Seventh Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books To Feature Literary ``Who's Who'' April 27-28 at UCLA.News, Entertainment & Lifestyle Editors Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Morning daily newspaper. Established in 1881, it was purchased and incorporated in 1884 by Harrison Gray Otis (1837–1917) under The Times-Mirror Co. (the hyphen was later dropped from the name). Festival of Books 2002 LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 2002 22nd Annual Los Angeles Times Book Prize Award Ceremony to Highlight Festival More than 375 of the country's best-selling authors will join thousands of Southern California book lovers at the seventh annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, which will be held Saturday, April 27, and Sunday, April 28, on the UCLA UCLA University of California at Los Angeles UCLA University Center for Learning Assistance (Illinois State University) UCLA University of Carrollton, TX and Lower Addison, TX campus. Festival hours are 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. on Saturday and 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is free to the public. However, tickets will be required to attend author panel discussions and lectures. Beginning April 21, tickets will be available free of charge at all participating Southern California Ticketmaster locations. A limited number of tickets will also be available on-site. On-campus parking is available for $6. Last year, a record 120,000 visitors attended the two-day festival. Literary "Who's Who" Authors scheduled to appear include: Tariq Ali, Maya Angelou, Joyce Appleby, Benjamin Barber, James Bellows, Aimee Bender, A. Scott Berg For other persons of the same name, see A. Berg. Andrew Scott Berg (b. December 4 1949, Norwalk, Connecticut) is a multi-award-winning American biographer. He has authored biographies of Katharine Hepburn, Maxwell Perkins, Samuel Goldwyn, Charles Lindbergh and wife Anne , Mark Bowden, T. Coraghessan Boyle T. Coraghessan Boyle (also known as T.C. Boyle, born Thomas John Boyle on December 2, 1948) is a U.S. novelist and short story writer. Since the late 1970s, he has published eleven novels and more than 60 short stories. , Ray Bradbury, Stephen J. Cannell Stephen Joseph Cannell, (born February 5, 1941; IPA pronunciation: ['kænəl], rhymes with "channel"), is an Emmy award winning American television producer, writer, novelist and occasional actor. , Mary Higgins Clark Mary Theresa Eleanor Higgins Clark Conheeney, best known as Mary Higgins Clark, (b December 24, 1927 in the Bronx, New York) is an American author of suspense novels. , Michael Connelly, Jared Diamond, Eric Jerome Dickey Eric Jerome Dickey (born July 7, 1961) is a best-selling American author best known for his novels about contemporary African-American life. Biography Eric Jerome Dickey was born in Memphis, Tennessee and attended the University of Memphis, where he earned a degree in , Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (1956 - ) is an Indian-American author, poet, and professor of English at The University of Houston Creative Writing Program. Background Divakaruni was born in Kolkata, India. She received her B.A. from the University of Calcutta in 1976. , Frances FitzGerald, Francis Fukuyama, David Halberstam, bell hooks, Steve Martin, Lynda Obst, T. Jefferson Parker, George Plimpton, E. Annie Proulx Edna Annie Proulx (pronounced /pru:/) (born August 22, 1935) is an American journalist and author. Her second novel, The Shipping News , Oliver Sacks, R.L. Stine, Oliver Stone, Susan Straight, Gay Talese, Harry Turtledove, Gore Vidal, Joseph Wambaugh and Donald Westlake. Also participating are: Peter Bart, Giaconda Belli, Peter Biskind, Charles Champlin, Lou Cannon, K.C. Cole, Paul Conrad, John W. Dean, Dom DeLuise, Anita Diamant, Janet Fitch, Edward Hirsch, Arianna Huffington, Pico Iyer, Quincy Jones, Laurie King, Nguyen Cao Ky Nguyen Cao Ky: see Ky, Nguyen Cao. , Sandra Tsing Loh, Bharati Mukherjee, Yxta Maya Murray, Ralph Nader, Richard Reeves, Luis Rodriguez, Robert Scheer, Carolyn See, Martin J. Smith, Kevin Starr, Michael Tolkin, F.X. Toole and D.J. Waldie. The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books -- one of the nation's premier public literary festivals and the largest of its kind on the West Coast -- was created in 1996 by The Times to promote literacy, celebrate the written word, and bring together those who create books with the people who love to read them. It is presented in association with UCLA. The official Festival of Books event program, which will be published in the April 21 edition of The Times, will provide detailed speaker and event information on all event highlights including: -- Southern California and the West - "The Closing of the Frontier: The West & The American Imagination," "Beyond the Crabgrass: True Tales from Suburbia," and "The Invention of Los Angeles" -- Hollywood - "The Frenzy of Renown: Hollywood and the Cult of Celebrity," "Selling Celebrities: The Truth About Hollywood Lives," and "Talking Movies: Do Critics Matter?" -- Art and craft of writing - "Romancing the Muse: Writers Talk About the Spirit of Creation," "Back to the Future: Writing Historical Fiction," "Finding Your Voice: First Fiction" and "Writing How To" -- Journalism and publishing - "Tales of the City: Journalism Today," "Less is More: Independent Publishing Today" and "What Will We Read Next? Publishing in an Age of Uncertainty" Event information is also available online at www.latimes.com/festivalofbooks or by calling 1-800-LA TIMES, ext. 