Many stories. One weekend.
Find your spark at the 2024 L.A. Times Festival of Books, April 20-21 on the USC campus.
General admission is free and the festival will also feature ticketed events with authors and celebrities.
Explore this year’s indoor and outdoor events including over 200 conversations and performances, book signings, cooking demos, poetry readings, bilingual programming and more.
Sunday, Apr 21
Sneak Preview Screening of 'Queenie,' followed by a Conversation, Presented by HULU - RSVP Required
10:00 AM
Ray Stark Family Theatre
L.A. Times Main Stage Emcee: Stuart K Robinson (Sunday)
10:00 AM
L.A. Times Main Stage
Stuart K Robinson
Children's Stage Emcee: Andrew & Polly (Sunday)
10:00 AM
Children's Stage
Andrew & Polly
Love Unveiled: Exploring the Depths of Romance Writing - Tickets Required
10:00 AM
Norris Theatre
Kristina Forest, Nikki Payne, Hannah Brown, Taylor Capizola, Julie Soto
Read with Rampage and the Los Angeles Rams!
10:00 AM
Children's Stage
Rampage, L.A. Rams Cheerleaders
Trojan Marching Band
10:00 AM
USC Stage
Trojan Marching Band
Gone Girls: Mystery, Crime, and Suspense in Young Adult Fiction
10:00 AM
YA Stage
Chelsea Ichaso, Stacy Stokes, Stacey Lee, Kayla Cagan, Kristen Kiesling
Ask a Reporter: Cali of the Wild - Tickets Required
10:00 AM
Mudd Hall 203 (Ask a Reporter)
Corinne Purtill, Louis Sahagún, Lila Seidman
Victoria Chang, reading from 'WITH MY BACK TO THE WORLD: Poems'
10:00 AM
Poetry Stage
Victoria Chang
Blippi
10:15 AM
Children's Stage
Blippi
Kazim Ali, reading from 'Sukun: New and Selected Poems'
10:20 AM
Poetry Stage
Kazim Ali
Hora de cuentos con la Biblioteca Pública de Los Ángeles
10:20 AM
Latinidad Stage
Los Angeles Public Library Librarians
Jay Shetty, author of '8 Rules of Love: How to Find It, Keep It, and Let It Go,' in conversation with Amy Kaufman
10:20 AM
L.A. Times Main Stage
Jay Shetty, Amy Kaufman
Arts & Culture: A Conversation on the Immigrant Experience, presented by The Pulitzer Prizes - Tickets Required
10:30 AM
Hancock Foundation, Newman Recital Hall
Marjorie Miller, Sanaz Toossi, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Hector Tobar
The Latino Experience: Layered Stories from the Past & Present - Tickets Required
10:30 AM
Taper Hall 201
Marie Arana, Jason De León, Natalia Molina, Fidel Martinez
Ashley Elston, Octavia Spencer & Krista Vernoff discuss 'First Lie Wins' with Jordan Moblo - Tickets Required
10:30 AM
Town and Gown
Ashley Elston, Octavia Spencer, Krista Vernoff, Jordan Moblo
Living Long & Living Well: Longevity Today - Tickets Required
10:30 AM
Wallis Annenberg Hall Presented by USC
M.T. Connolly, Sean P. Curran, Valter Longo, Paolina Milana, Laura Mosqueda
Brett Gelman, author of "The Terrifying Realm of the Possible: Nearly True Stories," in Conversation with Alex Cohen - Tickets Required
10:30 AM
Ronald Tutor Campus Center
Brett Gelman, Alex Cohen
Writing on Grief: The Price We Pay for Love - Tickets Required
10:30 AM
Seeley G. Mudd 123
Sylvia Brownrigg, Heather McCalden, Luke Russert, Nicole Avant, Emily Rapp Black
Lauren Graham, author of 'Have I Told You This Already?' Featuring Sam Pancake - Tickets Required
10:30 AM
