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michael becerra

Saturday, April 21
 

10:00am PDT

Juan Felipe Herrera, Reading from "Jabberwalking" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Juan Felipe Herrera

10:30am PDT

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

10:55am PDT

How Blockchain is Empowering Songwriters & Creators, with Classical Musicians Leading the Way Newstory StageHélène Muddiman • Matthias Röder

11:00am PDT

Ed Asner & Ed Weinberger, Authors of "The Grouchy Historian" in Conversation with Patt Morrison Los Angeles Times Main Stage, Signing Area 8Patt Morrison • Ed Asner • Ed Weinberger Natalie Morales, Author of "At Home with Natalie" Pacific Sales Cooking Stage, Signing Area 6Natalie Morales Jorge Ramos in Conversation with David Kipen, Conversation 1071 Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3David Kipen • Jorge Ramos

11:20am PDT

Shane McCrae, Reading from "In the Language of my Captor" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Shane McCrae

11:30am PDT

Juan Felipe Herrera, Author of "Jabberwalking" Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7Juan Felipe Herrera

12:00pm PDT

The California Exception: Shaping America’s Future or Distant Outlier, Conversation 1142 Wallis Annenberg Hall, presented by USC, Signing Area 10William Deverell • William Randolph Hearst, III • Manuel Pastor • Narda Zacchino Director Ross Harris on Filming With Elliott Smith, Beck and Handicapable "Drummer Wanted" Dean Zimmer Newstory StageRoss Harris • Dean Zimmer The Bob Lefsetz Podcast with Special Guest Moby, Musician and Animal Rights Activist, Conversation 1082 Annenberg Auditorium, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 3Bob Lefsetz • Moby

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 Pushing the Boundaries of the Graphic Novel, Conversation 1042 Andrus Gerontology Center, Signing Area 4Angie Wang • Gabrielle Bell • Mimi Pond • Leslie Stein Rick Riordan & Roshani Chokshi in Conversation with Robert Graves, Conversation 1072 Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3Robert Graves • Roshani Chokshi • Rick Riordan Grammy & Emmy Winner and Songwriters Hall of Fame ‘18 Inductee Allee Willis Shares Her Life in Song Newstory StageBeatie Wolfe • Allee Willis How Multicultural Content Creators Influence Society, Presented by Univision Creator Network, Conversation 1162 School of Cinematic Arts - Broccoli Theater, presented by NewstorySolange Rubio • Jessica Lesaca • Anthony Nguyen • Eric Ochoa • Sierra Santana To Die For: Scientific and Cultural Responses to Death, Conversation 1112 Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4Alex Cohen • Gabrielle Birkner • Caitlin Doughty • Michael Shermer

12:50pm PDT

Loren Cole: Folk Musical Performance USC StageLoren Cole

1:30pm PDT

Ain’t Life Sweet? Four People Who’ve Lived to Talk About Death, in Conversation with Dear World’s Founder RX Fogarty. Conversation 1135 Norris Theater, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 5RX Fogarty • Angel Colon • Paige More • Ray Young Rebel Radio Podcast: Ali Shaheed Muhammad in Conversation with Josh Levine, Conversation 1083 Annenberg Auditorium, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 3Josh Levine • Ali Shaheed Muhammad Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality: How These Mediums Will Change Storytelling Forever, Conversation 1153 School of Cinematic Arts: Ray Stark Family Theater, presented by NewstoryStephen Fromkin • Nancy Bennett • Ryan Horrigan • Zenka Tim O'Reilly in Conversation with Michael Hiltzik, Conversation 1033 Town & Gown, Signing Area 1Michael Hiltzik • Tim O'Reilly

2:00pm PDT

Celeste Butler: R&B Musical Performance USC StageCeleste Butler Memoir: The Past is Never Past, Conversation 1023 Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1Daniel Hernandez • Alexandra Marzano-Lesnevich • Paisley Rekdal • Rob Roberge • Benjamin Taylor Poetry: Trauma and the Problem of Beauty, Conversation 1043 Andrus Gerontology Center, Signing Area 4David Baker • Alessandra Lynch • Shane McCrae • Carol Muske-Dukes • Patricia Smith Ron Koertge, Reading from "Olympusville" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Ron Koertge Walter Mosley in Conversation with Steph Cha, Conversation 1073 Ronald Tutor Campus Center, Signing Area 3Steph Cha • Walter Mosley

