LA Times Festival of Books 2018

Kaufman is a staff writer at the LA Times, where she has covered film, celebrity, and pop culture since 2009. She reports from industry events like the Academy Awards, the Sundance Film Festival and the Grammys. In addition to profiling hundreds of stars—Lady Gaga, Julia Roberts... Read More →

Cummings is a Los Angeles–based comedian, actor, writer, producer, and director. Best known for creating and starring in the NBC series Whitney, Whitney is also co-creator and co-writer of the Emmy-nominated CBS comedy series 2 Broke Girls. She has appeared in multiple television... Read More →