary McNamara - Tickets Required

2:00 PM

Ronald Tutor Campus Center

Mary McNamara, Henry Winkler

Tamron Hall, author of 'Watch Where They Hide,' in conversation with LZ Granderson

2:00 PM

L.A. Times Main Stage

LZ Granderson, Tamron Hall

Elle Duncan, author of 'For You I Will'

2:05 PM

Children's Stage

Elle Duncan

Ask a Reporter: Inside the L.A. Times News Quiz - Tickets Required

2:15 PM

Mudd Hall 203 (Ask a Reporter)

Adam Tschorn, Matthew Ballinger

Kristina Marie Darling, reading from 'Daylight Has Already Come: Selected Poems'

2:20 PM

Poetry Stage

Kristina Marie Darling

Short Stories: A Slice of Life - Tickets Required

2:30 PM

Ray Stark Family Theatre

Shannon Sanders, Bennett Sims, Ghassan Zeineddine, Lisa Teasley, Antoine Wilson

Salina Yoon, author of 'Penguin and Ollie'

2:35 PM

Children's Stage

Salina Yoon

Self Care for Latinos: When Prioritizing Wellness Becomes a Radical Decision

2:35 PM

Latinidad Stage

Adriana Alejandre, Mariel Buqué, Dr., Raquel Reichard, Paloma Esquivel

Katie Farris, reading from 'Standing in the Forest of Being Alive'

2:40 PM

Poetry Stage

Katie Farris

Sofia Gomez (musical performance—pop, singer/songwriter)

2:40 PM

USC Stage

Sofia Gomez

'Turtles All the Way Down' Screening + Panel With John Green and Special Guests, presented by Max - RSVP Required

3:00 PM

Bovard Auditorium

Isabela Merced, Cree, John Green, Felix Mallard, Hannah Marks, and 1 more...

Jonathan Lethem & Jane Smiley in conversation with Karen Grigsby Bates - Tickets Required

3:00 PM

Town and Gown

Jonathan Lethem, Jane Smiley, Karen Grigsby Bates

All in the Family: Mysteries Close to Home - Tickets Required

3:00 PM

Taper Hall 201

Angie Kim, Cheryl A. Head, Oline H Cogdill, Naomi Hirahara

Screen Time: Television, Society, and Identity - Tickets Required

3:00 PM

Wallis Annenberg Hall Presented by USC

Karen Tongson, Anthony Sparks, Tara Lyn McPherson, David Craig

Un-Whitewashed: Conversations on Radical Reparations, Race, and Retelling History - Tickets Required

3:00 PM

Norris Theatre

Michele Norris, Marcus Anthony Hunter, Tyrone Beason, Michael Harriot

World Affairs: International Relations Across the Globe - Tickets Required

3:00 PM

Hancock Foundation, Newman Recital Hall

Nathan Thrall, Scott Kraft, Jonathan Blitzer, Steven Coll

Hell Hath No Fury: Powerful Women in Crime Fiction - Tickets Required

3:00 PM

Seeley G. Mudd 123

Amina Akhtar, Jessica Knoll, K.T. Nguyen, Karin Slaughter, Natashia Deón

California State of Mind: Publishing in the West - Tickets Required

3:00 PM

Albert and Dana Broccoli Theatre

Michelle Tea, Steve Wasserman, Kate Gale, Chris Heiser, Laura Cogan

Lynn Emanuel, reading from 'Transcript of the Disappearance, Exact and Diminishing'

3:00 PM

Poetry Stage

Lynn Emanuel

Raj Haldar, author of 'This Book Is Banned'

3:05 PM

Children's Stage

Raj Haldar

Kerry Washington, author of 'Thicker than Water: A Memoir,' in conversation with Erika D. Smith

3:10 PM

L.A. Times Main Stage

Erika D. Smith, Kerry Washington

Poetry Reading

3:20 PM

Latinidad Stage

Melania Luisa Marte

A Whole New World: Kids Exploring the World Around Them in Middle Grade Fiction

3:20 PM

YA Stage

Chanel Miller, Rachel Renée Russell, Nikki Russell, Claudette S. McLinn, Booki Vivat

