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Emily Appleton

Moorpark City Library
Los Angeles, California
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 Safe For Work Podcast: Liz Dolan and Matt Ritter in Conversation with Special Guests, Conversation 1081 Annenberg Auditorium, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 3Liz Dolan • Matt Ritter • Sara Benincasa • Lian Dolan

11:00am PDT

Fiction: Coming of Age, Conversation 1021 Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1Mark Haskell Smith • Jonathan Evison • Chelsey Johnson • Jenny Zhang Middle Grade Fiction: Your Best Self YA Stage, presented by HS Insider, Signing Area 9Cecil Castellucci • Cynthia Kadohata • Karen Rivers • Holly Goldberg Sloan

12:00pm PDT

Fiction: Strange & Beautiful, Conversation 1092 Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4Amy Wallen • Victor LaValle • Ben Loory • Carmen Maria Machado The Future of Immersive Storytelling, Conversation 1152 School of Cinematic Arts: Ray Stark Family Theater, presented by NewstoryEdd Dawson-Taylor • Ed Lantz • Brett Leonard • Kate McCallum • Dana Nussbaum Lawrence Wright in Conversation with Scott Kraft, Conversation 1032 Town & Gown, Signing Area 1Scott Kraft • Lawrence Wright

12:30pm PDT

Outlander on Page and Screen: Diana Gabaldon in Conversation with April Wolfe, Conversation 1062 Bovard Auditorium, Signing Area 3April Wolfe • Diana Gabaldon Pushing the Boundaries of the Graphic Novel, Conversation 1042 Andrus Gerontology Center, Signing Area 4Angie Wang • Gabrielle Bell • Mimi Pond • Leslie Stein Rick Riordan & Roshani Chokshi in Conversation with Robert Graves, Conversation 1072 Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3Robert Graves • Roshani Chokshi • Rick Riordan 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

Fiction: Damage Done, Conversation 1053 Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4Dana Johnson • Lisa Ko • Edan Lepucki • Claire Messud • Gabriel Tallent Ain’t Life Sweet? Four People Who’ve Lived to Talk About Death, in Conversation with Dear World’s Founder RX Fogarty. Conversation 1135 Norris Theater, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 5RX Fogarty • Angel Colon • Paige More • Ray Young Trump: The First Year, Conversation 1013 Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1Christina Bellantoni • Steve Almond • David Cay Johnston • Sarah Kendzior

2:00pm PDT

Unreally Real: Science Fiction & Fantasy, Conversation 1123 Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5Maryelizabeth Yturralde • Sherrilyn Kenyon • Annalee Newitz • Connor Willumsen

2:30pm PDT

Jason Reynolds in Conversation with Claudette S. McLinn, Conversation 1064 Bovard Auditorium, Signing Area 3Claudette S. McLinn • Jason Reynolds

3:00pm PDT

From the Women’s March to #MeToo: Gender and Activism in the U.S. Today, Conversation 1144 Wallis Annenberg Hall, presented by USC, Signing Area 10Jessica Hoffmann • Ange-Marie Hancock Alfaro • Sue Luftschein • Karen Tongson

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 You Go Girl: Women in Charge, Conversation 1055 Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4Natashia Deón • Amy Alkon • Melissa Carbone • Krista Suh

4:45pm PDT

Surprise Secret Session Newstory Stage
 
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 The Second City presents Improvisation: Decoding Creative Practices with Kelly Leonard, Conversation 2131 Norris Theater, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 5Kelly Leonard 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

Eat. Read. Sleep: Fantastical Young Adult Fiction, Conversation 2071 Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3Sarah Enni • Dhonielle Clayton • Marie Lu • Tochi Onyebuchi • Sabaa Tahir Young Adult Fiction: Nothing Left to Lose YA Stage, presented by HS Insider, Signing Area 9E. Katherine Kottaras • Gayle Forman • Marie Marquardt • Emily X.R. Pan • Farrah Penn Reporting on Sexual Harassment in the #MeToo Era L.A. Times CentralRobin Abcarian • Amy Kaufman • Victoria Kim • Melanie Mason • Glenn Whipp

12:00pm PDT

Badass Women Changing Culture, Conversation 2052 Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4Lorraine Ali • Carina Chocano • Michelle Dean • Joy Press

12:30pm PDT

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

1:00pm PDT

Trailer Trash Revue Variety Show, hosted by Dawn Brodey and Kevin Yee, with Special Guest Jon Cryer Newstory StageDawn Brodey • Kevin Yee

1:30pm PDT

Examining Race and Gender in Education and Tech, Conversation 2143 Wallis Annenberg Hall, presented by USC, Signing Area 10Sumun Pendakur • Sharoni Denise Little • Tara McPherson • Safiya Noble

2:30pm PDT

Dave Eggers in Conversation with Joel Arquillos, Conversation 2063 Bovard Auditorium, Signing Area 3Joel Arquillos • Dave Eggers

3:00pm PDT

Story Smash: The Storytelling Gameshow! Live at LA Times Newstory! (Parental guidance suggested), Conversation 2084 Annenberg Auditorium, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 3Christine Blackburn • Jon Cohen • Christina Anthony • Kelly Carlin • Margot Leitman • Melanie Maras • Peter Mehlman • Matt Oswalt • Christopher Rivas • Paul Shirley Reza Aslan in Conversation with Jonathan Kirsch, Conversation 2014 Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1Jonathan Kirsch • Reza Aslan