Bovard Auditorium
Lauren Graham, Sam Pancake
Oliver de la Paz, reading from 'THE DIASPORA SONNETS'
10:40 AM
Poetry Stage
Oliver de la Paz
Tiffany Haddish, author of 'Layla, the Last Black Unicorn'
10:50 AM
Children's Stage
Tiffany Haddish, Julia Torres
Lil' Libros
10:55 AM
Latinidad Stage
Mother Nature: Women and Wilderness - Tickets Required
11:00 AM
Albert and Dana Broccoli Theatre
Angie Sijun Lou, Melissa Sevigny, Diane Smith, Karen Tei Yamashita, Denise Hamilton
Jing Gao, 'The Book of Sichuan Chili Crisp,' Cooking Demo
11:00 AM
Cooking Stage
Jing Gao
Arts & Culture: Hidden Histories in the City of Angels - Tickets Required
11:00 AM
Taper Hall 101
Stefan Timmermans, Amy Price, Patt Morrison, Pamela Prickett, Naomi Hirahara
Tess Taylor, reading from 'Leaning Toward the Light: Poems for Gardens & the Hands That Tend Them'
11:00 AM
Poetry Stage
Tess Taylor
Liz Becker (musical performance—pop, indie pop)
11:00 AM
USC Stage
Elizabeth Whitney Becker
I'll Be There For You: The Power of Lifelong Friendships in Fiction - Tickets Required
11:00 AM
Hoffman Hall, Edison Auditorium
Corey Roskin, Maria Hummel, Steven Rowley, Sheila Yasmin Marikar
Fiction: Women are the Heart - Tickets Required
11:00 AM
Seeley G. Mudd 124
Etaf Rum, Katya Apekina, Rachel Stark, Megan Labrise
Ask A Reporter: Which Party Will Control Congress? California Could Make the Difference - Tickets Required
11:15 AM
Mudd Hall 203 (Ask a Reporter)
Benjamin Oreskes, Laurel Rosenhall, Seema Mehta
Stranger Things: Thrilling Adventures in Friendship in Young Adult Fiction
11:20 AM
YA Stage
Samuel Miller, Nia Davenport, Melissa Albert, Robert Graves
Todd Parr, author of 'Be Who You Are'
11:20 AM
Children's Stage
Todd Parr
Hala Alyan, reading from 'The Moon That Turns You Back'
11:20 AM
Poetry Stage
Hala Alyan
Black is Beautiful: The Impact of Black Art and Culture - Tickets Required
11:30 AM
Norris Theatre
Hanif Abdurraqib, Sowmya Krishnamurthy, Traci Thomas, Michael R. Jackson, Morgan Parker
'De Aquí y Allá': The First Gen Experience
11:30 AM
Latinidad Stage
Alejandra Campoverdi, Juilssa Natzely Arce Raya, Veronica Benavides, Karen Garcia
Ronda Rousey, author of 'Our Fight,' in conversation with Iliana Limón Romero
11:30 AM
L.A. Times Main Stage
Ronda Rousey, Iliana Limón Romero
Jacqui Germain, reading from 'Bittering the Wound'
11:40 AM
Poetry Stage
Jacqui Germain
Emily Arrow’s Nature Singalong
11:50 AM
Children's Stage
Emily Arrow
Placemaking and the Politics of Land - Tickets Required
12:00 PM
Wallis Annenberg Hall Presented by USC
Joan Flores-Villalobos, William Deverell, Julia Ornelas-Higdon, Alexander Robinson
Megan Fernandes, reading from 'I Do Everything I'm Told'
12:00 PM
Poetry Stage
Megan Fernandes
History: A Wide View on World War II - Tickets Required
12:00 PM
Ray Stark Family Theatre
K.A. Nelson, Leon Carroll, Jr., Susan J. Eischeid, Mark Harmon, Michael Hiltzik
Memoir on Vietnam: Make Art, Not War - Tickets Required
12:00 PM
Town and Gown
Ron Kovic, Ben Caldwell, Robeson Taj Frazier
Operation Barbenheimer: Women on the Nuclear Bomb - Tickets Required
12:00 PM
Hancock Foundation, Newman Recital Hall
Sarah Scoles, Margot Roosevelt, Annie Jacobsen, Shannon Cram