A Van Jordan, reading from 'When I Waked, I Cried To Dream Again'

3:20 PM

Poetry Stage

A Van Jordan

Ask A Reporter: Meet the Editorial Board - Tickets Required

3:30 PM

Mudd Hall 203 (Ask a Reporter)

Mariel Garza, Kerry Cavanaugh, Tony Barboza, Carla Hall, Robert Greene

Game On: Money & Power in Sports - Tickets Required

3:30 PM

Hoffman Hall, Edison Auditorium

Russ Bengtson, Macaela MacKenzie, Keith O'Brien, Dylan Hernández

Fiction: New Perspectives on Genre Writing - Tickets Required

3:30 PM

Ronald Tutor Campus Center

Tananarive Due, Walter Mosley, Paula L. Woods

Science: Climate Change isn't Fiction, Presented by Getty PST Art - Tickets Required

3:30 PM

Seeley G. Mudd 124

Jeff Goodell, Dan Egan, Sammy Roth, Edward Humes, Rosanna Xia

Thicker Than Water: Modern Families, Modern Problems - Tickets Required

3:30 PM

Taper Hall 101

Scott O'Connor, Ruth Madievsky, Justin Taylor, Alexandra Tanner, Edan Lepucki

Gianluca Conte (QCP), 'Italian/American: It's a QCP cookbook, betch!,' Cooking Demo

3:30 PM

Cooking Stage

Gianluca Conte (QCP)

Fútbol en Los Ángeles (Spanish)

3:35 PM

Latinidad Stage

Catherine Dávila, Jad El Reda

Michelle Knudsen, author of 'Luigi, the Spider Who Wanted to Be a Kitten'

3:35 PM

Children's Stage

Michelle Knudsen

Sam Sax, reading from 'Pig'

3:40 PM

Poetry Stage

Sam Sax

GRL! (musical performance—indie folk/rock)

3:50 PM

USC Stage

GRL!

Paisley Rekdal, reading from 'West: A Translation'

4:00 PM

Poetry Stage

Paisley Rekdal

Food Memoir: Cooks with Books - Tickets Required

4:00 PM

Ray Stark Family Theatre

Joan Nathan, Rosa Jackson, Klancy Miller, Laurie Ochoa

Meera Sriram, author 'The Spice Box'

4:05 PM

Children's Stage

Meera Sriram

Mag Gabbert, reading from 'SEX DEPRESSION ANIMALS'

4:20 PM

Poetry Stage

Mag Gabbert

Ed Begley Jr., author of 'To the Temple of Tranquility...And Step On It!,' in conversation with Thomas Curwen

4:20 PM

L.A. Times Main Stage

Ed Begley Jr., Thomas Curwen

Setting the Scene for Change: The Future of Theatre - Tickets Required

4:30 PM

Wallis Annenberg Hall Presented by USC

Luis Alfaro, Sharon Marie Carnicke, Rena M. Heinrich, Snehal Desai, Maureen Weiss

Ed Zwick, author of 'Hits, Flops, and Other Illusions,' in conversation with Dinah Lenney - Tickets Required

4:30 PM

Town and Gown

Ed Zwick, Dinah Lenney

American Dreams and Nightmares: The Life of the American Suburb - Tickets Required

