LA Times Festival of Books 2018

Tavris is a noted social psychologist, writer, and lecturer. Her books include "Anger: The Misunderstood Emotion," "The Mismeasure of Woman," and, with Elliot Aronson, "Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)." Carol has written hundreds of articles, op-eds, and book reviews on a wide... Read More →

Damasio is  the author of the  critically acclaimed  new book "The Strange Order of Things: Life, Feeling, and the Making of Cultures."  He is David Dornsife Professor of Neuroscience, Psychology, and Neurology, and director of the Brain and Creativity Institute at the USC.  Awards... Read More →

Dean is an author, a lecturer at Brown University and a science writer and former science editor of The New York Times, where she led her staff to every major journalism award and the Lasker Award for Public Service. She has also taught at Harvard and the Columbia School of Journalism... Read More →

Mlodinow is the author of several bestselling science books including “The Drunkard’s Walk” and "Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior." He has taught at Caltech, written for TV and worked as producer and designer of several award-winning computer games... Read More →