Saturday Panel Sessions
Saturday, April 25, 2009
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Dodd 147 sponsored by the Mystery Writers of America
PANEL 1011
10:30 a.m.
Mystery: A Dark & Stormy Night
Moderator Mr. Lee Goldberg
Ms. Jan Burke
Mr. Stephen J. Cannell
Mr. Robert Dugoni
Mr. Craig Johnson
PANEL 1012
12 p.m.
Mary & Carol Higgins Clark in
Conversation with Amy Alkon
Interviewer Ms. Amy Alkon
Ms. Mary Higgins Clark
Ms. Carol Higgins Clark
PANEL 1013
1:30 p.m.
Mysteries in Black & White
Moderator Ms. Sarah Weinman
Ms. Denise Hamilton
Mr. Michael Koryta
Mr. Simon Lewis
PANEL 1014
3 p.m.
Mystery: Cops & Crooks in California
Moderator Mr. Robert Crais
Mr. T. Jefferson Parker
Mr. Joseph Wambaugh
Mr. Don Winslow
Rolfe 1200
PANEL 1021
10:30 a.m.
History: Crisis Points
Moderator Ms. Marla Stone
Mr. Zachary Karabell
Mr. Maxwell Taylor Kennedy
Mr. Jonathan Kirsch
Mr. Mark Mazower
PANEL 1022
12 p.m.
History: The Fight For Rights
Moderator Mr. Scott Kraft
Mr. Ernest F. Freeberg
Mr. Randy Shaw
Mr. Thomas J. Sugrue
PANEL 1023
1:30 p.m.
Sports: The Athlete as Role Model
Moderator Mr. David Davis
Mr. Bill Dwyre
Ms. Diana Nyad
Mr. Michael Vetre's
PANEL 1024
3 p.m.
Publishing: The Big Picture
Moderator Mr. Kit Rachlis
Mr. George Gibson
Mr. David Kipen
Ms. Bonnie Nadell
Haines 39
PANEL 1041
11 a.m.
Biography: The Corridors of Power
Moderator Mr. A. Scott Berg
Mr. H.W. Brands
Mr. Jim Newton
Mr. Ronald C. White, Jr.
PANEL 1042
12:30 p.m.
Biography: At the Gates of the 20th Century
Moderator Mr. Jim Newton
Ms. Paula J. Giddings
Mr. Richard Reeves
Mr. Robert Roper
PANEL 1043
2 p.m.
Biography: The Artist's Life
Moderator Mr. Albert Mobilio
Ms. Judith Freeman
Mr. Brad Gooch
Ms. Barbara Isenberg
PANEL 1044
3:30 p.m.
History: Unknown Los Angeles
Moderator Mr. William Deverell
Ms. Frances Dinkelspiel
Mr. Chip Jacobs
Mr. D.J. Waldie
Young Hall CS 24
PANEL 1081
10:30 a.m.
Poetry: Behind the Mask
Moderator Mr. David St. John
Mr. Frank Bidart
Mr. John Felstiner
Ms. Marie Howe
PANEL 1082
12 p.m.
Poetry: Line Breaks
Moderator Ms. Dana Goodyear
Mr. Robert Pinsky
Ms. Cole Swensen
Ms. Connie Voisine
PANEL 1083
1:30 p.m.
Fiction: Window on the World
Moderator Ms. Donna Rifkind
Ms. Muriel Barbery
Ms. Vanina Marsot
Mr. Jonathan Rabb
Ms. Lisa See
PANEL 1084
3 p.m.
Memoir: The Bigger Picture
Moderator Ms. Dinah Lenney
Ms. Gabrielle Burton
Ms. Samantha Dunn
Ms. Lynne Sharon Schwartz
Young Hall CS 50
PANEL 1091
11 a.m.
Fiction: Reimagined Lives
Moderator Ms. Jill Bialosky
Ms. Zoe Ferraris
Ms. Joan Silber
Mr. David Wroblewski
PANEL 1092
12:30 p.m.
Marilynne Robinson in Conversation
with Susan Straight
Interviewer Ms. Susan Straight
Ms. Marilynne Robinson
PANEL 1093
2 p.m.
Fiction: Past & Present
Moderator Mr. John Freeman
Mr. David Benioff
Ms. Achy Obejas
Ms. Susan Straight
PANEL 1094
3:30 p.m.
Writing from Different Angles
Moderator Mr. Michael Silverblatt
Mr. Bernard Cooper
Ms. Katherine Dunn
Mr. Geoff Dyer
Mr. Pico Iyer
Moore 100
PANEL 1101
11 a.m.
Shifting Sands: The Middle East in a Time of Change
Moderator Ms. Marjorie Miller
Mr. Gholam Reza Afkhami
Ms. Laurie Brand
Mr. Patrick Tyler
PANEL 1102
12:30 p.m.
Young Adult Fiction: Problem Child
Moderator Mr. Jonathan Hunt
Ms. Laurie Halse Anderson
Ms. Suzanne Phillips
Mr. Nate Powell
Ms. Jacqueline Woodson
PANEL 1103
2 p.m.
Kate DiCamillo in Conversation with Sonja Bolle
Interviewer Ms. Sonja Bolle
Ms. Kate DiCamillo
PANEL 1104
3:30 p.m.