4:30 PM

Hancock Foundation, Newman Recital Hall

Becky Nicolaides, Tracie McMillan, Laura Meckler, Benjamin Herold, Miriam Pawel

Fiction: You Know What They Say About Happy Families - Tickets Required

4:30 PM

Taper Hall 201

Nell Freudenberger, Kate Christensen, Heather Scott Partington, Mona Simpson

Los Angeles on the Page: Memoirs & Stories - Tickets Required

4:30 PM

Seeley G. Mudd 123

Jim Newton, Zev Yaroslavsky, David Kipen

Haunted: The Contemporary Gothic Novel - Tickets Required

4:30 PM

Norris Theatre

Johnny Compton, Alix E Harrow, Sarah Langan, Ashley Winstead, Leslie S Klinger

Making Your Debut: First-Time Romance Authors - Tickets Required

4:30 PM

Albert and Dana Broccoli Theatre

Yulin Kuang, Etta Easton, Kelcie Pegher, Myah Ariel, Page Powars

Storytime with the Los Angeles Public Library

4:35 PM

Children's Stage

Los Angeles Public Library Librarians

Middle Grade Fiction: Ghosts, Spirits, and Other Realms

4:40 PM

YA Stage

Jonathan Hunt, Agnes Lee, Anne Ursu, Greg van Eekhout

Marsha de la O, reading from 'Creature'

4:40 PM

Poetry Stage

Marsha de la O

Ask A Reporter: Meet the Company Town Team - Tickets Required

4:45 PM

Mudd Hall 203 (Ask a Reporter)

Meg James, Stacy Perman, Richard Verrier

Adeline Jean (musical performance—rock, pop, soul)

5:00 PM

USC Stage

Adeline Jean

Katherine Coles, reading from 'Ghost Apples'

5:00 PM

Poetry Stage

Katharine Coles

Zohreh & Susie Ghahremani, author & illustrator of 'The Memory Garden'

5:05 PM

Children's Stage

Zohreh Ghahremani, Susie Ghahremani

Timothy Donnelly, reading from 'Chariot'

5:20 PM

Poetry Stage

Timothy Donnelly

Performance: Elena Secota and local musicians

5:40 PM

Poetry Stage

Elena Secota

Sunday, Apr 21

Sneak Preview Screening of 'Queenie,' followed by a Conversation, Presented by HULU - RSVP Required

10:00 AM

Ray Stark Family Theatre

L.A. Times Main Stage Emcee: Stuart K Robinson (Sunday)

10:00 AM

L.A. Times Main Stage

Stuart K Robinson

Children's Stage Emcee: Andrew & Polly (Sunday)

10:00 AM

Children's Stage

Andrew & Polly

Love Unveiled: Exploring the Depths of Romance Writing - Tickets Required

10:00 AM

Norris Theatre

Kristina Forest, Nikki Payne, Hannah Brown, Taylor Capizola, Julie Soto

Read with Rampage and the Los Angeles Rams!

10:00 AM

Children's Stage

Rampage, L.A. Rams Cheerleaders

Trojan Marching Band

10:00 AM

USC Stage

Trojan Marching Band

Gone Girls: Mystery, Crime, and Suspense in Young Adult Fiction

10:00 AM

YA Stage

Chelsea Ichaso, Stacy Stokes, Stacey Lee, Kayla Cagan, Kristen Kiesling

Ask a Reporter: Cali of the Wild - Tickets Required

10:00 AM

Mudd Hall 203 (Ask a Reporter)

Corinne Purtill, Louis Sahagún, Lila Seidman

Victoria Chang, reading from 'WITH MY BACK TO THE WORLD: Poems'

10:00 AM

Poetry Stage

Victoria Chang

Blippi

10:15 AM

Children's Stage

Blippi

Kazim Ali, reading from 'Sukun: New and Selected Poems'

10:20 AM

Poetry Stage

Kazim Ali

Hora de cuentos con la Biblioteca Pública de Los Ángeles

10:20 AM

Latinidad Stage

Los Angeles Public Library Librarians

Jay Shetty, author of '8 Rules of Love: How to Find It, Keep It, and Let It Go,' in conversation with Amy Kaufman

10:20 AM

L.A. Times Main Stage

Jay Shetty, Amy Kaufman

Arts & Culture: A Conversation on the Immigrant Experience, presented by The Pulitzer Prizes - Tickets Required

10:30 AM

Hancock Foundation, Newman Recital Hall

Marjorie Miller, Sanaz Toossi, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Hector Tobar

The Latino Experience: Layered Stories from the Past & Present - Tickets Required

