The festival will take place at USC and feature a variety of authors and experts, including Stacey Abrams, Michael Connelly, Laura Dave, Laura Dern, Omar Epps, Jennifer Garner, Roxane Gay, Jemele Hill, Lois Lowry, Idina Menzel, Katie Porter and more
“We are thrilled to be celebrating our 28th year of Festival of Books, The Times’ signature civic event,” said Anna Magzanyan, Times head of strategy and revenue and chief of staff to the executive chairman. “We look forward to a weekend of entertainment and thought-provoking conversations with the people shaping our culture.”
The weekend will feature a special installment of the Ideas Exchange speaker series. On Saturday, April 22, actorswill appear in conversation with Times Columnist Mary McNamara to discuss their book “Honey, Baby, Mine: A Mother and Daughter Talk Life, Death, Love .”A screening of episode one of Apple TV+’s limited series “The Last Thing He Told Me,” based on the book of the same name, plus a discussion with author and executive producerL.A.
Celebrity authors, family-friendly entertainment, Spanish-language programming, interactive games and exhibits.More than 250 exhibitors with merchandise for sale, activities and giveaways.To kick off the literary weekend, on the evening of Friday, April 21, The Times will host the 43rd annual Book Prizes at USC’s Bovard Auditorium.
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