Schedule of USC Dornsife participants at the 2019 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
Book lovers, rejoice! The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books returns to the University Park campus on April 13 and 14. 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 #bookfest hashtag.
USC Dornsife Faculty and Alumni Schedule
SATURDAY, APRIL 13
10 a.m.
Los Angeles: The People and Places That Shaped A City
Moderator: William Deverell
Speakers: Lili Anolik, Tosh Berman, Lynell George, David Kipen
Location: Taper Hall 101
10:30 a.m.
The Enduring Allure of Shakespeare
Moderator: David Bridel
Speakers: Emily Hodgson Anderson, Rebecca Lemon, Natsuko Ohama, Andrew Stott
Location: Wallis Annenberg Hall
12:30 p.m.
Donna Spruijt-Metz, Reading from “Slippery Surfaces”
Location: Poetry Stage
12:45 p.m.
Carol Muske-Dukes, Reading from “Blue Rose”
Location: Poetry Stage
1 p.m.
Little Yoginis Presents “I Am Yoga”
Location: Children’s Stage
1:30 p.m.
Writing the Epic American History
Moderator: Elizabeth Taylor
Speakers: James Donovan, Duncan Ryuken Williams
Location: Hancock Foundation
2:30 p.m.
Final Draft: Writing Hollywood’s Stories
Moderator: Claudia Puig
Speakers: Geoff Dyer, Stephen Jay Schwartz, Kenneth Turan, Elizabeth Weitzman
Location: Hoffman Hall
3 p.m.
Publishing Poets: On the Best American Poetry
Moderator: Callie Siskel
Speakers: Brendan Constantine, Dana Gioia, Sonia Greenfield, Robin Coste Lewis
Location: Wallis Annenberg Hall
4:20 p.m.
I See Hawks in L.A. with Robert Rex Waller Jr. — Musical Performance
Location: USC Stage
4:30 p.m.
Entertainment, Information, and Addiction: Our New Digital, Social World
Moderator: Varun Soni
Speakers: Ali Abbas, Julie Albright, David Craig
Location: Wallis Annenberg Hall
SUNDAY, APRIL 14
10:30 a.m.
Moderator: Carolina A. Miranda
Speakers: Laila Lalami, Luis Alberto Urrea
Location: Town & Gown
Noon
Aren’t We American? Race, Class, Immigration and Citizenship
Moderator: Jody Agius Vallejo
Speakers: Duncan Ryuken Williams, Sam Erman, Juan De Lara, Elda Maria Roman
Location: Wallis Annenberg Hall
History: Terror on the Home Front
Moderator: Jonathan Kirsch
Speakers: Julia Boyd, Patrick Radden Keefe, Charles Lane, Steven Ross
Location: Hancock Foundation
Books: What It Means to Be a Reader
Moderator: Heather Scott Partington
Speakers: Glory Edim, Lisa Lucas, Max Rudin, David Ulin
Location: Seeley G. Mudd 123
1:30 p.m.
Food Justice for All? Food Security in L.A.
Moderator: Breanna Hawkins
Speakers: Kris Coombs, LaVonna Blair Lewis, Sarah Portnoy
Location: Wallis Annenberg Hall
2 p.m.
TC Boyle, Author of Outside Looking In
Location: Ronald Tutor Campus Center
3 p.m.
Showgirls and Superstars: Gender in Music, Dance and Comedy
Moderator: Tara McPherson
Speakers: Guy Branum, Karen Tongson, Leslie Zemeckis
Location: Wallis Annenberg Hall
Did we miss an event? Email msboston@dornsife.usc.edu.