10:30 AM

Taper Hall 201

Marie Arana, Jason De León, Natalia Molina, Fidel Martinez

Ashley Elston, Octavia Spencer & Krista Vernoff discuss 'First Lie Wins' with Jordan Moblo - Tickets Required

10:30 AM

Town and Gown

Ashley Elston, Octavia Spencer, Krista Vernoff, Jordan Moblo

Living Long & Living Well: Longevity Today - Tickets Required

10:30 AM

Wallis Annenberg Hall Presented by USC

M.T. Connolly, Sean P. Curran, Valter Longo, Paolina Milana, Laura Mosqueda

Brett Gelman, author of "The Terrifying Realm of the Possible: Nearly True Stories," in Conversation with Alex Cohen - Tickets Required

10:30 AM

Ronald Tutor Campus Center

Brett Gelman, Alex Cohen

Writing on Grief: The Price We Pay for Love - Tickets Required

10:30 AM

Seeley G. Mudd 123

Sylvia Brownrigg, Heather McCalden, Luke Russert, Nicole Avant, Emily Rapp Black

Lauren Graham, author of 'Have I Told You This Already?' Featuring Sam Pancake - Tickets Required

10:30 AM

Bovard Auditorium

Lauren Graham, Sam Pancake

Oliver de la Paz, reading from 'THE DIASPORA SONNETS'

10:40 AM

Poetry Stage

Oliver de la Paz

Tiffany Haddish, author of 'Layla, the Last Black Unicorn'

10:50 AM

Children's Stage

Tiffany Haddish, Julia Torres

Lil' Libros

10:55 AM

Latinidad Stage

Mother Nature: Women and Wilderness - Tickets Required

11:00 AM

Albert and Dana Broccoli Theatre

Angie Sijun Lou, Melissa Sevigny, Diane Smith, Karen Tei Yamashita, Denise Hamilton

Jing Gao, 'The Book of Sichuan Chili Crisp,' Cooking Demo

11:00 AM

Cooking Stage

Jing Gao

Arts & Culture: Hidden Histories in the City of Angels - Tickets Required

11:00 AM

Taper Hall 101

Stefan Timmermans, Amy Price, Patt Morrison, Pamela Prickett, Naomi Hirahara

Tess Taylor, reading from 'Leaning Toward the Light: Poems for Gardens & the Hands That Tend Them'

11:00 AM

Poetry Stage

Tess Taylor

Liz Becker (musical performance—pop, indie pop)

11:00 AM

USC Stage

Elizabeth Whitney Becker

I'll Be There For You: The Power of Lifelong Friendships in Fiction - Tickets Required

11:00 AM

Hoffman Hall, Edison Auditorium

Corey Roskin, Maria Hummel, Steven Rowley, Sheila Yasmin Marikar

Fiction: Women are the Heart - Tickets Required

11:00 AM

Seeley G. Mudd 124

Etaf Rum, Katya Apekina, Rachel Stark, Megan Labrise

Ask A Reporter: Which Party Will Control Congress? California Could Make the Difference - Tickets Required

11:15 AM

Mudd Hall 203 (Ask a Reporter)

Benjamin Oreskes, Laurel Rosenhall, Seema Mehta

Stranger Things: Thrilling Adventures in Friendship in Young Adult Fiction

11:20 AM

YA Stage

Samuel Miller, Nia Davenport, Melissa Albert, Robert Graves

Todd Parr, author of 'Be Who You Are'

11:20 AM

Children's Stage

Todd Parr

Hala Alyan, reading from 'The Moon That Turns You Back'

11:20 AM

Poetry Stage

Hala Alyan

Black is Beautiful: The Impact of Black Art and Culture - Tickets Required

11:30 AM

Norris Theatre

Hanif Abdurraqib, Sowmya Krishnamurthy, Traci Thomas, Michael R. Jackson, Morgan Parker

'De Aquí y Allá': The First Gen Experience

11:30 AM

Latinidad Stage

Alejandra Campoverdi, Juilssa Natzely Arce Raya, Veronica Benavides, Karen Garcia

