Save the Date

The author lineup is growing for the second annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, to be held April 19 and 20 on the UCLA campus. About 60 events are scheduled on a variety of topics such as mysteries, romance, poetry, New Age, biography and environmentalism. There will also be a wide variety of children’s programs, including publishers’ and booksellers’ booths and book signings. All events are free to the public.

About 200 authors will participate, including Alice Adams, Daniel Akst, Steve Allen, Hilton Als, Rudolfo Anaya, Julia Barrett, Graeme Base, David Beers, Gioconda Belli, John Berendt, A. Scott Berg, Jon Boorstin, Ray Bradbury, Eve Bunting, Jan Burke, Stephen J. Cannell, Charles Champlin, Mary Higgins Clark, Jackie Collins, Bernard Cooper, Catherine Coulter, Robert Crais, Michael Crichton, Linda Deutsch, Gerald DiPego, Chitra Divakaruni, John Gregory Dunne, Daniel Duane, Grace Edwards, Roxane Farmanfarmaian, Susan Ferriss, Montserrat Fontes, Rebecca Forster, Susan Forward, Marshall Frady, Nancy Friday, Dale Furutani, Diana Gabaldon, Evelyn Gallardo, Elizabeth George, Mitch Golant, Karen Goldn, Olivia Goldsmith, Terris Grimes, Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey, Earl Ofari Hutchinson, Barbara Isenberg, Roger Kahn, Daniel and Bettyann Kevles, Dean Koontz, Kathleen Krull, Robin Rector Krupp, Kelly Lange, Eric Lax, Stan Lee, Rob Long, Susan Love, Ruben Martinez, James McBride, Joseph McBride, Frank McCourt, Mark Merlis, Czeslaw Milosz, Christopher Nance, Itabari Njeri, Himilce Novas, Jose-Luis Orozco, Whitney Otto, T. Jefferson Parker, Gerald Petievich, John Rechy, James Redfield, Judith Reichman, Luis Rodriguez, Judy Rosener, Barney Saltzberg, Barbara Saltzman, Robert Scheer, Orville Schell, Richard Schickel, Laura Schlessinger, Carolyn See, Lisa See, Mona Simpson, April Smith, Huston Smith, Kathy Smith, Donald Spoto, Scott Turow, Carmen Vasquez, Bruce Wagner, D.J. Waldie, Joseph Wambaugh, Ciji Ware, Brooke Wharton, Marianne Williamson, Garry Wills, Paula Woods and Lois-Ann Yamanaka.

Times are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on April 19 and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on April 20. For general information, call (800) LA TIMES, Ext. 7BOOK or visit our Web site: www.latimes.com/festival