WELCOME TO THE BIG ORANGE BOOK FESTIVAL AT CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY

In In the midst of a busy and chaotic world, the Big Orange Book Festival is the perfect spot to bring together writers and readers, poets and playwrights, and film makers and film buffs, for a full weekend of literary and storytelling enjoyment.

This year, the Book Festival welcomes authors and presenters who represent a rich blend of literary genres, from science fiction and fantasy to memoirs and screenwriting. Marquee speakers include:

• LARA SPENCER – author and lifestyle anchor for Good Morning America, and host of HGTV’s Flea Market Flip

• KIM STANLEY ROBINSON – winner of eleven major science fiction writing awards

• MARCIA CLARK – crime novelist, prosecutor and television correspondent

• RICHARD PAUL EVANS – author of 23 nationally best-selling books

• BILL ROSEMANN – Marvel Comics editor and head of Marvel Custom Solutions

• ALAN CHEUSE – acclaimed author and longtime book reviewer on NPR

• MICHAEL SILVERBLATT – Literary conversationalist and host of KCRW’s Bookwork

This year, the festival is filled with panel discussions covering a wide range of topics—everything from young adult literature, poetry, cooking, romance, and California history to insiders’ tales of the publishing and writing business, and so much more.

Festival-goers can hear from David Iserson, a film and TV screenwriter (most recently for Fox’s New Girl); laugh with Kevin Fagan, the creator of the nationally syndicated comic strip, Drabble; ponder the words of Alan Rifkin, a former LA Weekly contributing editor and author of a forthcoming memoir on the folk rock revolution; or enjoy the stories of Derek Taylor Kent, known to most of his readers as Derek the Ghost. A complete list of authors and topics can be found on the Festival schedule, page 9.

Rounding out the festival are the many exhibitors sharing their ideas and products with festival-goers. Be sure to visit the exhibitor booths between sessions and discover what’s available in the world of books. A list of exhibitors can also be found on page 12 in this program.

Too many options to track? There’s an app for that! Download the Big Orange Book Festival app and set up your own calendar of BOB events.

Welcome to the Big Orange Book Festival at Chapman University!