Ronda Rousey, author of 'Our Fight,' in conversation with Iliana Limón Romero

11:30 AM

L.A. Times Main Stage

Ronda Rousey, Iliana Limón Romero

Jacqui Germain, reading from 'Bittering the Wound'

11:40 AM

Poetry Stage

Jacqui Germain

Emily Arrow’s Nature Singalong

11:50 AM

Children's Stage

Emily Arrow

Placemaking and the Politics of Land - Tickets Required

12:00 PM

Wallis Annenberg Hall Presented by USC

Joan Flores-Villalobos, William Deverell, Julia Ornelas-Higdon, Alexander Robinson

Megan Fernandes, reading from 'I Do Everything I'm Told'

12:00 PM

Poetry Stage

Megan Fernandes

History: A Wide View on World War II - Tickets Required

12:00 PM

Ray Stark Family Theatre

K.A. Nelson, Leon Carroll, Jr., Susan J. Eischeid, Mark Harmon, Michael Hiltzik

Memoir on Vietnam: Make Art, Not War - Tickets Required

12:00 PM

Town and Gown

Ron Kovic, Ben Caldwell, Robeson Taj Frazier

Operation Barbenheimer: Women on the Nuclear Bomb - Tickets Required

12:00 PM

Hancock Foundation, Newman Recital Hall

Sarah Scoles, Margot Roosevelt, Annie Jacobsen, Shannon Cram

Arts & Culture: Discussing The Gay Agenda - Tickets Required

12:00 PM

Seeley G. Mudd 123

Brontez Purnell, Greg Mania, Danny Pellegrino, Rob Anderson

Arts & Culture: Writing Hollywood - Tickets Required

12:00 PM

Taper Hall 201

Odie Henderson, Margaret Wappler, Stacy Perman, Sam Wasson

In the Age of Book Bans: The Freedom to Write and Read Young Adult Literature - Tickets Required

12:00 PM

Ronald Tutor Campus Center

Lee Wind, George M. Johnson, Jonah Newman, Hayley Kiyoko

Aminta Skye (musical performance—indie pop/rock)

12:10 PM

USC Stage

Aminta Skye

In conversation with Justin Torres: When Writing is Personal

12:25 PM

Latinidad Stage

Justin Torres, Nadxieli Nieto

Radhi Devlukia, 'JoyFull,' Cooking Demo

12:30 PM

Cooking Stage

Radhi Devlukia

Meditations on Finding Inner and Outer Peace - Tickets Required

12:30 PM

Hoffman Hall, Edison Auditorium

Sharon Brous, Aimee Liu, Lydia Millet, Pico Iyer

Gilbert & Jaime Hernandez, Creators of 'Love and Rockets,' in conversation with Jevon Phillips - Tickets Required

12:30 PM

Seeley G. Mudd 124

Jaime Hernandez, Gilbert Hernandez, Jevon Phillips

Ask a Reporter: How to Pick the Best-Smelling Native Plants for Your Yard and Bouquets - Tickets Required

12:30 PM

Mudd Hall 203 (Ask a Reporter)

Jeanette Marantos, Brittany Levine Beckman

Ideas Exchange: José Andrés, Author of 'Zaytinya,' in conversation with Laurie Ochoa - Tickets Required

12:30 PM

Bovard Auditorium

José Andrés, Laurie Ochoa

Kaveh Akbar & Anahid Nersessian in conversation

12:30 PM

Poetry Stage

Anahid Nersessian, Kaveh Akbar

Life Interrupted: Mental Health Memoirs - Tickets Required

12:30 PM

Albert and Dana Broccoli Theatre

Anna Gazmarian, Bethanne Patrick, Elizabeth Taylor, Alice Carrière

Make it Weirder: Body-Swapping, Giant Cacti, and Celebrity Impersonators in Contemporary Fiction - Tickets Required

