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Benjamin Acosta

Saturday, April 21
 

10:30am PDT

Joyce Carol Oates in Conversation with Michael Silverblatt, Conversation 1061 Bovard Auditorium, Signing Area 3Michael Silverblatt • Joyce Carol Oates A Conversation with KRS-One on Hip-Hop, Philosophy and Storytelling, Conversation 1161 School of Cinematic Arts - Broccoli Theater, presented by NewstoryKRS-One Writing Big Science, Conversation 1091 Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4Carol Tavris • Antonio Damasio • Cornelia Dean • Leonard Mlodinow Crime Fiction: Trouble in Paradise, Conversation 1051 Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4K.J. Howe • Lee Goldberg • Naomi Hirahara • Stuart Woods

11:00am PDT

What You Need to Know to Travel the World: Tips from Times Experts L.A. Times CentralCatharine Hamm • Anne Harnagel • Christopher Reynolds Fiction: Coming of Age, Conversation 1021 Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1Mark Haskell Smith • Jonathan Evison • Chelsey Johnson • Jenny Zhang Jorge Ramos in Conversation with David Kipen, Conversation 1071 Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3David Kipen • Jorge Ramos Nonfiction: Looking at Other Places, Conversation 1111 Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4Alan Zarembo • Mark Bowden • Amy Wilentz • Matt Young • Jessica Yu Publishing: What's Working & What's Next, Conversation 1121 Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5Carolyn Kellogg • Betsy Amster • Glory Edim • Peter Ginna • Chad Post

11:20am PDT

Shane McCrae, Reading from "In the Language of my Captor" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Shane McCrae

11:40am PDT

LA Opera--Fight On Figaro!: Opera Musical Performance USC StageLA Opera

12:00pm PDT

The California Exception: Shaping America’s Future or Distant Outlier, Conversation 1142 Wallis Annenberg Hall, presented by USC, Signing Area 10William Deverell • William Randolph Hearst, III • Manuel Pastor • Narda Zacchino Fiction: Strange & Beautiful, Conversation 1092 Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4Amy Wallen • Victor LaValle • Ben Loory • Carmen Maria Machado Spotify’s Secret Genius Showcase with Grammy Award-winning Songwriters and Producers Larrance Dopson (Justin Timberlake, Sam Smith) and James Fauntleroy (Bruno Mars, Rihanna), Conversation 1132 Norris Theater, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 5Larrance Dopson • James Fauntleroy II

12:10pm PDT

Postcard from the D.C. Bureau: Covering the White House L.A. Times CentralBrian Bennett • David Lauter

12:30pm PDT

Pushing the Boundaries of the Graphic Novel, Conversation 1042 Andrus Gerontology Center, Signing Area 4Angie Wang • Gabrielle Bell • Mimi Pond • Leslie Stein How Multicultural Content Creators Influence Society, Presented by Univision Creator Network, Conversation 1162 School of Cinematic Arts - Broccoli Theater, presented by NewstorySolange Rubio • Jessica Lesaca • Anthony Nguyen • Eric Ochoa • Sierra Santana To Die For: Scientific and Cultural Responses to Death, Conversation 1112 Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4Alex Cohen • Gabrielle Birkner • Caitlin Doughty • Michael Shermer

1:30pm PDT

Patty Rodriguez and Ariana Stein, Authors of "Selena" Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7Patty Rodriguez • Ariana Stein Trump: The First Year, Conversation 1013 Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1Christina Bellantoni • Steve Almond • David Cay Johnston • Sarah Kendzior Crime Fiction Under The Sun, Conversation 1093 Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4Gar Anthony Haywood • Tod Goldberg • Attica Locke • Ivy Pochoda

2:00pm PDT

Food: The New Culture, Conversation 1113 Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4Gustavo Arellano • Andrew Friedman • Edward Lee • Dan Stone Jet Tila, Author of "101 Asian Dishes You Need to Cook Before You Die" presented by Pacific Sales Pacific Sales Cooking Stage, Signing Area 6Jet Tila Poetry: Trauma and the Problem of Beauty, Conversation 1043 Andrus Gerontology Center, Signing Area 4David Baker • Alessandra Lynch • Shane McCrae • Carol Muske-Dukes • Patricia Smith

2:30pm PDT

A Street-Level View of the Homelessness Crisis L.A. Times CentralSteve Lopez • Francine Orr • Anthony Ruffin

3:00pm PDT

Fiction: The Art of the Short Story, Conversation 1054 Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4Matthew Specktor • Elizabeth Crane Brandt • Scott O'Connor • Daniel A. Olivas • Susan Straight National Geographic Presents A Screening of One Strange Rock from Executive Producers Darren Aronofsky & Jane Root, Conversation 1085 Annenberg Auditorium, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 3 Cyrus Cassells, Reading from "The Gospel According to Wild Indigo" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Cyrus Cassells

3:30pm PDT

Social Media as Literary Discovery, Curated by Marty Preciado, EIC of NYLON en Español, Conversation 1044 Andrus Gerontology Center, Signing Area 4Gabriela Herstik • Eva Recinos Writing the West, Conversation 1114 Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4William Deverell • Stephen G. Bloom • Bryan Mealer • Joshua Wheeler Alison Clare Steingold, Author of "The L.A. Cookbook," with special guest Roxana Jullapat Pacific Sales Cooking Stage, Signing Area 6Roxana Jullapat • Alison Clare Steingold Our Endangered Constitution, Conversation 1074 Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3Barry Glassner • Erwin Chemerinsky • Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz • Richard Rothstein • Adam Winkler

