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Penny Ford
Saturday
, April 21
10:30am PDT
Joyce Carol Oates in Conversation with Michael Silverblatt, Conversation 1061
Bovard Auditorium, Signing Area 3
Michael Silverblatt • Joyce Carol Oates
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
The California Exception: Shaping America’s Future or Distant Outlier, Conversation 1142
Wallis Annenberg Hall, presented by USC, Signing Area 10
William Deverell • William Randolph Hearst, III • Manuel Pastor • Narda Zacchino
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
12:30pm PDT
Outlander on Page and Screen: Diana Gabaldon in Conversation with April Wolfe, Conversation 1062
Bovard Auditorium, Signing Area 3
April Wolfe • Diana Gabaldon
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
We're Opinionated: A Conversation with the Times Editorial Board
L.A. Times Central
Nicholas Goldberg • Robert Greene • Carla Hall • Jon Healey
2:00pm PDT
The Power of Music as Medicine – Celebrating the True Power of Music to Heal, Connect and Restore
Newstory Stage
Beatie Wolfe • Walter Werzowa
2:30pm PDT
A Street-Level View of the Homelessness Crisis
L.A. Times Central
Steve Lopez • Francine Orr • Anthony Ruffin
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
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 10
Jessica Hoffmann • Ange-Marie Hancock Alfaro • Sue Luftschein • Karen Tongson
3:30pm PDT
Alison Clare Steingold, Author of "The L.A. Cookbook," with special guest Roxana Jullapat
Pacific Sales Cooking Stage, Signing Area 6
Roxana Jullapat • Alison Clare Steingold
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
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
2:00pm PDT
The Newspaper & the City: Patt Morrison & Chris Erskine in Conversation with Steve Padilla, Conversation 2113
Seeley G. Mudd 124, Signing Area 4
Steve Padilla • Chris Erskine • Patt Morrison
Valerie Bertinelli, Author of "Valerie's Home Cooking"
Pacific Sales Cooking Stage, Signing Area 6
Valerie Bertinelli
Fiction: Epics Old & New, Conversation 2023
Hoffman Hall, Signing Area 1
Chris Daley • Janet Fitch • Laila Lalami • A.G. Lombardo • Madeline Miller
3:00pm PDT
Story Smash: The Storytelling Gameshow! Live at LA Times Newstory! (Parental guidance suggested), Conversation 2084
Annenberg Auditorium, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 3
Christine Blackburn • Jon Cohen • Christina Anthony • Kelly Carlin • Margot Leitman • Melanie Maras • Peter Mehlman • Matt Oswalt • Christopher Rivas • Paul Shirley
3:40pm PDT
Leslie Odom, Jr., Author of "Failing Up: How to Take Risks, Aim Higher, and Never Stop Learning" in Conversation with Mary McNamara
Los Angeles Times Main Stage, Signing Area 8
Leslie Odom, Jr. • Mary McNamara
Los Angeles: The Sports Capital of the World
L.A. Times Central
Angel Rodriguez • Sam Farmer • Dylan Hernandez • Bill Plaschke • Lindsey Thiry • David Wharton
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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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