12:30 PM

Taper Hall 101

Melissa Broder, Henry Hoke, Karah Preiss, Isle McElroy, Jennine Capó Crucet

Family Math Sing-a-Long by PBS SoCal

12:35 PM

Children's Stage

Family Math

Magical Realms and Family Sagas in Young Adult Fiction

12:40 PM

YA Stage

Zan F Romanoff, Emily Barth Isler, Ana Ellickson, Darcie Little Badger

Tiffany Hadish, author of 'I Curse You With Joy,' in conversation with Angel Jennings

12:40 PM

L.A. Times Main Stage

Angel Jennings, Tiffany Haddish

'Dancing on the Edge:' Amber Tamblyn in conversation with Russ Tamblyn & Sarah Tomlinson - Tickets Required

1:00 PM

Norris Theatre

Russ Tamblyn, Amber Tamblyn, Sarah Tomlinson

Elizabeth Metzger, reading from 'Lying In'

1:00 PM

Poetry Stage

Elizabeth Metzger

Allison Holker Boss, author of 'Keep Dancing Through: A Boss Family Groove'

1:05 PM

Children's Stage

Allison Holker Boss

Yesika Salgado, reading from Selected Works

1:05 PM

Latinidad Stage

Yesika Salgado

Alejandro Aramburu (musical performance—rock, pop, Latin)

1:20 PM

USC Stage

Alejandro Aramburu

Jubi Arriola-Headley, reading from 'Bound: poems'

1:20 PM

Poetry Stage

Jubi Arriola-Headley

Oaxacan Influence: How a Community Has Shaped Culture in all Corners of Los Angeles

1:20 PM

Latinidad Stage

Fernando Marcos Lopez, Bricia Lopez, Odilia Romero, Paulina Lopez-Velazquez, Mireya Olivera, and 1 more...

By the People, For the People: Conversations on Safeguarding Democracy - Tickets Required

1:30 PM

Town and Gown

Richard Hasen, Michael Isikoff, Daniel Klaidman, Seema Mehta, Tina Nguyen

Demystifying Book to Screen, presented by Universal Studio Group - RSVP Required

1:30 PM

Taper Hall 201

Rachel Koller Croft, Ryan Faughnder, Attica Locke, Jordan Moblo, Steven Rowley

Arts & Culture: Standup and Listen - Tickets Required

1:30 PM

Ronald Tutor Campus Center

Aida Rodriguez, Michael Arceneaux, Dulce Sloan, Sarah Cooper, Nate Jackson

Arts & Culture: Hector Tobar, author of 'Our Migrant Souls,' in conversation with Gustavo Arellano - Tickets Required

1:30 PM

Seeley G. Mudd 123

Gustavo Arellano, Hector Tobar

Fiction: The Artist Becomes the Subject - Tickets Required

1:30 PM

Ray Stark Family Theatre

Diana Wagman, Zibby Owens, Amy Shearn, Tammy Greenwood

Dis…Miss Gender? Artists and Writers on Gender Today - Tickets Required

1:30 PM

Wallis Annenberg Hall Presented by USC

Holly Willis, Anne Bray, Amelia Jones, Young Joon Kwak, Tiffany Barber

David Mamet, author of 'Everywhere an Oink Oink,' in conversation with Matt Brennan - Tickets Required

1:30 PM

Hancock Foundation, Newman Recital Hall

David Mamet, Matt Brennan

Viet Thanh Nguyen and Minnie Phan, author and illustrator of 'Simone'

1:35 PM

Children's Stage

Minnie Phan, Viet Thanh Nguyen

Tennison Black, reading from 'Survival Strategies'

1:40 PM

Poetry Stage

Tennison S. Black

Ask A Reporter: Under Pressure - Can L.A.'s Biggest Sports Teams Deliver - Tickets Required

1:45 PM

Mudd Hall 203 (Ask a Reporter)

Dylan Hernández, Ryan Kartje, Bill Plaschke, Iliana Limón Romero

Ariana Madix, author of 'Single AF Cocktails,' in conversation with Yvonne Villarreal

