LA Times Festival of Books 2018

Morrison has a share of two Pulitzer Prizes as a longtime Los Angeles Times writer and columnist. As a public television and radio broadcaster, she has won six Emmys and a dozen Golden Mike awards. Her first book, Rio LA, about the Los Angeles River, was a best-seller. The renowned... Read More →

Asner is a television legend, well known for his role as Lou Grant on "The Mary Tyler Moore Show" and subsequent spin-off "Lou Grant." Winner of seven Emmy Awards, he was the president of the Screen Actors Guild, from 1981-1985, during which time he was an outspoken critic of former... Read More →

Weinberger began his career in the early 1960s with Dick Gregory and has written for such diverse comedians as Bob Hope, Richard Pryor, and Johnny Carson (for five years on The Tonight Show). He wrote for and produced “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” co-created “Taxi,” “Dear... Read More →