Arts & Culture: Discussing The Gay Agenda - Tickets Required
12:00 PM
Seeley G. Mudd 123
Brontez Purnell, Greg Mania, Danny Pellegrino, Rob Anderson
Arts & Culture: Writing Hollywood - Tickets Required
12:00 PM
Taper Hall 201
Odie Henderson, Margaret Wappler, Stacy Perman, Sam Wasson
In the Age of Book Bans: The Freedom to Write and Read Young Adult Literature - Tickets Required
12:00 PM
Ronald Tutor Campus Center
Lee Wind, George M. Johnson, Jonah Newman, Hayley Kiyoko
Aminta Skye (musical performance—indie pop/rock)
12:10 PM
USC Stage
Aminta Skye
In conversation with Justin Torres: When Writing is Personal
12:25 PM
Latinidad Stage
Justin Torres, Nadxieli Nieto
Radhi Devlukia, 'JoyFull,' Cooking Demo
12:30 PM
Cooking Stage
Radhi Devlukia
Meditations on Finding Inner and Outer Peace - Tickets Required
12:30 PM
Hoffman Hall, Edison Auditorium
Sharon Brous, Aimee Liu, Lydia Millet, Pico Iyer
Gilbert & Jaime Hernandez, Creators of 'Love and Rockets,' in conversation with Jevon Phillips - Tickets Required
12:30 PM
Seeley G. Mudd 124
Jaime Hernandez, Gilbert Hernandez, Jevon Phillips
Ask a Reporter: How to Pick the Best-Smelling Native Plants for Your Yard and Bouquets - Tickets Required
12:30 PM
Mudd Hall 203 (Ask a Reporter)
Jeanette Marantos, Brittany Levine Beckman
Ideas Exchange: José Andrés, Author of 'Zaytinya,' in conversation with Laurie Ochoa - Tickets Required
12:30 PM
Bovard Auditorium
José Andrés, Laurie Ochoa
Kaveh Akbar & Anahid Nersessian in conversation
12:30 PM
Poetry Stage
Anahid Nersessian, Kaveh Akbar
Life Interrupted: Mental Health Memoirs - Tickets Required
12:30 PM
Albert and Dana Broccoli Theatre
Anna Gazmarian, Bethanne Patrick, Elizabeth Taylor, Alice Carrière
Make it Weirder: Body-Swapping, Giant Cacti, and Celebrity Impersonators in Contemporary Fiction - Tickets Required
12:30 PM
Taper Hall 101
Melissa Broder, Henry Hoke, Karah Preiss, Isle McElroy, Jennine Capó Crucet
Family Math Sing-a-Long by PBS SoCal
12:35 PM
Children's Stage
Family Math
Magical Realms and Family Sagas in Young Adult Fiction
12:40 PM
YA Stage
Zan F Romanoff, Emily Barth Isler, Ana Ellickson, Darcie Little Badger
Tiffany Hadish, author of 'I Curse You With Joy,' in conversation with Angel Jennings
12:40 PM
L.A. Times Main Stage
Angel Jennings, Tiffany Haddish
'Dancing on the Edge:' Amber Tamblyn in conversation with Russ Tamblyn & Sarah Tomlinson - Tickets Required
1:00 PM
Norris Theatre
Russ Tamblyn, Amber Tamblyn, Sarah Tomlinson
Elizabeth Metzger, reading from 'Lying In'
1:00 PM
Poetry Stage
Elizabeth Metzger
Allison Holker Boss, author of 'Keep Dancing Through: A Boss Family Groove'
1:05 PM
Children's Stage
Allison Holker Boss
Yesika Salgado, reading from Selected Works
1:05 PM
Latinidad Stage
Yesika Salgado
Alejandro Aramburu (musical performance—rock, pop, Latin)
1:20 PM
USC Stage
Alejandro Aramburu
Jubi Arriola-Headley, reading from 'Bound: poems'
1:20 PM
Poetry Stage
Jubi Arriola-Headley
Oaxacan Influence: How a Community Has Shaped Culture in all Corners of Los Angeles
1:20 PM
Latinidad Stage
Fernando Marcos Lopez, Bricia Lopez, Odilia Romero, Paulina Lopez-Velazquez, Mireya Olivera, and 1 more...
