LA Times Festival of Books 2018

Lopez is a California native who has been an L.A. Times columnist since 2001. He has won more than a dozen national journalism awards for his reporting and column writing at seven newspapers and four news magazines, and is a three-time Pulitzer finalist for commentary – in 2012... Read More →

Orr has been a staff photographer for the Los Angeles Times since 2000. Previously, she was as a staff photographer at the Kansas City Star. She has worked extensively in the Pacific Islands, Africa and Asia, focusing on poverty, corruption, HIV/AIDS and victims of rebels, rape and... Read More →

Ruffin works on the front lines of homelessness in Los Angeles. A caseworker turned nonprofit advocate with the Hollywood 4WRD, Ruffin tirelessly works for the most vulnerable, chronically homeless populations, some living with severe mental and physical illness. The event will address... Read More →