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Susan Clemens

Saturday, April 21
 

10:25am PDT

Beatie Wolfe’s The Art of Music — A Full Day of Storytelling Across Music, Art & Technology Newstory StageDavid Birnbaum • Kerry Brown • Donick Cary • Phil Crowe • Dan Goods • Ross Harris • Domhnaill Hernon • Dre Koval • David Mason • David McIntyre • Hélène Muddiman • Linda Perry • Matthias Röder • Walter Werzowa • Allee Willis • Beatie Wolfe • Dean Zimmer

10:30am PDT

Keep the World Interesting — Solving the Problems of Immersive Storytelling, Conversation 1151 School of Cinematic Arts: Ray Stark Family Theater, presented by NewstoryMiles Perkins • Michele Barnwell • Alton Glass • Patrick Meegan • Kamal Sinclair

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 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 Middle Grade Fiction: Your Best Self YA Stage, presented by HS Insider, Signing Area 9Cecil Castellucci • Cynthia Kadohata • Karen Rivers • Holly Goldberg Sloan

11:30am PDT

Seeing the Unseen with The Studio at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Newstory StageDan Goods

12:00pm PDT

Writing Great Lives, Conversation 1012 Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1Diane Smith • Andrea Barnet • Jonathan Eig • John A. Farrell • Adam Federman A New Look at Real Stories: Nonfiction for Young Adults, Conversation 1052 Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4Sharon Levin • Candace Fleming • Sara Saedi • Dashka Slater The Future of Immersive Storytelling, Conversation 1152 School of Cinematic Arts: Ray Stark Family Theater, presented by NewstoryEdd Dawson-Taylor • Ed Lantz • Brett Leonard • Kate McCallum • Dana Nussbaum

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

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 Trump: The First Year, Conversation 1013 Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1Christina Bellantoni • Steve Almond • David Cay Johnston • Sarah Kendzior

3:00pm PDT

Memory: How It Shapes You, Conversation 1094 Seeley G. Mudd 123, Signing Area 4Dinah Lenney • Elizabeth Rosner • Alex Wagner • Amy Wallen 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

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

3:40pm PDT

How Social Justice Movements are Reshaping Hollywood L.A. Times CentralMary McNamara • Tre'vell Anderson • Jessica Gelt

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 You Go Girl: Women in Charge, Conversation 1055 Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4Natashia Deón • Amy Alkon • Melissa Carbone • Krista Suh

5:00pm PDT

Writing Across All Media: The Ever-Evolving Nature of Storytelling, presented by Medium, Conversation 1155 School of Cinematic Arts: Ray Stark Family Theater, presented by NewstoryElizabeth Taylor • Vivian Lee • Carmen Maria Machado • Siobhan O'Connor
 
Sunday, April 22
 

10:30am PDT

#IMakeALiving Podcast Powered by Freshbooks, Conversation 2081 Annenberg Auditorium, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 3Wendi Cooper • Bob Knorpp • Jackie Lam • Clint Schaff

12:00pm PDT

Badass Women Changing Culture, Conversation 2052 Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4Lorraine Ali • Carina Chocano • Michelle Dean • Joy Press SeriesFest Presents: Books to TV, Conversation 2152 School of Cinematic Arts: Ray Stark Family Theater, presented by NewstoryDan Farah • Toni Graphia • Randi Kleiner • Sara Shepard • Kaily Smith Westbrook • Matt Wise Young Leaders Rising: The Movement to End the Weaponizing of America, presented by bigSTORY, Conversation 2132 Norris Theater, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 5Mike Bonifer • Students from March for Our Lives • Students from MUSE High School • Students from Rock Your World

12:30pm PDT

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

1:20pm PDT

Maria Shriver, Author of "I've Been Thinking" in Conversation with Robin Abcarian Los Angeles Times Main Stage, Signing Area 8Robin Abcarian • Maria Shriver Sebastian Matthews, Reading from "Beginner's Guide to a Head-On Collision" Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2Sebastian Matthews

1:30pm PDT

Creative Activism: Filmmakers that Ignite Action and Social Awareness, Presented by Creative Visions, Conversation 2153 School of Cinematic Arts: Ray Stark Family Theater, presented by NewstoryIsabella Alexander • Kathy Eldon • Megha Kadakia • Florencia Krochik • Emily Rose Laochua History: Telling Hidden Stories, Conversation 2013 Hancock Foundation, Signing Area 1Bill 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 6Valerie Bertinelli

2:30pm PDT

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

Urbanism: How We Make Cities, Conversation 2054 Salvatori Computer Science Center 101, Signing Area 4Christopher Hawthorne • Chris Myers Asch • Geoff Manaugh • Alissa Walker Getting Real: Young Adult Fiction and Social Justice, Conversation 2034 Town & Gown, Signing Area 1Brandy Colbert • John Jennings • Randy Ribay • Nic Stone Story Smash: The Storytelling Gameshow! Live at LA Times Newstory! (Parental guidance suggested), Conversation 2084 Annenberg Auditorium, presented by Newstory, Signing Area 3Christine 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 8Leslie Odom, Jr. • Mary McNamara

4:40pm PDT

826LA Manual Arts High School Students, Reading from Through the Same Halls: Journeys of Elders Born and Raised in South Central and Beyond Poetry Stage, Signing Area 2826LA