By the People, For the People: Conversations on Safeguarding Democracy - Tickets Required
1:30 PM
Town and Gown
Richard Hasen, Michael Isikoff, Daniel Klaidman, Seema Mehta, Tina Nguyen
Demystifying Book to Screen, presented by Universal Studio Group - RSVP Required
1:30 PM
Taper Hall 201
Rachel Koller Croft, Ryan Faughnder, Attica Locke, Jordan Moblo, Steven Rowley
Arts & Culture: Standup and Listen - Tickets Required
1:30 PM
Ronald Tutor Campus Center
Aida Rodriguez, Michael Arceneaux, Dulce Sloan, Sarah Cooper, Nate Jackson
Arts & Culture: Hector Tobar, author of 'Our Migrant Souls,' in conversation with Gustavo Arellano - Tickets Required
1:30 PM
Seeley G. Mudd 123
Gustavo Arellano, Hector Tobar
Fiction: The Artist Becomes the Subject - Tickets Required
1:30 PM
Ray Stark Family Theatre
Diana Wagman, Zibby Owens, Amy Shearn, Tammy Greenwood
Dis…Miss Gender? Artists and Writers on Gender Today - Tickets Required
1:30 PM
Wallis Annenberg Hall Presented by USC
Holly Willis, Anne Bray, Amelia Jones, Young Joon Kwak, Tiffany Barber
David Mamet, author of 'Everywhere an Oink Oink,' in conversation with Matt Brennan - Tickets Required
1:30 PM
Hancock Foundation, Newman Recital Hall
David Mamet, Matt Brennan
Viet Thanh Nguyen and Minnie Phan, author and illustrator of 'Simone'
1:35 PM
Children's Stage
Minnie Phan, Viet Thanh Nguyen
Tennison Black, reading from 'Survival Strategies'
1:40 PM
Poetry Stage
Tennison S. Black
Ask A Reporter: Under Pressure - Can L.A.'s Biggest Sports Teams Deliver - Tickets Required
1:45 PM
Mudd Hall 203 (Ask a Reporter)
Dylan Hernández, Ryan Kartje, Bill Plaschke, Iliana Limón Romero
Ariana Madix, author of 'Single AF Cocktails,' in conversation with Yvonne Villarreal
1:50 PM
L.A. Times Main Stage
Ariana Madix, Yvonne Villarreal
Arts and Culture: Keep on Truckin': Life in the 1970s - Tickets Required
2:00 PM
Seeley G. Mudd 124
Alan Paul, Alex Pappademas, Vanessa Franko, Eliot Borenstein, Sean Howe
Monster Mash: Humans and the Magic World Collide in Middle Grade Fiction
2:00 PM
YA Stage
Liz Montague, Veronica Park Anderson, Tatiana Hill, Cort Lane, Sarah Enni
Lisa B. (Lisa Bernstein) reading from 'God in Her Ruffled Dress'
2:00 PM
Poetry Stage
Lisa B (Lisa Bernstein)
The Royal "We": Magic Schools and Royal Societies in Middle Grade and Young Adult Fiction - Tickets Required
2:00 PM
Taper Hall 101
Cecil Castellucci, Dan Santat, Stuart Gibbs, Melissa de la Cruz, Lisa Yee
Tiffani Thiessen, 'Here We Go Again,' Cooking Demo
2:00 PM
Cooking Stage
Tiffani Thiessen
Humans vs. Nature: Conflict with the Natural World - Tickets Required
2:00 PM
Albert and Dana Broccoli Theatre
Andrea Lankford, Christina Gerhardt, Thomas Curwen, Will Cockrell
Barney Saltzberg, author of 'Arlo Needs Glasses'
2:00 PM
Hoffman Hall, Edison Auditorium
Barbara DeMarco-Barrett, Jordan Harper, Rachel Howzell Hall, Ivy Pochoda, David L. Ulin
'Blood In Blood Out': From Buried Project to Latino Cult Classic
2:05 PM
Children's Stage
Barney Saltzberg
Diego Báez, reading from 'Yaguareté White'
2:15 PM
Latinidad Stage
Taylor Hackford, Jimmy Santiago Baca
Diego Báez, reading from 'Yaguareté White'
2:20 PM
Poetry Stage
Diego Báez
Fiction: The Art of Storytelling - Tickets Required
2:30 PM
Norris Theatre
Kaveh Akbar, Greg Sarris, Justin Torres, Boris Kachka
Luna Day (musical performance—pop, indie pop)
2:30 PM
USC Stage
Luna Day
Ann Suk Wang, author of 'The House Before Falling Into The Sea'
2:35 PM
Children's Stage
Ann Suk Wang
Susan Rich, reading from 'Blue Atlas'
2:40 PM
Poetry Stage
Susan Rich
Shining Stars of Romance: Navigating Success in the Genre - Tickets Required
3:00 PM
Town and Gown
Christina Lauren, Xio Axelrod, Tia Williams, Elissa Sussman
Memoir: Foundational Experiences & Finding Your Way - Tickets Required
3:00 PM
