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Saturday
, April 21
10:30am PDT
A Conversation with KRS-One on Hip-Hop, Philosophy and Storytelling, Conversation 1161
School of Cinematic Arts - Broccoli Theater, presented by Newstory
KRS-One
11:00am PDT
Poetry: Self, Cultural Narratives, and Form, Conversation 1041
Andrus Gerontology Center, Signing Area 4
Cyrus Cassells • Mary Jo Bang • Christopher Merrill • Evie Shockley • David St.John
12:00pm PDT
Patricia Smith, Reading from "Incendiary Art"
Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2
Patricia Smith
1:20pm PDT
Gabrielle Union, Author of "We're Going to Need More Wine" in Conversation with Tre'vell Anderson
Los Angeles Times Main Stage, Signing Area 8
Tre'vell Anderson • Gabrielle Union
2:00pm PDT
Poetry: Trauma and the Problem of Beauty, Conversation 1043
Andrus Gerontology Center, Signing Area 4
David Baker • Alessandra Lynch • Shane McCrae • Carol Muske-Dukes • Patricia Smith
Walter Mosley in Conversation with Steph Cha, Conversation 1073
Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3
Steph Cha • Walter Mosley
2:30pm PDT
Jason Reynolds in Conversation with Claudette S. McLinn, Conversation 1064
Bovard Auditorium, Signing Area 3
Claudette S. McLinn • Jason Reynolds
2:40pm PDT
Evie Shockley, Reading from "semiautomatic"
Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2
Evie Shockley
3:00pm PDT
Black Girl Magic, Conversation 1034
Town & Gown, Signing Area 1
Rebecca Carroll • Glory Edim • Morgan Jerkins • Ijeoma Oluo
3:40pm PDT
How Social Justice Movements are Reshaping Hollywood
L.A. Times Central
Mary McNamara • Tre'vell Anderson • Jessica Gelt
4:00pm PDT
Junot Diaz, Author of "Islandborn" **
Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7
Junot Diaz
4:30pm PDT
You Go Girl: Women in Charge, Conversation 1055
Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4
Natashia Deón • Amy Alkon • Melissa Carbone • Krista Suh
5:20pm PDT
Robin Coste Lewis, Reading from "Voyage of the Sable Venus"
Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2
Robin Coste Lewis
Sunday
, April 22
10:00am PDT
Shauna Barbosa, Reading from "Cape Verdean Blues"
Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2
Shauna Barbosa
10:30am PDT
Junot Diaz in Conversation with Carolina Miranda ,** Conversation 2061
Bovard Auditorium, Signing Area 3
Carolina Miranda • Junot Diaz
10:40am PDT
Hieu Minh Nguyen, Reading from "Not Here"
Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2
Hieu Minh Nguyen
12:00pm PDT
Fiction:The Ties That Bond, Conversation 2092
Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4
Agatha French • Zinzi Clemmons • Rachel Khong • Mira T. Lee • Kayla Rae Whitaker
12:30pm PDT
Jussie Smollett, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Jazz Smollett-Warwell, Jake Smollett, Authors of "The Family Table"
Pacific Sales Cooking Stage, Signing Area 6
Jake Smollett • Jussie Smollett • Jurnee Smollett-Bell • Jazz Smollett-Warwell
Imani Tolliver, Reading from "Runaway" and Steffi Drewes, Reading from "Tell Me Every Anchor Every Arrow"
Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2
Steffi Drewes • Imani Tolliver
1:30pm PDT
Examining Race and Gender in Education and Tech, Conversation 2143
Wallis Annenberg Hall, presented by USC, Signing Area 10
Sumun Pendakur • Sharoni Denise Little • Tara McPherson • Safiya Noble
2:00pm PDT
Tayari Jones in Conversation with Rebecca Carroll, Conversation 2123
Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5
Rebecca Carroll • Tayari Jones
2:30pm PDT
Mike Epps, Author of "Unsuccessful Thug" in Conversation with Jeffrey Fleishman
Los Angeles Times Main Stage, Signing Area 8
Mike Epps • Jeffrey Fleishman
Poetry Slam presented by Anansi Writers Workshop
Newstory Stage
AKOLDPIECE • Shonda Buchanan • Peggy Dobreer • V. Kali • Ymasumac Maranon • D Hideo Maruyama • Romus Simpson • Hiram Sims
3:00pm PDT
Getting Real: Young Adult Fiction and Social Justice, Conversation 2034
Town & Gown, Signing Area 1
Brandy 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 5
Marq "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
3:40pm 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 8
Leslie Odom, Jr. • Mary McNamara
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Andrus Gerontology Center, Signing Area 4
Annenberg Auditorium, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 3
Bovard Auditorium, Signing Area 3
Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1
Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1
L.A. Times Central
Los Angeles Times Main Stage, Signing Area 8
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Norris Theater, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 5
Pacific Sales Cooking Stage, Signing Area 6
Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2
Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7
Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3
Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4
School of Cinematic Arts - Broccoli Theater, presented by Newstory
School of Cinematic Arts: Ray Stark Family Theater, presented by Newstory
Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4
Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4
Taper Hall 101, 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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