HOW TO ATTEND
TICKETS
All outdoor events are free. Indoor panels require a fee for reservations.
You must have a ticket to attend an indoor event.
Guests with panel tickets must arrive 10 minutes before the scheduled panel start time to ensure seating. Tickets are nonrefundable.
Standby lines are formed at each festival indoor venue, and if seats are still available at the start of an indoor program, people from the standby line will be allowed in without a ticket.
ADVANCE TICKETS
Tickets, along with other benefits, are available through our Friend of the Festival packages. Individual panel tickets are widely available on Sunday, April 14. Visit latimes.com/FOBtickets.
ON-SITE TICKETS
If you have any questions about ticketing or need to purchase tickets on-site, you can do that at our ticketing booth 350.
The booth opens at 9 a.m. each day of the festival.
FESTIVAL LOCATION
The Festival of Books spans nearly the entire campus, which encompasses 226 acres with multiple points of entry. If fatigue is a concern, consider planning your schedule and bringing a wheelchair or other aids. The event does not provide rentals or motorized transportation.
DRIVING DIRECTIONS TO USC
The USC campus is about 2 miles southwest from downtown and 1 mile from the intersection of the Santa Monica Freeway (I-10) and the Harbor Freeway (I-110). The most convenient freeway exit is Exposition Boulevard from the 110. At the end of the exit, you'll see the campus on the right, one block down the street. Another convenient access is from the 10 to Vermont Avenue south to Jefferson Boulevard.
PARKING INFORMATION
The University of Southern California welcomes back the L.A. Times Festival of Books for 2024. New processes and technology have been integrated to help you navigate and plan your experience.
Event parking is $20, and the USC campus is now completely cashless. Five campus parking structures now feature Text2Park technology; all you need is your license plate, a mobile phone and a credit card. Drive straight in, park in any regular, unmarked space in any of the Jefferson, USC Shrine, Downey Way, Figueroa or Grand Avenue locations, and text the location code (by the elevator or stairwell) to 25023. These structures are patrolled using LPR (License Plate Recognition) technology, so be sure to enter your license plate information correctly and pay as soon as you park.
PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
Go Metro: Take the E Line (Gold) to Expo Park/USC Station or take the J Line (Silver) to 37th St/USC. Plan your trip at metro.net/tripplanner or call 323.GO.METRO.
For exact routing, fare information, bike lockers/racks throughout the system and tips on purchasing your TAP fare card in advance, check metro.net or call 323-GO METRO (323466-3876). You can download a copy of the festival map here: events.latimes.com/ festivalof books/faq
COVID SAFETY FOR ATTENDING IN-PERSON
If you or anyone within your group has or is experiencing COVID-19 symptoms, please stay home to ensure the health and safety of our audience and staff. By voluntarily attending this event, you acknowledge the following:
1. Attending the event includes possible exposure to and illness from infectious diseases, including but not limited to COVID-19. Although particular rules and personal discipline may reduce this risk, the risk of illness does exist;
2. You knowingly and freely assume all such risks related to illness and infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, and release Los Angeles Times and its affiliate partners of liability; and
3. You hereby knowingly assume the risk of injury, harm and loss associated with the activity, including any injury, harm and loss caused by the negligence, fault or conduct of any kind on the part of the released parties.
YOUNG JOON KWAK
Dis…Miss Gender? Artists and Writers on Gender Today Sunday, 1:30 p.m., Wallis Annenberg Hall, presented by USC
L.A. RAMS CHEERLEADERS
Read with Rampage and the Los Angeles Rams!
Sunday, 10 a.m., Children’s Stage
ERIQ LA SALLE
Crime Fiction: Series Sleuths Sunday, 3:30 p.m., Seeley G. Mudd 124
MEGAN LABRISE
Fiction: Women are the Heart Sunday, 11 a.m.,
Seeley G. Mudd 124
CORT LANE
Monster Mash: Humans and the Magic World Collide in Middle Grade Fiction Sunday, 2 p.m., YA Stage
SARAH LANGAN
Haunted: The Contemporary Gothic Novel
Saturday, 4:30 p.m., Norris Theatre
ANDREA LANKFORD
Humans vs. Nature: Conflict
With the Natural World Sunday, 2 p.m., Albert and Dana Broccoli Theatre
HELEN LASER
