PANEL 2011 10:00 AM
Mystery: Perps & Vics
Moderator Ms. Donna Rifkind
Mr. Peter Gethers
Mr. Peter Plate
Mr. Peter Spiegelman
PANEL 2012 11:30 AM
Blurring the Lines: Fiction & Mystery
Moderator Mr. Dick Lochte
Mr. Eric Jerome Dickey
Mr. Steven Hall
Mr. Mark Haskell Smith
PANEL 2013 1:00 PM
Fiction: Through the Looking Glass
Moderator Ms. Fran Halpern
Ms. Gioconda Belli
Ms. Gioia Diliberto
Mr. Oakley Hall
Ms. Janis Cooke Newman
PANEL 2014 2:30 PM
Mystery: Conspiracy Theories
Moderator Ms. Connie Martinson
Mr. Allan Folsom
Mr. Eric Van Lustbader
Mr. David Morrell
PANEL 2021 10:30 AM
Science Fiction: The Road From Here to There
Moderator Mr. Harry Turtledove
Ms. Kage Baker
Mr. Cory Doctorow
Mr. John Scalzi
PANEL 2022 12:00 PM
The Future of Publishing
Moderator Mr. James Atlas
Mr. Georges Borchardt
Mr. Dana Gioia
Ms. Sara Nelson
Mr. Charlie Winton
PANEL 2023 1:30 PM
Writing Science
Moderator Dr. Gary Small, M.D.
Dr. Bart Kosko, J.D.
Ms. M.G. Lord
Mr. Tom Siegfried
PANEL 2024 3:00 PM
Fiction: Hearts & Minds
Moderator Ms. Jane Heller
Ms. Melissa Clark
Ms. Kavita Daswani
Ms. Jennifer Kaufman
Ms. Karen Mack
PANEL 2031 10:00 AM
The Sunday Funnies
Moderator Ms. Elayne Boosler
Mr. Bill Amend
Mr. Wiley Miller
Mr. Stephan Pastis
PANEL 2032 11:30 AM
Memoir: What Shapes Us
Moderator Ms. Orli Low
Mr. Mark Doty
Ms. Bich Minh Nguyen
Ms. Emily Rapp
Mr. Clancy Sigal
PANEL 2033
1:00 PM
Robert Crais & Harlan Coben in Conversation
Mr. Harlan Coben
Mr. Robert Crais
PANEL 2034 2:30 PM
Crossing the Border: Immigrant Lives
Moderator Mr. William Deverell
Mr. Gustavo Arellano
Mr. Sam Quinones
Mr. Gabriel Thompson
PANEL 2041 10:30 AM
Always Running: The 2008 Election
Moderator Ms. Patt Morrison
Mr. Hugh Hewitt
Mr. John Powers
Mr. Peter Wallsten
PANEL 2042 12:00 PM
Land & Sea: The Health of the Planet
Moderator Ms. Sue Horton
Mr. Bill McKibben
Mr. Randy Olson
Ms. Jenny Price
Ms. Rebecca Solnit
TBD
PANEL 2043 1:30 PM
Biography: Patriotism & Dissent
Moderator Mr. Steve Wasserman
Ms. Ann Louise Bardach
Mr. Sari Nusseibeh
Mr. Richard Reeves
Mr. Richard Schickel
PANEL 2044 3:00 PM
Memoir: Lessons Learned
Moderator Ms. Amy Alkon
Ms. Jessica Hendra
Ms. Arianna Huffington
Ms. Aimee Liu
Ms. Karen Stabiner
PANEL 2051 10:30 AM
Walter Mosley in Conversation with Karen Grigsby Bates
Interviewer Ms. Karen Grigsby Bates
Mr. Walter Mosley
PANEL 2052 12:30 PM
Ralph Nader In Conversation with Marc Cooper
Interviewer Mr. Marc Cooper
Mr. Ralph Nader
PANEL 2053 2:30 PM
Dr. Phil McGraw in Conversation with Mitch Albom
Interviewer Mr. Mitch Albom
Dr. Phil McGraw
Note: Dr. Phil McGraw will only sign
hard cover books following this session.
