ADMISSION:
Admission is free. Some conversation events require free tickets,  which  are available on Sunday, April 7, at 9 a.m. For more information and a complete schedule, click here.

DESCRIPTION:
The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books has celebrated writers, poets, artists, filmmakers, musicians, and emerging storytellers since 1996, and is now the largest gathering of its kind in the United States. As host of this incredible festival, USC is proud to present an exhilarating range of programming featuring members of the USC community, including music and dance performances on the USC Stage and provocative panels featuring authors, poets, and experts at Wallis Annenberg Hall.

For more information on USC programming, click here.

USC Stage

Saturday, April 13
10 a.m.: Festival Kickoff with the Trojan Marching Band
11:40 a.m.: USC Kaufman Students—Dance Performance
12:50 p.m.: The Trojan Men—a cappella Musical Performance
2 p.m.: Ashley Chanel—R&B musical performance
3:10 p.m.: Remi Wolf—Pop Musical Performance
4:20 p.m.: I See Hawks in L.A.—Country/Folk/Rock Musical Performance
5:30 p.m.: Maddie Ross—Indie/Pop Musical Performance

Sunday, April 14
10 a.m.: The Trojan Marching Band
11:40 a.m.: The Trailblazers featuring Urban Voices Project and USC Thornton Students—Choral Musical Performance
12:50 p.m.: Jensen McRae—Singer/Songwriter Musical Performance
2 p.m.: Ify Anene—R&B Musical Performance
3:10 p.m.: Lily Waters—Indie/Alternative Musical Performance
4:20 p.m.: SoCal VoCals—a cappella Musical Performance

Ideas in Action panels presented by USC
Conversations require free tickets, which are available on Sunday, April 7 at 9 a.m., at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books website.

Saturday, April 13
10:30 a.m.: The Enduring Allure of Shakespeare—David Bridel, Emily Anderson, Rebecca Lemon, Natsuko Ohama, Andy Stott
12 p.m.: Feminisms in Motion: Intersectional Voices for Social Change—Daria Yudacufski, Jessica Hoffmann, Erin Aubry Kaplan, Stephanie Abraham, Randa Jarrar
1:30 p.m.: Print Journalism: Where Do We Go from Here?—Christina Bellantoni, Will Hearst, Daniel Hernandez, Norman Pearlstine, Christa Scharfenberg
3 p.m.: Publishing Poets: On The Best American Poetry—Callie Siskel, Brendan Constantine, Dana Gioia, Sonia Greenfield, Robin Coste Lewis
4:30 p.m.: Entertainment, Information, and Addiction: Our New Digital, Social World—Varun Soni, Ali Abbas, Julie Albright, David Craig

Sunday, April 14
10:30 a.m.: Creating Safe Spaces: Bullying, Violence, and Safety—Erroll G. Southers, Brendesha Tynes, Ron Avi Astor, Patrick Prince
12 p.m.: Aren't We American? Race, Class, Immigration, and Citizenship—Jody Agius Vallego, Duncan Ryuken Williams, Sam Erman, Juan De Lara, Elda Maria Roman
1:30 p.m.: Food Justice for All? Food Security in L.A.—Breanna Hawkins, Kris Coombs, LaVonna Lewis, Sarah Portnoy
3 p.m.: Showgirls and Superstars: Gender in Music, Dance, and Comedy—Allison Wolfe, Guy Branum, Karen Tongson, Leslie Zemeckis