Humor & Race
Moderator Mr. Tod Goldberg
Mr. Lalo Alcaraz
Mr. Christian Lander
Mr. Larry Wilmore
Ackerman Grand Ballroom
PANEL 1121
10:30 a.m.
Rock & A Hard Place: Security & American Ideals
Moderator Mr. Doyle McManus
Mr. Barton Gellman
Mr. Tom Hayden
Ms. Jane Mayer
PANEL 1122
12:30 p.m.
Science Fiction: The Grand Masters
Moderator Mr. Scott Timberg
Mr. Joe Haldeman
Mr. Harry Harrison
Mr. Robert Silverberg
PANEL 1123
2:30 p.m.
Gore Vidal in Conversation with Richard Rayner
Interviewer Mr. Richard Rayner
Mr. Gore Vidal
PANEL 1124
4:30 p.m.
Ray Bradbury with an Introduction by M.G. Lord
Introducer Ms. M.G. Lord
Mr. Ray Bradbury
Korn Convocation Hall
PANEL 1071
11 a.m.
Diahann Carroll in Conversation with Bob Morris
Interviewer Mr. Bob Morris
Ms. Diahann Carroll
PANEL 1072
12:30 p.m.
Fiction: The Writer's Ear
Moderator Ms. Louisa Ermelino
Ms. Sarah Shun-lien Bynum
Ms. Laila Lalami
Ms. Julia Leigh
PANEL 1073
2 p.m.
Poof! Our Evaporating Economy
Moderator Mr. Murray Fromson
Mr. William Cohan
Mr. Robert Scheer
Mr. T.J. Stiles
PANEL 1074
3:30 p.m.
Religion: The God Question
Moderator Mr. Zachary Karabell
Mr. Chris Hedges
Mr. William Lobdell
Rabbi David Wolpe
Fowler Museum Lenart Auditorium
PANEL 1061
10:30 a.m.
Growing Up: Young Adult Fiction
Moderator Ms. Cecil Castellucci
Ms. Robin Benway
Ms. Deb Caletti
Ms. Lauren Myracle
Ms. Lisa Yee
PANEL 1062
12 p.m.
Memoirs With a Twist
Moderator Ms. Erika Schickel
Mr. Gustavo Arellano
Mr. Chris Ayres
Ms. Rachel Resnick
Ms. Marion Winik
PANEL 1063
1:30 p.m.
Fiction: The Big Picture
Moderator Mr. Nicholas Delbanco
Mr. Ron Carlson
Ms. Antonya Nelson
Ms. Marisa Silver
PANEL 1064
3 p.m.
The Future of News
Moderator Ms. Karen Grigsby Bates
Ms. Geneva Overholser
Mr. Russ Stanton
Mr. Jacob Weisberg
Humanities A51
PANEL 1111
10:30 a.m.
Real Science
Moderator Ms. K.C. Cole
Mr. Avery Gilbert
Mr. Leonard Susskind
Mr. Carl Zimmer
PANEL 1112
12 p.m.
Robert Alter in Conversation with Jonathan Kirsch
Interviewer Mr. Jonathan Kirsch
Mr. Robert Alter
PANEL 1113
1:30 p.m.
Publishing 3.0: The Next Generation
Moderator Mr. David L. Ulin
Mr. Patrick Brown
Mr. Otis Chandler
Ms. Sara Nelson
Mr. Richard Nash
PANEL 1114
3 p.m.
Fiction: Intimate Strangers
Moderator Ms. Veronique de Turenne
Ms. Janet Fitch
Mr. Andrew Sean Greer
Ms. Jean Hanff Korelitz
Ms. Gina Nahai
Franz 1178
PANEL 1031
10:30 a.m.
Status Update: Social Networking & New Media
Moderator Mr. Andrew Nystrom
Mr. Otis Chandler
Mr. Wil Wheaton
Ms. Sara Wolf
PANEL 1032
12 p.m.
City Life: The Manufactured West
Moderator Ms. Patt Morrison
Ms. Christina Binkley
Mr. James Flanigan
Mr. Abe Lowenthal
PANEL 1033
1:30 p.m.
Making Words Matter
Moderator Ms. Carol Muske-Dukes
Mr. Joel Arquillos
Ms. Diane Luby Lane
Ms. Keren Taylor
PANEL 1034
3 p.m.
Fiction: The Pageturner
Moderator Ms. Bernadette Murphy
Ms. Karen Joy Fowler
Ms. Debra Ginsberg
Ms. Gigi Levangie Grazer
Ms. Nancy Spiller
Broad 2160
PANEL 1051
11 a.m.
Irreconcilable Differences?
The Future of Power & Partisanship
Moderator Mr. Matt Miller
Ms. Farai Chideya
Mr. Gene Healy
Mr. Mickey Kaus
Mr. Lawrence O’Donnell
PANEL 1052
12:30 p.m.
Current Interest: Broken Government?
Moderator Chris Hedges
Ms. Amy Goodman
Mr. Hugh Hewitt
Mr. Matt Miller
Mr. Jacob Weisberg
PANEL 1053
2 p.m.
Clive Barker in Conversation with Gina McIntyre
Interviewer Ms. Gina McIntyre
Mr. Clive Barker
PANEL 1054
3:30 p.m.
Dave Cullen in Conversation with David L. Ulin
Interviewer Mr. David L. Ulin
Mr. Dave Cullen
