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Justin Olson
Butte, Montana
olsonwrites.com
Justin Olson's debut young adult novel EARTH TO CHARLIE was released in April 2019 by Simon & Schuster. Justin is a native of Butte, Montana and is currently an independent film and TV producer.
Saturday
, April 21
11:00am PDT
What You Need to Know to Travel the World: Tips from Times Experts
L.A. Times Central
Catharine Hamm • Anne Harnagel • Christopher Reynolds
Fiction: Coming of Age, Conversation 1021
Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1
Mark Haskell Smith • Jonathan Evison • Chelsey Johnson • Jenny Zhang
12:00pm PDT
Fiction: Strange & Beautiful, Conversation 1092
Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4
Amy Wallen • Victor LaValle • Ben Loory • Carmen Maria Machado
12:10pm PDT
Postcard from the D.C. Bureau: Covering the White House
L.A. Times Central
Brian Bennett • David Lauter
12:30pm PDT
Young Adult Fiction: Rebels, Romantics and Everything in Between
YA Stage, presented by HS Insider, Signing Area 9
Aminah Mae Safi • Maurene Goo • Sandhya Menon • Amy Spalding • Margaret Stohl
1:20pm PDT
We're Opinionated: A Conversation with the Times Editorial Board
L.A. Times Central
Nicholas Goldberg • Robert Greene • Carla Hall • Jon Healey
1:30pm PDT
Fiction: Damage Done, Conversation 1053
Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4
Dana Johnson • Lisa Ko • Edan Lepucki • Claire Messud • Gabriel Tallent
Trump: The First Year, Conversation 1013
Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1
Christina Bellantoni • Steve Almond • David Cay Johnston • Sarah Kendzior
2:00pm PDT
Jet Tila, Author of "101 Asian Dishes You Need to Cook Before You Die" presented by Pacific Sales
Pacific Sales Cooking Stage, Signing Area 6
Jet Tila
3:00pm PDT
National Geographic Presents A Screening of One Strange Rock from Executive Producers Darren Aronofsky & Jane Root, Conversation 1085
Annenberg Auditorium, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 3
3:30pm PDT
California Living: Bohemian DIY, Conversation 1124
Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5
Lisa Boone • Justina Blakeney • Mary Gray • Annette Goliti Gutierrez • Erica Tanov
Writing the West, Conversation 1114
Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4
William Deverell • Stephen G. Bloom • Bryan Mealer • Joshua Wheeler
Our Endangered Constitution, Conversation 1074
Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3
Barry Glassner • Erwin Chemerinsky • Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz • Richard Rothstein • Adam Winkler
4:00pm PDT
Junot Diaz, Author of "Islandborn" **
Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7
Junot Diaz
4:30pm PDT
Launch Podcast: John August on Writing Across Platforms and Launching "Arlo Finch," Conversation 1084
Annenberg Auditorium, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 3
Ben Adair • John August
Speaking Out & Fighting Back, Conversation 1015
Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1
Scott Martelle • Susan Burton • Ashley Farmer • Nadine Strossen
Sunday
, April 22
10:30am PDT
Junot Diaz in Conversation with Carolina Miranda ,** Conversation 2061
Bovard Auditorium, Signing Area 3
Carolina Miranda • Junot Diaz
11:00am PDT
Viet Thanh Nguyen and Alexander Chee in Conversation, Conversation 2121
Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5
Alexander Chee • Viet Thanh Nguyen
Young Adult Fiction: Nothing Left to Lose
YA Stage, presented by HS Insider, Signing Area 9
E. Katherine Kottaras • Gayle Forman • Marie Marquardt • Emily X.R. Pan • Farrah Penn
11:30am PDT
Greenwich Entertainment Presents a preview screening of "The Bookshop," Conversation 2162
School of Cinematic Arts - Broccoli Theater, presented by Newstory
12:00pm PDT
The Evolution of Mexican Food in Los Angeles, Conversation 2142
Wallis Annenberg Hall, presented by USC, Signing Area 10
Sarah Portnoy • Wes Avila • Bill Esparza
12:30pm PDT
The Rise of Extremism, Conversation 2072
Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3
Matt Pearce • Khaled Beydoun • Michael Kimmel • Asne Seierstad
1:20pm PDT
California and the Midterms: The Race to Power in Washington Runs Through the Golden State
L.A. Times Central
Christina Bellantoni • Christine Mai-Duc • Seema Mehta • John Myers • Sarah D. Wire • Allison Wisk
1:30pm PDT
The Writers Panel Podcast: Ben Blacker in Conversation with Special Guest Writers, Conversation 2083
Annenberg Auditorium, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 3
Ben Blacker • Sam Bain • Aline Brosh McKenna • Tanya Saracho
2:00pm PDT
Standing out from the Masses: Young Adult Fiction
YA Stage, presented by HS Insider, Signing Area 9
Kayla Cagan • Arvin Ahmadi • Cecil Castellucci • Rachel Cohn • David Levithan
2:30pm PDT
Dave Eggers in Conversation with Joel Arquillos, Conversation 2063
Bovard Auditorium, Signing Area 3
Joel Arquillos • Dave Eggers
3:00pm PDT
The Entertainment Industry: Behind the Scenes, Conversation 2094
Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4
M.G. Lord • Ben Fritz • Amy Kaufman • Gerrick Kennedy • Kenneth Turan
Urbanism: How We Make Cities, Conversation 2054
Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4
Christopher Hawthorne • Chris Myers Asch • Geoff Manaugh • Alissa Walker
The Politics of L.A. Spaces: From Architectural Icons to Homelessness and Gentrification, Conversation 2144
Wallis Annenberg Hall, presented by USC, Signing Area 10
David L. Ulin • Ken Breisch • Sesshu Foster • R. Scott Mitchell
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Andrus Gerontology Center, Signing Area 4
Annenberg Auditorium, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 3
Bovard Auditorium, Signing Area 3
Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1
Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1
L.A. Times Central
Los Angeles Times Main Stage, Signing Area 8
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Norris Theater, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 5
Pacific Sales Cooking Stage, Signing Area 6
Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2
Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7
Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3
Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4
School of Cinematic Arts - Broccoli Theater, presented by Newstory
School of Cinematic Arts: Ray Stark Family Theater, presented by Newstory
Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4
Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4
Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5
Town & Gown, Signing Area 1
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Wallis Annenberg Hall, presented by USC, Signing Area 10
YA Stage, presented by HS Insider, Signing Area 9
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