7BOOK. Author Panels Author panel sessions focusing on current events include: "Jihad vs. McWorld: The Paradox of Terrorism," "American Foreign Policy: The Lessons of Humanitarian Intervention," "Women Writing War," "The Story Behind the Stories: Mayhem, Drugs and Atrocities," "The Imperial Presidency: From Nixon to Bush," and "L.A. Ten Years Later: Why We Still Can't Get Along." Other sessions will focus on: -- Southern California and the West - "The Closing of the Frontier: The West & The American Imagination," "Beyond the Crabgrass: True Tales from Suburbia," and "The Invention of Los Angeles" -- Hollywood - "The Frenzy of Renown: Hollywood and the Cult of Celebrity," "Selling Celebrities: The Truth About Hollywood Lives," and "Talking Movies: Do Critics Matter?" -- Art and craft of writing - "Romancing the Muse: Writers Talk About the Spirit of Creation," "Back to the Future: Writing Historical Fiction," "Finding Your Voice: First Fiction" and "Writing How To" -- Journalism and publishing - "Tales of the City: Journalism Today," "Less is More: Independent Publishing Today" and "What Will We Read Next? Publishing in an Age of Uncertainty" Six Stages: Readings, Family Entertainment The Barnes & Noble Stage will feature author and poet Maya Angelou; actress and author Fran Drescher, "Cancer Schmancer;" and authors Michael Connelly, "City of Bones;" Anita Diamant, "Good Harbor;" James McBride, "Miracle at St. Anna;" Ralph Nader, "Crashing the Party: How to Tell the Truth and Still Run for President;" and Luis Rodriguez, "Republic of East L.A." The Cooking Stage will host live demonstrations by renowned chef and restaurateur Nobu Matsuhisa; Anne Byrn, "The Cake Mix Doctor;" cable television Food Network celebrity chefs Mario Batali, "Mario Eats Italy," Kathleen Daelemans, "Cooking Thin," and Alton Brown, "Good Eats;" and television and radio hosts Mary Sue Milliken and Susan Feniger, "Cooking with Too Hot Tamales." The ETC ETC - ExTendible Compiler. Fortran-like, macro extendible. "ETC - An Extendible Macro-Based Compiler", B.N. Dickman, Proc SJCC 38 (1971). . Stage will feature a variety of cultural entertainment including performances by the Laguna Beach Playhouse, Long Beach Shakespeare Company's "Bard in the Yard," noted Native American performer Arley Washington, the Xipe Totec Danzantes Aztecas and Sakai Flamenco dancers. The Reading by 9 Storytelling Stage activities will include readings by California's First Lady Sharon Davis and Los Angeles Mayor James Hahn; storytelling theater by renowned bilingual author, singer and songwriter Jose-Luis Orozco; interactive reading programs conducted by the Los Angeles Children's Museum and Glendale Community College Glendale Community College can refer to one of two colleges in the United States.
The Target Stage, designed for the entire family, will feature guest appearances by actress/author Julie Andrews Edwards, and children's authors David Kirk and Todd Parr. Children's entertainment will include School House Rock Unplugged, based on the popular cartoon series, and appearances by the popular children's character, Barney. Among the authors appearing on the Poetry Stage will be Robert Bly, Wanda Coleman, Carol Muske-Dukes, Edward Hirsch, Galway Kinnell, Carolyn Kizer and James Ragan. Los Angeles Times Book Prizes The 22nd annual Los Angeles Times Book Prize awards ceremony will be held at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 27, at UCLA's Royce Hall. Prize-winning author, KCRW KCRW Kansas City Roller Warriors (women's roller derby league; Kansas City, Missouri) commentator and PRI PRI: see Institutional Revolutionary party. (Primary Rate Interface) An ISDN service that provides 23 64 Kbps B (Bearer) channels and one 64 Kbps D (Data) channel (23B+D), which is equivalent to the 24 channels of a T1 line. contributor Sandra Tsing Loh will emcee the event. Award presenters include: A. Scott Berg, Frances FitzGerald, Bebe Moore Campbell Bebe Moore Campbell (b. February 18 1950, Philadelphia - d. November 27 2006, Los Angeles) was the author of three New York Times bestsellers, Brothers and Sisters, Singing in the Comeback Choir, and What You Owe Me, which was also a , Richard Reeves, Robert Crais, Carol Muske-Dukes, David Macaulay, Lois Lowry, Aimee Bender and Jonathan Kirsch. The Los Angeles Times Book Prizes, established in 1980, recognize outstanding literary achievement in nine categories: biography, current interest, history, mystery/thriller, poetry, science and technology, fiction, first fiction and young adult fiction. Tickets are $10 per person for the ceremony only and $50 per person for both the ceremony and a post-event buffet reception. Tickets may be purchased through the UCLA Box Office at 310/825-2101 or Ticketmaster at 213/365-3500. Additional information is available online at www.latimes.com/bookprizes. Festival Sponsors Presenting sponsors of the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books are Barnes & Noble and Target. Major sponsor is Ticketmaster. Contributing sponsors are Borders, Center Theatre Group, The Huntington Library, Los Angeles Opera The Los Angeles Opera is an opera company in Los Angeles, California, United States. The company's home base is the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, part of the Los Angeles Music Center. , National Geographic Traveler National Geographic Traveler is a magazine published by the National Geographic Society in the United States. It was started in 1984 and is published in six languages other than English. External links
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