Book Signing Overview
The Festival committee plans more than 100 panel discussions and readings, featuring
nearly 450 authors. All Festival of Books authors are asked to remain after
their event(s) for at least one hour to sign copies of their books at official
festival book-signing areas. The books of each festival author signing in the
Los Angeles Times signing areas are available for sale at the signing areas,
and you may purchase these books while in line to get your books signed.
Most authors and moderators are available to sign their books following their
panels. The Los Angeles Times has designated three festival book-signing areas
to accommodate orderly and efficient author signings. The three festival book-signing
areas are North, South and West. There is also an author signing areas located
at the Target Children's Stage Area, the Los Angeles Times Stage area, and at the Borders
Books booth.
Signing Areas
North Signing Area
On the grass in front of Bunch Hall near Campbell Hall steps
Dodd 147, sponsored by the Mystery Writers of America
Rolfe 1200
Haines 39
Broad 2160
Los Angeles Times Stage
South Signing Area
In the Court of Sciences near the Math Sciences Building and Young Hall
Young CS24
Young CS50
Moore 100
Humanities 51
Franz 1178
West Signing Area
In Wilson Plaza, in between the Men's and Women's gyms, on Parking Lot 4
Fowler Lenart
Korn Hall
Ackerman Ballroom
Culinary Stage
Target
Located in the Children's Area North, Dickson Court South, adjacent to Schoenberg Hall
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Signing Area Procedure
Each signing area is setup in basically the same way. Book sales booths are in the
front and author signing booths are behind the sales booths.
Festival guests line up to wait for their favorite author. There is a booth in the
signing area designated for each author panel room (i.e. if you are coming from a panel
in Dodd you will go to the booth in the signing area marked Dodd.) An additional sign on
that booth will indicate the names of the authors from each panel who are signing their
books. While in line, festival guests may purchase the author's book(s) from the "Special
Seller." The Special Seller has the author's books available for sale.
A sign showing the author's name is placed on the outside of each Author Signing Booth.
Festival guests meet one by one with the author for autographs. Each festival guest may
have up to three books signed by the author. There is no charge for the autographs. Most
authors sign autographs for up to one hour.
