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LA Times Festival of Books 2018

Frances Quinones Swanson

Twin Rivers Unified School District
Sacramento, California

10:30am PDT

Joyce Carol Oates in Conversation with Michael Silverblatt, Conversation 1061 Bovard Auditorium, Signing Area 3Michael Silverblatt • Joyce Carol Oates

Candace Fleming, Author of "Strongheart' Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7Candace Fleming

11:00am PDT

Middle Grade Fiction: Your Best Self YA Stage, presented by HS Insider, Signing Area 9Cecil Castellucci • Cynthia Kadohata • Karen Rivers • Holly Goldberg Sloan

12:00pm PDT

Fiction: Strange & Beautiful, Conversation 1092 Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4Amy Wallen • Victor LaValle • Ben Loory • Carmen Maria Machado Danica McKellar, Author of "Ten Magic Butterflies" Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7Danica McKellar A New Look at Real Stories: Nonfiction for Young Adults, Conversation 1052 Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4Sharon Levin • Candace Fleming • Sara Saedi • Dashka Slater

12:30pm PDT

Outlander on Page and Screen: Diana Gabaldon in Conversation with April Wolfe, Conversation 1062 Bovard Auditorium, Signing Area 3April Wolfe • Diana Gabaldon Young Adult Fiction: Rebels, Romantics and Everything in Between YA Stage, presented by HS Insider, Signing Area 9Aminah Mae Safi • Maurene Goo • Sandhya Menon • Amy Spalding • Margaret Stohl

1:30pm PDT

Fiction: Damage Done, Conversation 1053 Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4Dana Johnson • Lisa Ko • Edan Lepucki • Claire Messud • Gabriel Tallent

2:00pm PDT

Young Adult Thrillers: Buried Secrets YA Stage, presented by HS Insider, Signing Area 9Gretchen McNeil • Shea Ernshaw • Maureen Johnson • Caleb Roehrig

2:30pm PDT

Jason Reynolds in Conversation with Claudette S. McLinn, Conversation 1064 Bovard Auditorium, Signing Area 3Claudette S. McLinn • Jason Reynolds

4:30pm PDT

Fiction: The Meaning of Family, Conversation 1095 Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4Nina Revoyr • Kirstin Chen • Gina Frangello • Anne Raeff • Mark Sarvas

4:45pm PDT

Surprise Secret Session Newstory Stage

10:20am PDT

Gary Soto, Reading from "The Elements of San Joaquin" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Gary Soto

10:30am PDT

Junot Diaz in Conversation with Carolina Miranda ,** Conversation 2061 Bovard Auditorium, Signing Area 3Carolina Miranda • Junot Diaz

11:00am PDT

Jenna Fischer, Author of "The Actor's Life" in Conversation with Yvonne Villarreal Los Angeles Times Main Stage, Signing Area 8Yvonne Villarreal • Jenna Fischer Viet Thanh Nguyen and Alexander Chee in Conversation, Conversation 2121 Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5Alexander Chee • Viet Thanh Nguyen Eat. Read. Sleep: Fantastical Young Adult Fiction, Conversation 2071 Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3Sarah Enni • Dhonielle Clayton • Marie Lu • Tochi Onyebuchi • Sabaa Tahir Kate DiCamillo in Conversation with Jonathan Hunt, Conversation 2111 Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4Jonathan Hunt • Kate DiCamillo Young Adult Fiction: Nothing Left to Lose YA Stage, presented by HS Insider, Signing Area 9E. Katherine Kottaras • Gayle Forman • Marie Marquardt • Emily X.R. Pan • Farrah Penn

12:00pm PDT

Roda Ahmed, Author of "Mae Among the Stars" Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7Roda Ahmed

12:30pm PDT

Fiction: The Family Thread, Conversation 2022 Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1Barbara DeMarco-Barrett • Lisa See • Margaret Wilkerson Sexton • Luis Alberto Urrea Brendan Wenzel, Author of "Hello Hello" Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7Brendan Wenzel Young Adult Fiction: Secrets & Self Discovery, Conversation 2122 Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5Claudette S. McLinn • Robin Benway • Brandy Colbert • Abdi Nazemian • Renée Watson

1:00pm PDT

Juana Martinez-Neal, Author of "Alma and How She Got Her Name" Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7Juana Martinez-Neal

1:30pm PDT

Laurie Halse Anderson & Emily Carroll in Conversation with Sharon Levin, Conversation 2093 Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4Sharon Levin • Laurie Halse Anderson • Emily Carroll

2:00pm PDT

Fiction: Epics Old & New, Conversation 2023 Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1Chris Daley • Janet Fitch • Laila Lalami • A.G. Lombardo • Madeline Miller Tayari Jones in Conversation with Rebecca Carroll, Conversation 2123 Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5Rebecca Carroll • Tayari Jones David Shannon, Author of "Bizzy Mizz Lizzie" Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7David Shannon Crime Fiction: The Dark Side, Conversation 2043 Andrus Gerontology Center, Signing Area 4Antoine Wilson • Janelle Brown • Liska Jacobs • T. Jefferson Parker

2:30pm PDT

Dave Eggers in Conversation with Joel Arquillos, Conversation 2063 Bovard Auditorium, Signing Area 3Joel Arquillos • Dave Eggers

3:00pm PDT

Malcolm Mitchell, Author of "The Magician's Hat" Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7Malcolm Mitchell Getting Real: Young Adult Fiction and Social Justice, Conversation 2034 Town & Gown, Signing Area 1Brandy Colbert • John Jennings • Randy Ribay • Nic Stone Reza Aslan in Conversation with Jonathan Kirsch, Conversation 2014 Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1Jonathan Kirsch • Reza Aslan

3:30pm PDT

James Burks, author of "When Pigs Fly" Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7James Burks Young Adult Fiction: Culture & Belonging YA Stage, presented by HS Insider, Signing Area 9Elissa Sussman • Mallika Seshadri • Melissa de la Cruz • Veera Hiranandani • Emily X.R. Pan