Standouts in Audio: A Conversation With the Audiobook Award Finalists
Saturday, 10:30 a.m., Norris Theatre
CHRISTINA LAUREN
Shining Stars of Romance: Navigating Success in the Genre
Sunday, 3 p.m., Town & Gown
DOROTHY LAZARD
Got Books? Why Reading Matters
Saturday, 1:30 p.m., Albert and Dana Broccoli Theatre
ADAM LAZARRE-WHITE
Standouts in Audio: A Conversation With the Audiobook Award Finalists
Saturday, 10:30 a.m., Norris Theatre
JONATHAN LEAL
Creating New Futures Through the Arts
Sunday, 3 p.m., Wallis Annenberg Hall Presented by USC
EDAN LEPUCKI, TOP, AND DANIEL LEWIS
AGNES LEE
Middle Grade Fiction: Ghosts, Spirits and Other Realms Saturday, 4:40 p.m., YA Stage
STACEY LEE
Gone Girls: Mystery, Crime, and Suspense in Young Adult Fiction
Sunday, 10 a.m., YA Stage
CLAIRE LEGRAND
Crafting Romance Across Time and Genre
Saturday, 10:30 a.m.,
Taper Hall 201
CYNTHIA LEITICH SMITH
Middle Grade Fiction: Girls Run the World
Saturday, 2 p.m., YA Stage
DINAH LENNEY
Ed Zwick, author of “Hits,Flops, and Other Illusions,” in conversation with Dinah Lenney Saturday, 4:30 p.m.,Town& Gown
EDAN LEPUCKI
Thicker Than Water: Modern Families, Modern Problems Saturday, 3:30 p.m., Taper Hall 101
JONATHAN LETHEM
Jonathan Lethem & Jane
Smiley in conversation with Karen Grigsby Bates Saturday, 3 p.m., Town & Gown
SHARON LEVIN
Do the Right Thing: Social Justice and Dystopias in Young Adult Fiction
Saturday, 10 a.m., YA Stage
Seema Yasmin, author of “The ABCs of Queer History” Sunday, 3:05 p.m., Children’s Stage
ALLY LEWBER
Station Little & Friends Saturday,12:35 p.m., Children’s Stage
NEDDA LEWERS
Middle Grade Fiction: Legends and Fairy Tales Retold Sunday, 3:20 p.m., YA Stage
DANIEL LEWIS
Science Writing: Unraveling the Big Questions Saturday, 11 a.m., Ray Stark Family Theatre
LIL’ EDDIE
Station Little & Friends Saturday, 12:35 p.m., Children’s Stage
JAMIE KERN LIMA
Arts & Culture: Live Your Best Life, Girl
Saturday, noon, Town & Gown
STATION LITTLE
Station Little & Friends Saturday, 12:35 p.m., Children’s Stage
DARCIE LITTLE BADGER Magical Realms and Family Sagas in Young Adult Fiction Sunday, 12:40 p.m., YA Stage
AIMEE LIU
Meditations on Finding Inner and Outer Peace
Sunday, 12:30 p.m., Hoffman Hall
ATTICA LOCKE
Demystifying Book to Screen, presented by Universal Studio Group
Sunday, 1:30 p.m., Taper Hall 201
VALTER LONGO
Living Long & Living Well: Longevity Today
Sunday, 10:30 a.m., Wallis Annenberg Hall, presented by USC
ALAN PELAEZ LOPEZ
Everything Latinidad: Challenging the Myth of the Monolith
Sunday, 4 p.m., Latinidad Stage
BRICIA LOPEZ
Oaxacan Influence: How a Community Has Shaped Culture in All Corners of Los Angeles
Sunday, 1:20 p.m., Latinidad Stage
FERNANDO MARCOS LOPEZ
Oaxacan Influence: How a Community Has Shaped Culture in All Corners of Los Angeles
Sunday, 1:20 p.m., Latinidad Stage
PAULINA LOPEZ-VELAZQUEZ
Oaxacan Influence: How a Community Has Shaped Culture in All Corners of
Los Angeles Sunday,1:20p.m.,Latinidad Stage
ATTICA LOCKE M.G. LORD
Women and Bodies: Science Meets Sociology
Sunday, 3:30 p.m., Hoffman Hall
LOS ANGELES PUBLIC LIBRARY
Hora de cuentos con la Biblioteca Pública de Los Ángeles Saturday, 10:30 a.m., Latinidad Stage
Story time with the
Los Angeles Public Library Saturday, 4:35 p.m., Children’s Stage
Hora de cuentos con la Biblioteca
Pública de Los Ángeles Sunday, 10:20 a.m., Latinidad Stage
Story time with the
Los Angeles Public Library Sunday, 3:35 p.m., Children’s Stage
LOS TROYANOS DE USC MARIACHI
Los Troyanos de USC Mariachi Saturday, 1:30 p.m., USC Stage
BETTINA L. LOVE
Politics and History: Roots of Black Resistance
Saturday, 1:30 p.m., Hancock Foundation
ROSA LOWINGER
Pure Imagination: How Art and Activism Spark Change, presented by Getty PST Art Sunday, 3:30 p.m., Taper Hall 101
LOIS LOWRY
Middle Grade Superstars Saturday, noon, Norris Theatre
CARLOS LOZADA
Sabotage: Democracy, Disinformation and Conspiracies Saturday, 12:30 p.m., Ronald Tutor Campus Center
MACAELA MACKENZIE
Game On: Money & Power in Sports
Saturday, 3:30 p.m., Hoffman Hall
CLARE MACKINTOSH
All Hell Breaks Loose: Chaos and Camaraderie in Contemporary Fiction Saturday, 11 a.m., Taper Hall 101
SARAH MACLAY
Sarah Maclay, reading from “Nightfall Marginalia” Saturday, 1 p.m., Poetry Stage
RUTH MADIEVSKY
Thicker Than Water: Modern Families, Modern Problems Saturday, 3:30 p.m., Taper Hall 101
ARIANA MADIX
Ariana Madix, author of “Single AF Cocktails,” in conversation with Yvonne Villarreal Sunday, 1:50 p.m., L.A. Times Main Stage
MIKE MADRID
Voto Latino (Spanish and English)
Sunday, 3:15 p.m., Latinidad Stage