1:50 PM

L.A. Times Main Stage

Ariana Madix, Yvonne Villarreal

Arts and Culture: Keep on Truckin': Life in the 1970s - Tickets Required

2:00 PM

Seeley G. Mudd 124

Alan Paul, Alex Pappademas, Vanessa Franko, Eliot Borenstein, Sean Howe

Monster Mash: Humans and the Magic World Collide in Middle Grade Fiction

2:00 PM

YA Stage

Liz Montague, Veronica Park Anderson, Tatiana Hill, Cort Lane, Sarah Enni

Lisa B. (Lisa Bernstein) reading from 'God in Her Ruffled Dress'

2:00 PM

Poetry Stage

Lisa B (Lisa Bernstein)

The Royal "We": Magic Schools and Royal Societies in Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction - Tickets Required

2:00 PM

Taper Hall 101

Cecil Castellucci, Dan Santat, Stuart Gibbs, Melissa de la Cruz, Lisa Yee

Tiffani Thiessen, 'Here We Go Again,' Cooking Demo

2:00 PM

Cooking Stage

Tiffani Thiessen

Humans vs. Nature: Conflict with the Natural World - Tickets Required

2:00 PM

Albert and Dana Broccoli Theatre

Andrea Lankford, Christina Gerhardt, Thomas Curwen, Will Cockrell

Barney Saltzberg, author of 'Arlo Needs Glasses'

2:00 PM

Hoffman Hall, Edison Auditorium

Barbara DeMarco-Barrett, Jordan Harper, Rachel Howzell Hall, Ivy Pochoda, David L. Ulin

'Blood In Blood Out': From Buried Project to Latino Cult Classic

2:05 PM

Children's Stage

Barney Saltzberg

Diego Báez, reading from 'Yaguareté White'

2:15 PM

Latinidad Stage

Taylor Hackford, Jimmy Santiago Baca

Diego Báez, reading from 'Yaguareté White'

2:20 PM

Poetry Stage

Diego Báez

Fiction: The Art of Storytelling - Tickets Required

2:30 PM

Norris Theatre

Kaveh Akbar, Greg Sarris, Justin Torres, Boris Kachka

Luna Day (musical performance—pop, indie pop)

2:30 PM

USC Stage

Luna Day

Ann Suk Wang, author of 'The House Before Falling Into The Sea'

2:35 PM

Children's Stage

Ann Suk Wang

Susan Rich, reading from 'Blue Atlas'

2:40 PM

Poetry Stage

Susan Rich

Shining Stars of Romance: Navigating Success in the Genre - Tickets Required

3:00 PM

Town and Gown

Christina Lauren, Xio Axelrod, Tia Williams, Elissa Sussman

Memoir: Foundational Experiences & Finding Your Way - Tickets Required

3:00 PM

Taper Hall 201

Alejandra Campoverdi, Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez, Deborah Jackson Taffa, Annabelle Tometich, Jade Chang

Turf War: When Wildlife and Cities Collide - Tickets Required

3:00 PM

Seeley G. Mudd 123

Peter S. Alagona, Ben Goldfarb, Beth Pratt, Rae Wynn-Grant, Louis Sahagún

Creating New Futures through the Arts - Tickets Required

3:00 PM

Wallis Annenberg Hall Presented by USC

Jonathan Leal, Annette Miae Kim, Brettany Shannon, Ben Caldwell, Robeson Taj Frazier

Fiction: Who Runs the World? Girls - Tickets Required

3:00 PM

Ronald Tutor Campus Center

Donna Wares, Lisa See, Cristina Henríquez, Melissa Pritchard

Saretta Morgan, reading from 'Alt-Nature'

3:00 PM

Poetry Stage

Saretta Morgan

Ask A Reporter: The First Five Years - Tickets Required

3:00 PM

Mudd Hall 203 (Ask a Reporter)

Kate Sequeira, Jenny Gold

Love is Love: Coming of Age and Falling in Love in Young Adult Fiction - Tickets Required

