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Sharon Speck

Aspiring Travel blogger & photographer
Orange County, California
Fun & interesting things to do in Southern California & beyond. Books, theater, dogs, altered art, and New Orleans.
Saturday, April 21
 

10:30am PDT

Welcoming Aging: New Possibilities for Living Long and Living Well, Conversation 1141 Wallis Annenberg Hall, presented by USC, Signing Area 10Pinchas Cohen • Alison Balbag • Caleb Finch • Valter Longo Crime Fiction: Trouble in Paradise, Conversation 1051 Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4K.J. Howe • Lee Goldberg • Naomi Hirahara • Stuart Woods

11:00am PDT

What You Need to Know to Travel the World: Tips from Times Experts L.A. Times CentralCatharine Hamm • Anne Harnagel • Christopher Reynolds

12:30pm PDT

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

1:30pm PDT

Crime Fiction Under The Sun, Conversation 1093 Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4Gar Anthony Haywood • Tod Goldberg • Attica Locke • Ivy Pochoda

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

A Street-Level View of the Homelessness Crisis L.A. Times CentralSteve Lopez • Francine Orr • Anthony Ruffin

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

4:30pm PDT

How We Die: Approaches to Mourning, Burial, and Death, Conversation 1145 Wallis Annenberg Hall, presented by USC, Signing Area 10Susan Enguidanos • Caitlin Doughty • Megan Rosenbloom • David Sloane
 
Sunday, April 22
 

10:00am PDT

The Trojan Marching Band USC StageTrojan Marching Band

10:30am PDT

John Scalzi in Conversation with Wil Wheaton, Conversation 2031 Town & Gown, Signing Area 1Wil Wheaton • John Scalzi

12:00pm PDT

The Evolution of Mexican Food in Los Angeles, Conversation 2142 Wallis Annenberg Hall, presented by USC, Signing Area 10Sarah Portnoy • Wes Avila • Bill Esparza

12:30pm PDT

Patton Oswalt in Conversation with Carolyn Kellogg, Conversation 2062 Bovard Auditorium, Signing Area 3Carolyn Kellogg • Patton Oswalt

1:30pm PDT

History: Telling Hidden Stories, Conversation 2013 Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1Bill Boyarsky • Yunte Huang • Steven J. Ross • Deanne Stillman

2:30pm PDT

Hazardous Material: Reporting from Disaster Zones L.A. Times CentralThomas Curwen • Sonali Kohli • Ron Lin • Laura J. Nelson • Ruben Vives • Marcus Yam

3:00pm PDT

Hip-Hop as Storytelling: The Four Elements, presented by the Universal Hip Hop Museum, Conversation 2134 Norris Theater, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 5Marq "DJ Cli-N-Tel" Hawkins • Hector "Hex" Rios • James "J-Ro" Robinson • Mone "Medusa" Smith • Chris "The Glove" Taylor • OG TicTac • Ms. Toi • Alonzo "Grandmaster Lonzo" Williams

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 8Leslie Odom, Jr. • Mary McNamara