3:40pm PDT

How Social Justice Movements are Reshaping Hollywood L.A. Times CentralMary McNamara • Tre'vell Anderson • Jessica Gelt

4:30pm PDT

How We Die: Approaches to Mourning, Burial, and Death, Conversation 1145 Wallis Annenberg Hall, presented by USC, Signing Area 10Susan Enguidanos • Caitlin Doughty • Megan Rosenbloom • David Sloane
 
Sunday, April 22
 

10:30am PDT

The Power of Comics: From the Page to the Screen, Conversation 2141 Wallis Annenberg Hall, presented by USC, Signing Area 10M.G. Lord • John DeMita • Henry Jenkins • Clifford Johnson Fiction: Hidden Histories, Conversation 2051 Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4Michael Schaub • Hector Abad • Paul La Farge • Leni Zumas Freaks, Geeks, & Awkward Weirdos: Teen Angst Storytelling from The Wonder Years to The Mortified Guide, Conversation 2151 School of Cinematic Arts: Ray Stark Family Theater, presented by NewstoryBen Blacker • Gina Fattore • Lauren Iungerich • Dave Nadelberg History: The Problem of Slavery's Intransigent Legacy, Conversation 2011 Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1Marcus Anthony Hunter • Kendra Taira Field • Ethan J. Kytle • Blain Roberts The Russia Stuff: Michael Isikoff and David Corn in Conversation with David Lauter, Conversation 2091 Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4David Lauter • David Corn • Michael Isikoff

11:00am PDT

Jenna Fischer, Author of "The Actor's Life" in Conversation with Yvonne Villarreal Los Angeles Times Main Stage, Signing Area 8Yvonne Villarreal • Jenna Fischer

12:00pm PDT

The Evolution of Mexican Food in Los Angeles, Conversation 2142 Wallis Annenberg Hall, presented by USC, Signing Area 10Sarah Portnoy • Wes Avila • Bill Esparza Immigrants: We Get the Job Done, Conversation 2012 Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1Frances Dinkelspiel • Alberto Ledesma • Lauren Markham • Sasha Polakow-Suransky

12:10pm PDT

Whitney Cummings, Author of "I'm Fine...And Other Lies" in Conversation with Amy Kaufman Los Angeles Times Main Stage, Signing Area 8Amy Kaufman • Whitney Cummings

12:30pm PDT

Patton Oswalt in Conversation with Carolyn Kellogg, Conversation 2062 Bovard Auditorium, Signing Area 3Carolyn Kellogg • Patton Oswalt Graphic Novels: Working Twice As Hard, Conversation 2042 Andrus Gerontology Center, Signing Area 4Tracy Brown • MariNaomi • Pamela Ribon • Tillie Walden Young Adult Fiction: Forging Your Own Path YA Stage, presented by HS Insider, Signing Area 9Amy Spalding • Gloria Chao • Mary H.K. Choi • Zan Romanoff

1:20pm PDT

California and the Midterms: The Race to Power in Washington Runs Through the Golden State L.A. Times CentralChristina Bellantoni • Christine Mai-Duc • Seema Mehta • John Myers • Sarah D. Wire • Allison Wisk

3:00pm PDT

Urbanism: How We Make Cities, Conversation 2054 Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4Christopher Hawthorne • Chris Myers Asch • Geoff Manaugh • Alissa Walker The Politics of L.A. Spaces: From Architectural Icons to Homelessness and Gentrification, Conversation 2144 Wallis Annenberg Hall, presented by USC, Signing Area 10David L. Ulin • Ken Breisch • Sesshu Foster • R. Scott Mitchell Getting Real: Young Adult Fiction and Social Justice, Conversation 2034 Town & Gown, Signing Area 1Brandy Colbert • John Jennings • Randy Ribay • Nic Stone Hip-Hop as Storytelling: The Four Elements, presented by the Universal Hip Hop Museum, Conversation 2134 Norris Theater, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 5Marq "DJ Cli-N-Tel" Hawkins • Hector "Hex" Rios • James "J-Ro" Robinson • Mone "Medusa" Smith • Chris "The Glove" Taylor • OG TicTac • Ms. Toi • Alonzo "Grandmaster Lonzo" Williams

3:30pm PDT

Wes Avila, Author of "Guerrilla Tacos: Recipes from the Streets of L.A." presented by Pacific Sales Pacific Sales Cooking Stage, Signing Area 6Wes Avila Crime Fiction: City of Angels, Conversation 2124 Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5Paula L. Woods • Ryan Gattis • Joe Ide • Melissa Scrivner Love

3:40pm PDT

Leslie Odom, Jr., Author of "Failing Up: How to Take Risks, Aim Higher, and Never Stop Learning" in Conversation with Mary McNamara Los Angeles Times Main Stage, Signing Area 8Leslie Odom, Jr. • Mary McNamara Los Angeles: The Sports Capital of the World L.A. Times CentralAngel Rodriguez • Sam Farmer • Dylan Hernandez • Bill Plaschke • Lindsey Thiry • David Wharton