LA Times Festival of Books
Author Panels for the 13th Annual Event at UCLA April 26 & 27
Apr 20, 2008
As National Library Week comes to an end (April 15 - April 21), it's only fitting to look forward to the Big Event on Campus, coming up on April 26 and 27 on the UCLA Main Campus: The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books. This 13th Annual event brings together authors and readers of all ages for two glorious days of heaven for book-lovers.
The Festival runs from 10 am to 6 pm on April 26 and 10 am to 5 pm on April 27, and includes book signings, author panels, exhibitors, and tons of fun for the kids.
One of the biggest draws of the event are the free author panels. Since the panels are held indoors, tickets are required. Tickets are available starting on April 20, so don't miss out.
Fiction, nonfiction; mystery, history; sports, poetry; the business of writing; children and tweens. Tehre's something for everyone.
Saturday Panel Topics Include:
- Mystery: Laughing in the Face of Death
- Mystery: The Literary Detective
- Mystery: Death in Another Land
- Women of Slipstream
- Mystery: Cruel & Unusual
- Literature & Technology: Breaking the Mold
- Young Adult: Fantastic Fiction
- Science & Culture
- West Coast Publishing: Rethinking the Model
- Robert Crais & T. Jefferson Parker in Conversation
- Gay Talese In Conversation with Tim Rutten
- Maxine Hong Kingston in Conversation with David L. Ulin
- Joseph Wambaugh in Conversation with Michael Connelly
- Mary Higgins Clark & Carol Higgins Clark in Conversation with Fran Halpern
- History: Crisis Points
- Biography: Infamous Lives
- A History of Violence
- Current Interest: Lessons from the 20th Century
- Tommy Lasorda in Conversation with Bill Plaschke
- Gore Vidal in Conversation with Jane Smiley
- Current Interest: Right & Left
- Ray Bradbury with an Introduction from Sid Stebel
- Poetry: Walking the Line
- Smile: Is Happiness Overrated?
- Biography: The Explorers
- The Critics Voice
- Fiction: The Long & Short of It
- Nonfiction: Blurring Boundaries
- Fiction: Novel Lives
- Publishing: Where We Go From Here
- First Fiction: New Voices
- Nonfiction From the Streets
- Fiction: Grace Under Pressure
- Reinventing Hollywood: The 1960's and Beyond
- Harlan Coben & Denise Hamilton in Conversation
- Immigration Beyond the Border
- Comics: Superheroes of the Page & Screen
- Current Interest: Defining American Character
- Current Interest: New World Disorder
- Dr. Laura Schelssinger with an Introduction from Amy Alkon
- Willie L. Brown in Conversation with Bill Boyarsky
- Tween Series Writing: Other Worlds
- Religion: Crises of Faith
- Fiction: Not So Ordinary People
- Fiction: Lives on the Page
- Fiction: Urban Renewal
- L.A. Fiction: City of Neighborhoods
- Memoir: Spirit & Substance
- California: The Great Experiment
- Science: Mind Matters
- Fiction: Stories of the Far East
- The Poet's Voice
- Reading Manga: A Japanese Phenomenon Comes to America
Sunday’s Topics:
- The Outer Limits: Horror & Science Fiction
- Mystery: The Murder Book
- Mystery: Above the Law
- Mystery: Crime With An Edge
- On Page & Screen
- Fiction From the Heart
- Sports: Playing the Field
- Fiction: Straight Talk
- Peter Matthiessen in Conversation with Susan Salter Reynolds
- Jim Lehrer in Conversation with Karen Grigsby Bates
- TC Boyle with an Introduction from Michelle Huneven
- Fiction: Serious Prose
- Moments that Shaped America
- Biography: California Powerbrokers
- Current Interest: Latin American Identities
- Biography: Literary California
- The Lyrical Line: Conversation & Music with Aimee Mann & Joe Henry
- Current Interest: Campaign 2008
- Julie Andrews in Conversation with Patt Morrison
- Poetry & Criticism
- Surf Culture: Shooting the Tube
- Mystery: Starting a Series
- Poetry: Rhyme & Reason
- First Fiction: Starting Out
- Memoir: Hope & Challenges
- Young Adult Writing: Not Just For Kids
- Fiction: Finding Truth in Imagined Places
- The Future of News
- Carolyn & Lisa See in Conversation with Veronique de Turenne
- Eat This Book: Food Culture Past & Present
- Nonfiction: Laughing Between the Lines
- Agents Voices
- Current Interest: Checks & Balances
- Contentious Ground: The Middle East
- Walter Mosley in Conversation with Michael Silverblatt
- State of Crisis: Can Government Work?
- From Column to Book to Screen: Steve Lopez in Conversation with Warren Olney
- Fiction: Alternative Visions
- Paul Conrad & Al Martinez in Conversation, with an Introduction from David Hiller
- Fiction: Unconventional Visions
- Fiction: The Magic in Everyday Life
- Memoir: Other Places, Other Lives
- Can You Hear This: Audiobooks
- Tween Writing: Stuck in the Middle With You
- Poetry and Fiction: Writing in Two Genres
- Children's Books: Worth 1,000 Words
- Graphic Novels: Every Picture Tells a Story
Panels are subject to change. For ticket information, go to: http://www.latimes.com/extras/festivalofbooks/ticketing.html
Tickets are not needed for outdoor activities on the following stages: Reading by 9 Storytelling Stage, the Target Children’s Stage, The Los Angeles Times Stage, the Culinary Stage presented by South Africa Tourism, the Etc. Stage, and the Poetry Stage.
Read. Explore. Enjoy