Taper Hall 201
Alejandra Campoverdi, Elizabeth Camarillo Gutierrez, Deborah Jackson Taffa, Annabelle Tometich, Jade Chang
Turf War: When Wildlife and Cities Collide - Tickets Required
3:00 PM
Seeley G. Mudd 123
Peter S. Alagona, Ben Goldfarb, Beth Pratt, Rae Wynn-Grant, Louis Sahagún
Creating New Futures through the Arts - Tickets Required
3:00 PM
Wallis Annenberg Hall Presented by USC
Jonathan Leal, Annette Miae Kim, Brettany Shannon, Ben Caldwell, Robeson Taj Frazier
Fiction: Who Runs the World? Girls - Tickets Required
3:00 PM
Ronald Tutor Campus Center
Donna Wares, Lisa See, Cristina Henríquez, Melissa Pritchard
Saretta Morgan, reading from 'Alt-Nature'
3:00 PM
Poetry Stage
Saretta Morgan
Ask A Reporter: The First Five Years - Tickets Required
3:00 PM
Mudd Hall 203 (Ask a Reporter)
Kate Sequeira, Jenny Gold
Love is Love: Coming of Age and Falling in Love in Young Adult Fiction - Tickets Required
3:00 PM
Ray Stark Family Theatre
Abigail Hing Wen, Parisa Akhbari, Marisa Kanter, Amy Spalding, Julie Abe
John Densmore, author of 'The Doors Unhinged: Jim Morrison’s Legacy Goes on Trial,' in conversation with Chad Smith
3:00 PM
L.A. Times Main Stage
John Densmore, Stephen Perkins
Festival of Books Presents "Democracy or Else" with Pod Save America’s Jon Favreau, Tommy Vietor and Dan Pfeiffer. - Tickets Required
3:00 PM
Bovard Auditorium
Jon Favreau, Dan Pfeiffer, Tommy Vietor
Seema Yasmin, author of 'The ABCs of Queer History'
3:05 PM
Children's Stage
Seema Yasmin
Voto Latino (Spanish)
3:15 PM
Latinidad Stage
Gustavo Arellano, Sonja Francine Diaz, Mike Madrid, Angelica Salas, Pilar Marrero
Hélène Cardona, reading from 'The Abduction'
3:20 PM
Poetry Stage
Hélène Cardona
Middle Grade Fiction: Legends and Fairy Tales Retold
3:20 PM
YA Stage
Dawn Burkes, Callie C. Miller, Sarah Mlynowski, Nedda Lewers
Crime Fiction: Series Sleuths - Tickets Required
3:30 PM
Seeley G. Mudd 124
Gregg Hurwitz, Eriq La Salle, Daniel Weizmann, Tracy Clark, Lee Goldberg
Women and Bodies: Science Meets Sociology - Tickets Required
3:30 PM
Hoffman Hall, Edison Auditorium
Cat Bohannon, Susannah Breslin, Jen Gunter, Dr., M.G. Lord, Amy Alkon
Nancy Silverton, 'The Cookie That Changed My Life,' Cooking Demo
3:30 PM
Cooking Stage
Nancy Silverton
Pure Imagination: How Art and Activism Spark Change, presented by Getty PST Art - Tickets Required
3:30 PM
Taper Hall 101
Bianca Bosker, Ruha Benjamin, Rosa Lowinger, Courtney Thorsson, Josh Kun
Looking Back to See Forward: Contemporary Historical Fiction - Tickets Required
3:30 PM
Albert and Dana Broccoli Theatre
Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai, Melissa Ann Chadburn, Crystal Hana Kim, Sasha Vasilyuk, Myriam J. A. Chancy
Storytime with the Los Angeles Public Library
3:35 PM
Children's Stage
Los Angeles Public Library Librarians
Mandy Kahn, reading from 'Holy Doors'
3:40 PM
Poetry Stage
Mandy Kahn
Desk Lamp (musical performance—rock)
3:40 PM
USC Stage
Desk Lamp Band
Jeremy Ra, reading from 'Another Way of Loving Death'
4:00 PM
Poetry Stage
Jeremy Y Ra
Everything Latinidad: Challenging the Myth of the Monolith
4:00 PM
Latinidad Stage
Alan Pelaez Lopez, Valentina, Fidel Martinez
Brady Smith, author of 'Bug Sandwich'
4:05 PM
Children's Stage
Brady Smith
Ask A Reporter: Meet the Fast Break Desk - Tickets Required
4:15 PM
Mudd Hall 203 (Ask a Reporter)
Karen Garcia, Grace Toohey, Noah Goldberg, B.J. Terhune, Nathan Solis
Derrick Brown, reading from 'Love Ends in a Tandem Kayak'
4:20 PM
Poetry Stage
Derrick Brown
Roda Ahmed, author of 'Etta Extraordinaire'
4:35 PM
Children's Stage
Roda Ahmed
Sofía Aguilar of WriteGirl, Poetry Performance
4:40 PM
Poetry Stage
Sofía Aguilar
Poetry Reading
4:45 PM
Latinidad Stage
Date: April 20-21, 2024
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