3:00pm PDT

Fiction: The Art of the Short Story, Conversation 1054 Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4Matthew Specktor • Elizabeth Crane Brandt • Scott O'Connor • Daniel A. Olivas • Susan Straight 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 Singer-Songwriter Lucinda Williams in Conversation with The Grammy Museum’s Scott Goldman, and Special Performance, Conversation 1133 Norris Theater, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 5Scott Goldman • Lucinda Williams From the Women’s March to #MeToo: Gender and Activism in the U.S. Today, Conversation 1144 Wallis Annenberg Hall, presented by USC, Signing Area 10Jessica Hoffmann • Ange-Marie Hancock Alfaro • Sue Luftschein • Karen Tongson

3:15pm PDT

“Visionary Weirdo” Beatie Wolfe on Creating New Formats for Music from 3D Vinyls to Musical Jackets Newstory StageDomhnaill Hernon • David Mason • Beatie Wolfe

3:20pm PDT

The Women's Movement: Where Do We Go From Here? Live from Define American's Chicago Film Festival, Conversation 1163 School of Cinematic Arts - Broccoli Theater, presented by NewstoryPaola Mendoza • Erika Andiola • Anuria Bhargava • Michaela Angela Davis • Ai-jen Poo • Bethany Yellowtail

3:30pm PDT

California Living: Bohemian DIY, Conversation 1124 Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5Lisa Boone • Justina Blakeney • Mary Gray • Annette Goliti Gutierrez • Erica Tanov Jabberwalking: A Conversation and Live Poetry Workshop with Juan Felipe Herrera & HS Insider YA Stage, presented by HS Insider, Signing Area 9Phalaen Chang • Blake Atwell • Juan Felipe Herrera Power Up: Women of Gaming Panel, Conversation 1154 School of Cinematic Arts: Ray Stark Family Theater, presented by NewstoryCat Silvestre • Fiona Cherbak • Kirsten England • Margaret Ng • Maggie Oh

4:00pm PDT

Junot Diaz, Author of "Islandborn" ** Reading by 9 Children's Stage, Signing Area 7Junot Diaz Producers Kerry Brown (The Smashing Pumpkins) & Linda Perry (Gwen Stefani) Present We Are Hear Newstory StageKerry Brown • Linda Perry

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
 
Sunday, April 22
 

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

Viet Thanh Nguyen and Alexander Chee in Conversation, Conversation 2121 Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5Alexander Chee • Viet Thanh Nguyen

12:00pm PDT

Badass Women Changing Culture, Conversation 2052 Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4Lorraine Ali • Carina Chocano • Michelle Dean • Joy Press The Evolution of Mexican Food in Los Angeles, Conversation 2142 Wallis Annenberg Hall, presented by USC, Signing Area 10Sarah Portnoy • Wes Avila • Bill Esparza Fiction:The Ties That Bond, Conversation 2092 Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4Agatha French • Zinzi Clemmons • Rachel Khong • Mira T. Lee • Kayla Rae Whitaker Immigrants: We Get the Job Done, Conversation 2012 Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1Frances Dinkelspiel • Alberto Ledesma • Lauren Markham • Sasha Polakow-Suransky Dennis Lehane in Conversation with Karen Grigsby Bates, Conversation 2032 Town & Gown, Signing Area 1Karen Grigsby Bates • Dennis Lehane

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 8Amy Kaufman • Whitney Cummings

12:30pm PDT

Photography & Narrative, Conversation 2112 Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4David L. Ulin • Geoff Dyer • Lynell George • Karen Tei Yamashita Patton Oswalt in Conversation with Carolyn Kellogg, Conversation 2062 Bovard Auditorium, Signing Area 3Carolyn Kellogg • Patton Oswalt Fiction: The Family Thread, Conversation 2022 Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1Barbara DeMarco-Barrett • Lisa See • Margaret Wilkerson Sexton • Luis Alberto Urrea

2:00pm PDT

The Newspaper & the City: Patt Morrison & Chris Erskine in Conversation with Steve Padilla, Conversation 2113 Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4Steve Padilla • Chris Erskine • Patt Morrison Tayari Jones in Conversation with Rebecca Carroll, Conversation 2123 Taper Hall 101, Signing Area 5Rebecca Carroll • Tayari Jones Victoria Chang, Reading from "Barbie Chang" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Victoria Chang

2:30pm PDT

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

3:00pm PDT

Reza Aslan in Conversation with Jonathan Kirsch, Conversation 2014 Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1Jonathan Kirsch • Reza Aslan

4:00pm PDT

"Cover to Cover": Musicians, Comedians and Authors Perform the Works that Inspired Them Newstory StageBen Blacker • Inara George • Jordan Katz • Yassir Lester • Madeline Miller • Tawny Newsome