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Saturday
, April 21
10:30am PDT
The Future of Fun: Engineering Entertainment with Brent Bushnell, Co-Founder of Two Bit Circus, Conversation 1131
Norris Theater, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 5
Brent Bushnell
Writing Big Science, Conversation 1091
Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4
Carol Tavris • Antonio Damasio • Cornelia Dean • Leonard Mlodinow
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
Ed Asner & Ed Weinberger, Authors of "The Grouchy Historian" in Conversation with Patt Morrison
Los Angeles Times Main Stage, Signing Area 8
Patt Morrison • Ed Asner • Ed Weinberger
11:30am PDT
Seeing the Unseen with The Studio at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Newstory Stage
Dan Goods
12:00pm PDT
Danica McKellar, Author of "Ten Magic Butterflies"
Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7
Danica McKellar
The Future of Immersive Storytelling, Conversation 1152
School of Cinematic Arts: Ray Stark Family Theater, presented by Newstory
Edd Dawson-Taylor • Ed Lantz • Brett Leonard • Kate McCallum • Dana Nussbaum
12:10pm PDT
Vivica A. Fox, Author of "Every Day I'm Hustling" in Conversation with Laurie Ochoa
Los Angeles Times Main Stage, Signing Area 8
Vivica A. Fox • Laurie Ochoa
Postcard from the D.C. Bureau: Covering the White House
L.A. Times Central
Brian Bennett • David Lauter
12:30pm PDT
To Die For: Scientific and Cultural Responses to Death, Conversation 1112
Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4
Alex Cohen • Gabrielle Birkner • Caitlin Doughty • Michael Shermer
1:20pm PDT
Gabrielle Union, Author of "We're Going to Need More Wine" in Conversation with Tre'vell Anderson
Los Angeles Times Main Stage, Signing Area 8
Tre'vell Anderson • Gabrielle Union
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
4:00pm PDT
Junot Diaz, Author of "Islandborn" **
Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7
Junot Diaz
4:45pm PDT
Surprise Secret Session
Newstory Stage
4:50pm PDT
Curtis Armstrong, Author of "Revenge of the Nerd" in Conversation with Chris Barton
Los Angeles Times Main Stage, Signing Area 8
Chris Barton • Curtis Armstrong
Sunday
, April 22
10:30am PDT
John Scalzi in Conversation with Wil Wheaton, Conversation 2031
Town & Gown, Signing Area 1
Wil Wheaton • John Scalzi
11:00am PDT
Jenna Fischer, Author of "The Actor's Life" in Conversation with Yvonne Villarreal
Los Angeles Times Main Stage, Signing Area 8
Yvonne Villarreal • Jenna Fischer
Viet Thanh Nguyen and Alexander Chee in Conversation, Conversation 2121
Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5
Alexander Chee • Viet Thanh Nguyen
12:00pm PDT
Innovation Crush Podcast: ESPN’s Marcellus Wiley in conversation with Chris Denson, Conversation 2082
Annenberg Auditorium, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 3
Chris Denson • Marcellus Wiley
12:10pm PDT
Whitney Cummings, Author of "I'm Fine...And Other Lies" in Conversation with Amy Kaufman
Los Angeles Times Main Stage, Signing Area 8
Amy Kaufman • Whitney Cummings
1:20pm PDT
Maria Shriver, Author of "I've Been Thinking" in Conversation with Robin Abcarian
Los Angeles Times Main Stage, Signing Area 8
Robin Abcarian • Maria Shriver
1:30pm PDT
How to Make a Space Opera: Death of Cassini (A Work in Progress), Conversation 2133
Norris Theater, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 5
Shane Myrbeck • Emily Shisko • Kristen Jones
History: Telling Hidden Stories, Conversation 2013
Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1
Bill Boyarsky • Yunte Huang • Steven J. Ross • Deanne Stillman
2:00pm PDT
Valerie Bertinelli, Author of "Valerie's Home Cooking"
Pacific Sales Cooking Stage, Signing Area 6
Valerie Bertinelli
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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
Newstory Stage
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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