PANEL 2054 5:30 PM
LAFF Film Screening / Q & A
“Away From Her,” directed by Sarah Polley
PANEL 2081 10:30 AM
Biography: Remarkable Lives
Moderator Mr. Charles Solomon
Ms. Debby Applegate
Mr. Rodney Bolt
Ms. Alicia Drake
Ms. Laura Tyson Li
PANEL 2082 12:00 PM
Poetry: Chapter & Verse
Moderator Ms. Wanda Coleman
Ms. Eloise Klein Healy
Mr. James Ragan
Mr. Charles Harper Webb
Mr. Al Young
PANEL 2083 1:30 PM
Litblogs: Words Online
Moderator Mr. Tod Goldberg
Mr. Ron Hogan
Mr. Andrew Keen
Ms. Carolyn Kellogg
PANEL 2084 3:00 PM
Fiction: Lives on the Edge
Moderator Ms. Leslie Schwartz
Mr. Percival Everett
Ms. Janet Fitch
Mr. Kem Nunn
PANEL 2091 10:00 AM
Books About Books
Moderator Ms. Bernadette Murphy
Ms. Debra Ginsberg
Ms. Nancy Pearl
Ms. Wendy Werris
PANEL 2092 11:30 AM
Fiction: Delving Within
Moderator Ms. Lisa See
Mr. Sherman Alexie
Mr. Michael Datcher
Ms. Judith Freeman
Ms. Danzy Senna
PANEL 2093 1:00 PM
Nonfiction: Humor and Attitude
Moderator Ms. Meghan Daum
Ms. Samantha Dunn
Mr. Larry Miller
Mr. Neal Pollack
Ms. Jill Soloway
PANEL 2094 2:30 PM
Children's Books: Picture Me This
Moderator Ms. Mary Ellen Walker
Mr. Berkeley Breathed
Mr. Chris Gall
Mr. Hugo C. Martin
PANEL 2111 10:30 AM
Inland Empire Fiction: The Other California
Moderator Mr. Tod Goldberg
Ms. Gayle Brandeis
Mr. Michael Jaime-Becerra
Ms. Susan Straight
PANEL 2112 12:00 PM
Young Adult Fiction: Writing for Teens and 'Tweens
Moderator Ms. Patty Campbell
Ms. Mariah Fredericks
Mr. James Prosek
Ms. Jacqueline Woodson
PANEL 2113 1:30 PM
History: The World Between Two Covers
Moderator Mr. Mark Essig
Mr. Max Boot
Mr. Geoffrey Stone
Mr. Stephan Talty
Mr. David Wallechinsky
PANEL 2114 3:00 PM
Punching the Clock: Writing After Hours
Moderator Ms. Barbara Isenberg
Mr. Steve Lopez
Ms. Nina Revoyr
Mr. Martin J. Smith
Mr. D.J. Waldie
PANEL 2101 10:00 AM
Fiction: Novel Landscapes
Moderator Ms. Donna Seaman
Mr. Ron Carlson
Mr. Vikram Chandra
Ms. Gina Nahai
Mr. Daniel Woodrell
PANEL 2102 11:30 AM
The New Adulthood: Why Should Kids Have All the Fun?
Moderator Ms. Robin Abcarian
Mr. Christopher Noxon
Ms. Brett Paesel
Ms. Erika Schickel
PANEL 2103 1:00 PM
Journalism: Getting the Story
Moderator Mr. Miles Corwin
Mr. Mark Fainaru-Wada
Mr. Nick Schou
Ms. Alicia C. Shepard
Mr. Lance Williams
PANEL 2104 2:30 PM
Fiction: Dark Humor
Moderator Ms. Patt Morrison
Mr. Seth Greenland
Ms. Tara Ison
Mr. Christopher Moore
Ms. Diana Wagman
PANEL 2121 10:30 AM
Religion & Culture: Do They Mix?
Moderator Mr. Thane Rosenbaum
Mr. Christopher Hitchens
Mr. Zachary Karabell
Mr. Jonathan Kirsch
PANEL 2122 12:30 PM
Jane Smiley in Conversation with David L. Ulin
Interviewer Mr. David L. Ulin
Ms. Jane Smiley
PANEL 2123 2:30 PM
Iraq: What's Next?
Moderator Ms. Nancy Snow
Mr. Chris Hedges
Mr. William Langewiesche
Mr. T. Christian Miller
Mr. Robert Scheer
PANEL 2071 10:00 AM
Michael Connelly in Conversation with Kit Rachlis
Interviewer Mr. Kit Rachlis
Mr. Michael Connelly
PANEL 2072 11:30 AM
Page & Screen
Moderator John
Sacret Young
Ms. Tara Ison
Ms. Elinor Lipman
Mr. Glasgow Phillips
Ms. Marisa Silver
PANEL 2073 1:00 PM
Fault Lines: L.A. on the Page
Moderator Mr. Rick Wartzman
Mr. Matthew Jaffe
Mr. Al Martinez
Ms. Amy Wilentz
PANEL 2074 2:30 PM
Fiction: Taking On the World
Moderator Ms. Yxta Maya Murray
Mr. Chris Abani
Mr. Bruce Bauman
Mr. Tony D'Souza
Ms. Cristina Garcia
PANEL 2061 10:30 AM
The Power of Fiction
Moderator Ms. Ellen Slezak
Mr. Liam Callanan
Mr. Alex Espinoza
Mr. James D. Houston
PANEL 2062 12:00 PM
Fiction: Visions of the South
Moderator Ms. Amy Wallen
Ms. Beth Henley
Mr. Ron Rash
Ms. Susan Straight
Mr. Daniel Wallace
PANEL 2063 1:30 PM
Fiction: Outside the Margins
Moderator Mr. Michael Silverblatt
Mr. Tom Drury
Mr. Brad Kessler
Ms. Helena Maria Viramontes
PANEL 2064 3:00 PM
The Promised Land: California & the American Dream
Moderator Mr. Peter Schrag
Mr. Joe Mathews
Mr. Jim Newton
Mr. Raphael Sonenshein