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Deets: We are so excited to share that the LA Times Festival of Books will be back on the USC campus April 20-21, 2024!

The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, Stories and Ideas is back on USC’s Campus to celebrate its 28th year! Over the course of the weekend, more than 500 writers, poets, artists and storytellers will cover a wide range of programming. 

Festival highlights will include over 500 vendors, special panels, screenings, and live entertainment. It is a weekend of entertainment and thought-provoking conversations with the people shaping our culture.

Who You May Spot: Hanif Abdurraqib, Kaveh Akbar, José Andrés, Maria Bamford, Ed Begley Jr., Blippi, Allison Holker Boss, Hannah Brown, Sophia Bush, Sarah Cooper, S.A. Cosby, the CrunchBros, John Densmore, Radhi Devlukia, Tananarive Due, Jon Favreau, Jing Gao, Lauren Graham, John Green, Max Greenfield, Taylor Hackford, Tiffany Haddish, Tamron Hall, Mark Harmon, Gilbert & Jaime Hernandez, Joe Ide, George M. Johnson, Miranda July, Hayley Kiyoko, Ron Kovic, Eriq La Salle, Christina Lauren, Jonathan Lethem, Lois Lowry, Ariana Madix, Jenny Martinez, Walter Mosley, Mythical Kitchen, Maggie Nelson, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Michele Norris, Todd Parr, QCP, Ronda Rousey, RuPaul, Dan Santat, John Scalzi, Lisa See, Jay Shetty, Nancy Silverton, Jane Smiley, Phillipa Soo, Octavia Spencer, George Stephanopoulos, Amber & Russ Tamblyn, Tiffani Thiessen, Tinx, Héctor Tobar, Justin Torres, Abraham Verghese, Tommy Vietor, Kerry Washington, Henry Winkler, Zev Yaroslavsky and Ed Zwick, with more to be announced in the coming weeks. 

Hint For The Average Socialite: General tickets go on sale April 14th for panel events. The festival is free to attend.

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