USC Dornsife at the 2017 L.A. Times #Bookfest
Book lovers, rejoice! The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books — the nation’s largest book festival — returns to the USC University Park campus on April 22 and 23. The event brings together authors and literature enthusiasts for two days of readings, discussions, live entertainment and more.
Join faculty and alumni from USC Dornsife for a number of panels and readings at the festival (noted in bold in the schedule below). For the full list of events and general information for attendees, visit the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books website. You can also join in the conversation on social media using the hashtag #bookfest.
USC Dornsife Faculty and Alumni Schedule
SATURDAY, APRIL 22
11 a.m.
Moderator: David Ulin, Rachel Kushner, Mona Simpson, Dana Spiotta
Location: Seeley G. Mudd 124
12 p.m.
Walls and Lines in the Sand: The Shifting Landscape of Immigration
Moderator: Varun Soni
Speakers: Manuel Pastor, Niels Frenzen, Emily Ryo
Location: Wallis Annenberg Hall
12:30 p.m.
Carol Muske-Dukes reads from Twin Cities and her forthcoming Blue Rose
Location: Poetry Stage
1:20 p.m.
Mark Irwin reads from A Passion According to Green
Location: Poetry Stage
1:30 p.m.
Nonfiction: Writing California and Beyond
Moderator: Tom Zoellner
Speakers: Geoff Dyer, David Kipen, Char Miller, Narda Zacchino
Location: Norris Theater
What Are We So Afraid Of? The Role of Fear in Our Lives
Moderator: Varun Soni
Speakers: Leo Braudy, Barry Glassner
Location: Wallis Annenberg Hall
2 p.m.
The Edge of Identity: Race and Gender in Contemporary Poetry
Moderator: Carol Muske-Dukes
Speakers: Rigoberto Gonzalez, Phillis Levin, Chris Santiago, Safiya Sinclair
Location: Andrus Gerontology Center
3 p.m.
Truth Matters: Media in the Age of Fake News and Alternative Facts
Moderator: Marty Kaplan
Speakers: Judy Muller, Steven J. Ross, Diane Winston
Location: Wallis Annenberg Hall
T.C. Boyle with an introduction from Alexander Nazaryan
Location: Town & Gown
4:30 p.m.
Hapa: Mixed-Race Identity and Representation
Moderator: Velina Hasu Houston
Speakers: Kip Fulbeck, Duncan Williams
Location: Wallis Annenberg Hall
5 p.m.
Safiya Sinclair reads from Cannibal
Location: Poetry Stage
5:20 p.m.
Marjorie Becker, Jeanette Clough and Mariano Zaro read from Angle of Reflection
Location: Poetry Stage
SUNDAY, APRIL 23
10:30 a.m.
California Dreams: A Tribute to Kevin Starr
Moderator: William Deverell
Speakers: Josh Kun, Tara McPherson, Nayan Shah
Location: Wallis Annenberg Hall
Nonfiction: Hooray for Classic Hollywood
Moderator: M.G. Lord
Speakers: Glenn Frankel, Jon Lewis, Karen Maness, Kenneth Turan
Location: Salvatori Computer Science Center 101
11 a.m.
Viet Thanh Nguyen and Laila Lalami in conversation
Location: Seeley G. Mudd 124
12 p.m.
David St. John reads from The Last Troubadour: New and Selected Poems
Location: Poetry Stage
12:30 p.m.
Fiction: Writing Short Stories
Moderator: Libby Flores
Speakers: Chanelle Benz, Dana Johnson, Rebecca Schiff, Deb Olin Unferth
Location: Seeley G. Mudd 124
1 p.m.
Deborah Harkness signs her books
Location: The Ripped Bodice Bookstore booth 905
Anna Journey reads from The Atheist Wore Goat Silk
Location: Poetry Stage
1:30 p.m.
Is This Goodbye, NEA? Addressing Our Fears — and Hopes — for the Arts and Humanities
Moderator: Sasha Anawalt
Speakers: Anita Dashiell-Sparks, Rachel Moore, Viet Thanh Nguyen
Location: Wallis Annenberg Hall
2 p.m.
Young Adult Fantasy: Wars in New Worlds
Moderator: Sarah Enni
Speakers: Victoria Aveyard, Marie Lu, Laini Taylor, Kiersten White
Location: Taper Hall 101
3 p.m.
Nonfiction: Tragedies of Our Past
Moderator: William Deverell
Speakers: Sharla M. Fett, Benjamin Madley, Christina Snyder
Location: Hancock Foundation
I Ain’t Got No Home In This World Anymore: Poetry and the Present Moment
Moderator: David St. John
Speakers: Jane Mead, Morgan Parker, Robyn Schiff, Monica Youn
Location: Annenberg Auditorium
3:30 p.m.
Nonfiction: The Culture of Southern California
Moderator: Carolina Miranda
Speakers: Gustavo Arellano, Josh Kun, David L. Ulin
Location: Taper Hall 101