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The 2024 L.A. Times Festival of Books lineup features RuPaul, Ariana Madix, Kerry Washington, Lauren Graham and more, including high-profile chef José Andrés.
Jennifer Garner and Laura Dave want you to not be precious with books
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Katie Porter on smells and the reading abilities of some in Congress
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Gabrielle Zevin on how TikTok is a perfect platform for her book
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Meghan Trainor writes in an interesting spot
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Max Greenfield doesn’t listen to his kids
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George M. Johnson writes the books they didn't have as a kid
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Rachel Lindsay’s favorite writing snack? Wine
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The LadyGang’s favorite word had to be bleeped
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Idina Menzel and Cara Mentzel answer our very important questions
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Jan. 28: Dean Koontz, “The Bad Weather Friend.”
2023: Dec. 12: California Poet Laureate Lee Herrick. Watch.
Nov. 14: AI Book Club Night with Fei-Fei Li (“The Worlds I See”); Joy Buolamwini (“Unmasking AI”); and Brian Merchant (“Blood in the Machine). Watch.
Martin Baron, “Collision of Power.” Watch.
Walter Isaacson, “Elon Musk.” Watch.
Christian Cooper, “Better Living Through Birding.” Watch.
Luis Alberto Urrea, “Good Night, Irene.” Watch.
Elliot Page, “Pageboy.”
LeVar Burton and the State of Banned Books. Watch.
Gabrielle Zevin, “Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow” at Festival of Books.
Annalee Newitz, “The Terraformers.” Watch.
Brendan Slocumb, “The Violin Conspiracy.” Watch.
Tracy Kidder, “Rough Sleepers.” Watch.
2022: Celeste Ng, “Our Missing Hearts.” Watch.
Percival Everett, “Dr. No.”
Lydia Millet, “Dinosaurs.”
Silvia Moreno-Garcia, “The Daughter of Doctor Moreau.” Watch.
Keith Corbin, “California Soul.” Watch.
Jennifer Grey, “Out of the Corner.”
Ibram X. Kendi,”How to Raise an Antiracist.”
Pico Iyer, Maggie Shipstead, Michelle Tea, Colleen Kinder (“Letter to a Stranger”) Watch.
Amanda Gorman, “Call Us What We Carry.” Watch.
Reyna Grande, “A Ballad of Love and Glory.” Watch.
Jane Goodall, “The Book of Hope.” Watch.
Stephanie Land, “Maid.” Watch.
2021: Ann Patchett, “These Precious Days.” Watch.
Nikole Hannah-Jones (“The 1619 Project”) with Kevin Merida. Highlights.
Ron and Clint Howard, ”The Boys.” Watch.
Jaime Lowe, “Breathing Fire.” Watch.
Billie Jean King, “All In.” Watch.
Rodrigo Garcia, “A Farewell to Gabo and Mercedes”. Watch.
Michele Harper, “The Beauty in Breaking.” Watch.
Charles Yu, “Interior Chinatown.” Watch.
Barack Obama (“A Promised Land”) with Ava DuVernay. Highlights.
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