3:00 PM

Ray Stark Family Theatre

Abigail Hing Wen, Parisa Akhbari, Marisa Kanter, Amy Spalding, Julie Abe

John Densmore, author of 'The Doors Unhinged: Jim Morrison’s Legacy Goes on Trial,' in conversation with Chad Smith

3:00 PM

L.A. Times Main Stage

John Densmore, Stephen Perkins

Festival of Books Presents "Democracy or Else" with Pod Save America’s Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor and Dan Pfeiffer. - Tickets Required

3:00 PM

Bovard Auditorium

Jon Favreau, Dan Pfeiffer, Tommy Vietor

Seema Yasmin, author of 'The ABCs of Queer History'

3:05 PM

Children's Stage

Seema Yasmin

Voto Latino (Spanish)

3:15 PM

Latinidad Stage

Gustavo Arellano, Sonja Francine Diaz, Mike Madrid, Angelica Salas, Pilar Marrero

Hélène Cardona, reading from 'The Abduction'

3:20 PM

Poetry Stage

Hélène Cardona

Middle Grade Fiction: Legends and Fairy Tales Retold

3:20 PM

YA Stage

Dawn Burkes, Callie C. Miller, Sarah Mlynowski, Nedda Lewers

Crime Fiction: Series Sleuths - Tickets Required

3:30 PM

Seeley G. Mudd 124

Gregg Hurwitz, Eriq La Salle, Daniel Weizmann, Tracy Clark, Lee Goldberg

Women and Bodies: Science Meets Sociology - Tickets Required

3:30 PM

Hoffman Hall, Edison Auditorium

Cat Bohannon, Susannah Breslin, Jen Gunter, Dr., M.G. Lord, Amy Alkon

Nancy Silverton, 'The Cookie That Changed My Life,' Cooking Demo

3:30 PM

Cooking Stage

Nancy Silverton

Pure Imagination: How Art and Activism Spark Change, presented by Getty PST Art - Tickets Required

3:30 PM

Taper Hall 101

Bianca Bosker, Ruha Benjamin, Rosa Lowinger, Courtney Thorsson, Josh Kun

Looking Back to See Forward: Contemporary Historical Fiction - Tickets Required

3:30 PM

Albert and Dana Broccoli Theatre

Nguy?n Phan Qu? Mai, Melissa Ann Chadburn, Crystal Hana Kim, Sasha Vasilyuk, Myriam J. A. Chancy

Storytime with the Los Angeles Public Library

3:35 PM

Children's Stage

Los Angeles Public Library Librarians

Mandy Kahn, reading from 'Holy Doors'

3:40 PM

Poetry Stage

Mandy Kahn

Desk Lamp (musical performance—rock)

3:40 PM

USC Stage

Desk Lamp Band

Jeremy Ra, reading from 'Another Way of Loving Death'

4:00 PM

Poetry Stage

Jeremy Y Ra

Everything Latinidad: Challenging the Myth of the Monolith

4:00 PM

Latinidad Stage

Alan Pelaez Lopez, Valentina, Fidel Martinez

Brady Smith, author of 'Bug Sandwich'

4:05 PM

Children's Stage

Brady Smith

Ask A Reporter: Meet the Fast Break Desk - Tickets Required

4:15 PM

Mudd Hall 203 (Ask a Reporter)

Karen Garcia, Grace Toohey, Noah Goldberg, B.J. Terhune, Nathan Solis

Derrick Brown, reading from 'Love Ends in a Tandem Kayak'

4:20 PM

Poetry Stage

Derrick Brown

Roda Ahmed, author of 'Etta Extraordinaire'

4:35 PM

Children's Stage

Roda Ahmed

Sofía Aguilar of WriteGirl, Poetry Performance

4:40 PM

Poetry Stage

Sofía Aguilar

Poetry Reading

4:45 PM

Latinidad Stage

Location:

University of Southern California Campus,

3551 Trousdale Parkway, Los Angeles, CA 90089.

Date: April 20-21, 2024 

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