Tenth Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Set for April
23-24 at UCLA 25th Annual Los Angeles Times Book Prize Awards on
April 22 to Kick Off Event LOS ANGELES, April 14 /PRNewswire/ --
Hundreds of the country's best-selling authors will engage
thousands of Southern California book lovers with millions of words
at the 10th annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, which will
be held Saturday, April 23, and Sunday, April 24, on the UCLA
campus. Festival hours are Saturday 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. and Sunday
10 a.m. until 5 p.m. Sen. Bob Graham and Stefanie Powers are among
the recent additions to the line-up of literary luminaries who will
be part of the Festival. Others who are scheduled to appear are
Madeleine Albright, Jason Alexander, Tariq Ali, Ray Bradbury,
Stephen Cannell, Carol Higgins Clark, Mary Higgins Clark, Eoin
Colfer, Robert Crais, John W. Dean, Frank Deford, Jared Diamond,
Sir Harold Evans, Carrie Fisher, Sue Grafton, Tony Hillerman,
Arianna Huffington, Eric Idle, Pico Iyer, Ron Kovic, Sanoe Lake,
Phil Lesh, Sandra Tsing Loh, Richard Matheson, James McCourt,
Walter Mosley, Carol Muske-Dukes, Lynda Obst, P.J. O'Rourke, T.
Jefferson Parker, Anne Perry, Sally Ride, Carl Reiner, Asne
Seierstad, Maria Shriver, Jane Smiley, Alexander McCall Smith,
Hector Tobar, Colm Toibin, Jack Welch, Rosemary Wells and Amy
Wilentz. Admission is free, but tickets are required to attend
author/panel discussions and lectures because of limited seating.
Free tickets will be available at all Ticketmaster locations in
Southern California starting Sunday, April 17, at noon until
Thursday, April 21, at 5 p.m. A limited number of tickets are
distributed on-site during the Festival. General event information
about the Festival, including a list of authors and panels, is
available at http://www.latimes.com/events. The Festival program
will be published as a special section in the Sunday, April 17
edition of the Los Angeles Times. Information is also available by
calling 1-800-LA TIMES, ext. 7BOOK. The Los Angeles Times Festival
of Books -- one of the nation's premier public literary festivals
-- was created in 1996 by The Times to promote literacy and to
bring together those who create books with the people who love to
read them. It is presented in association with UCLA. The two-day
literary celebration features panel discussions, book signings,
poetry readings, cooking demonstrations and music. The Festival
affords book lovers the chance to meet best-selling authors,
publishers and celebrities. The hundreds of exhibitor booths, stage
events and popular children's characters serve readers and
readers-in-training of all ages. Festival Highlights * Some 380
authors participating in 96 panels, readings and book signings *
Six stages showcasing book and poetry readings, cooking
demonstrations, children's storytelling and cartoon characters, and
music, drama and dance performances * 25th annual Los Angeles Times
Book Prizes awards ceremony on Friday, April 22 * 400 exhibitor
booths representing specialty booksellers and major book publishers
Author Sessions Authors who will be featured in solo events are
include Madeleine Albright, T.C. Boyle, Ray Bradbury, Ron Chernow,
Mary Higgins Clark & Carol Higgins Clark, Michael Connelly
& Miles Corwin, Frank Deford & Bill Plaschke, Jared
Diamond, Sir Harold Evans, Carrie Fisher, Elizabeth George, Sue
Grafton, Tony Hillerman, Eric Idle, James Ivory, Ron Kovic, Phil
Lesh, John Rechy, Jane Smiley, Walter Mosley, James Patterson,
Sally Ride, Howard Rosenberg, Alexander McCall Smith, Liz Smith and
Jack Welch. Panel Sessions * Aspects of Writing -- "Found In
Translation," "Writing & Reading: The Future of Literacy" *
Biography -- "Masters of Invention: Writing Biography," "Biography:
Epic Lives," "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue" * Book Biz -- "Maverick
Publishing: Shepherding Ideas," "What's Hot: Agents Discuss the
Changing Literary Marketplace," "The Los Angeles Times Book Review:
Celebrating 30 Years," "Independent Publishing: Risk Takers &
Trendsetters," "The Magical World of a Picture Book," "Young Adult
Fiction: Growing Stories, Growing Readers," "Young Adult Fiction:
Not Just for Kids," "Words & Pictures: How a Children's Book
Gets Made" * Children's -- "The Magical World of a Picture Book,"
"Young Adult Fiction: Growing Stories, Growing Readers," "Young
Adult Fiction: Not Just for Kids," "Words & Pictures: How a
Children's Book Gets Made" * Fiction -- "Fiction: The Heart of the
Matter," "Writers In Exile," "Fiction: Taking on History,"
"Fiction: Making Characters Connect," "Fiction: Literary Lives,"
"First Fiction: Finding A Voice," "Fiction: Hollywood
Confidential," "Finding the Truth In Fiction," "Fiction: Rethinking
Los Angeles," "Fiction: Searching for Our Ideal Reader," "Between
Two Worlds: Real and Imagined," "Fiction: American Snapshots,"
"Finding Fictions: Where Do Stories Come From?" * Food and Wine --
"The Life & Legacy of Julia Child" * Gay and Lesbian -- "From
Aristo to Stonewall & Beyond: Gay Literature Now" * History --
"Hollywood & the Reds," "Sir Harold Evans on Who Made America,"
"Writing History," "Beasts of the Field: A Narrative &
Pictorial History of California Farmworkers," "Witness to a
Persecution: The Blacklist Revisited," "Writing Epic History" *
Hollywood -- "Hollywood: Behind the Camera," "From Page to Screen,"
