LA Times Festival of Books 2018

Padilla is an assistant national editor for The Times and works with correspondents based around the country. In his 25 years with the paper, he has edited a wide variety of subjects, including higher education, politics, California state news and religion.

Erskine is the author of three books, including the just-released "Daditude," a collection of his popular columns on fatherhood. He has been a columnist and editor at the Los Angeles Times since 1990.

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 →