"The Movie Biz: Making Deals & Cutting Throats" * Latino and
South American -- "The Challenges Facing Latin America: Politics,
& Art" * Memoir -- "Memoir: Family Matters" * Music -- "Music
History: Sounds In America" * Mystery/Thriller -- "Mystery: Spies
Among Us," "Criminal Justice: The Real Crime Writers," "Not Your
Usual Suspects," "Celebrating Sherlock Holmes," "Mystery, Mayhem,
& Murder," "Mystery: Urban Grit" * Nonfiction -- "Weaving a
True Tale: Creative Nonfiction I," "True Confessions: Creative
Nonfiction II," "Discovering California," "To Live & Die in
L.A.," "Between Two Worlds: Real and Imagined," "A Sense of Place:
The Literature of Cities" * Poetry -- "Poetry: The Magic of Words,"
"Poetry: Celebrating Verse" * Politics -- "Interrogation or
Torture: Human Rights After 9/11," "America Looks Forward: Tapping
the Politics of Fear," "Lies, Deceit, & Cover-ups," "Brave New
World: Monopoly, Media, & the Right to Know," "Outsourcing
Democracy: Can it Work?" "On the Front Lines: Covering War,"
"Searching for a Civil Society: America's Contemporary Political
Culture," "The New World Order," "The Future of the American
Military" * Religion -- "Islam Now," "Godspell: The Fetish of
Religion in America Today" * Science -- "Science Breakthroughs,"
"Writing Science," "The Politics of Science" * Science Fiction and
Fantasy -- "Science Fiction: Worlds of the Future" * Travel --
"Travelers Tales" * Women -- "Scheherazade's Daughters: Women in
the Middle East" Six Stages Featuring Celebrities, Discussions,
Readings, Family Entertainment The Target Children's Stage,
designed for the entire family, will feature Peter Abrahams, Jason
Alexander, Angelina Ballerina and Katharine Holabird, Bob the
Builder, Patrick Carmen, Cecil Castellucci, Sasha Cohen, Laura
Shane Cunningham, Hi-5 Stage Show, Al Jardine, Junie B. Jones Stage
Show, the Justin Roberts Band, David Kirk, Jarrett Krosoczka, Sanoe
Lake, Carl Reiner, Angie Sage and Rosemary Wells, among others. The
Los Angeles Times Stage in partnership with Barnes & Noble will
feature Robert Crais, Alice Hoffman, Eric Idle, Anne Lamott, Susan
Miller, Walter Mosley, Laurie Notaro, James Patterson, Maria
Shriver, Liz Smith and Alexander McCall Smith, among others. Canada
Presents the Culinary Stage will feature Georges Chauvet, Canada's
Olympic Chef emeritus and Champion du monde en culinare; Jasmin
Kobajica; Alistair Barnes; Tyler Florence; Giada de Laurentiis; and
Mary Sue Milliken & Susan Feniger. The ETC. Stage will feature
a variety of speakers and performers including Boondocks author
Aaron McGruder, KPCC's Kitty Felde & the Book Club for Young
Adults, Melvin Eddy Blues Band, WriteGirl and Kishin Daiko Japanese
music & dance. Among the authors gracing the Poetry Stage will
be Sophie Cabot Black, Diane di Prima, Dana Goodyear, Richard
Howard, Joshua Mehigan and Carol Muske-Dukes. The Reading by 9
Storytelling Stage will include Derek Anderson, Beethoven's Wig,
Children's Museum of L.A. Readers Theatre Project, the East-West
Players, Jay-Jay the Jet Plane, Jose-Luis Orozco, Rachel Payne
Native American Storytelling, June Foray, Greathall Productions,
Stacia Deutsch, Barney Saltzberg and readings by Sally Ride, Quincy
Troupe, Kadir Nelson and Barbara Saltzman. Festival of Books
Sponsors Target is the presenting sponsor of the 2005 Los Angeles
Times Festival of Books. Barnes & Noble, Borders and the
Canadian Tourism Commission are major sponsors, and C-SPAN, HBO,
Geffen Playhouse and KidSpace Children's Museum are contributing
sponsors. KCBS-2/KCAL-9 is the official television sponsor of the
2005 Festival of Books. The official ticket provider is
Ticketmaster. Other media sponsors are Distinction Southern
California magazine, ESPN Radio, Hoy, KABC-AM, KCRW-FM, KFWB-AM,
KKJZ-FM, KPCC-FM, KPFK-FM and Radio Disney. The Los Angeles Times
is the title sponsor of the Festival. Los Angeles Times Book Prizes
Awards Ceremony The 25th annual presentation of the Los Angeles
Times Book Prizes is set for Friday, April 22, at 8 p.m., in UCLA's
Royce Hall. Best-selling mystery writer Tony Hillerman will receive
the 25th annual Los Angeles Times Book Prizes' Robert Kirsch Award
for lifetime achievement. Author/journalist Sir Harold Evans will
emcee the event. Tickets are required and are on sale at UCLA's
Central Ticket Office (310-825-2101) and online. The Book Prizes
homepage (http://www.latimes.com/bookprizes) has a direct link to
online ticket purchases through UCLA's Central Ticket Office.
(Note: There is an additional $2 handling fee for online ticket
purchases through UCLA's Central Ticket Office.) Tickets are $14
for a reserved seat only. A special Book Prizes package for $60
includes a buffet dinner (6-7:45 p.m.) with authors, premium
reserved seat at the Book Prizes event and convenient parking at
Royce Hall. The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes, established in 1980,
recognize outstanding literary achievements in biography, current
interest, fiction, first fiction, history, mystery/thriller,
poetry, science and technology, and young adult fiction. More
information is available at http://www.latimes.com/bookprizes. The
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Pulitzer Prizes -- including two this year. The Times publishes
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Valley, and an Inland Empire edition covering Riverside and San
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