April 28, 2006

L.A. Times Festival of Books

The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books takes place this weekend, which means that I will be closing up shop early this week in order to travel to California. The FOB is one of my favorite book fests--it's always singularly well organized, well attended, and has a great line up. You can view the event program here and the list of authors here. So many people, so little time! But I plan on somehow making it to all of Tod Goldberg's panels.

I will be doing a panel myself on Sunday; here are the details:

Sunday, April 30
10:00 AM
First Fiction: Finding a Voice
Mark Rozzo (moderator), Laila Lalami, Lisa Fugard, Adrienne Sharp and Marlon James
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
UCLA Campus
If you are in town for the fest, I also recommend you clear your schedule on Saturday night for Jim Ruland's Vermin on the Mount, which takes place at the Mountain Bar in Chinatown. This time, readers include: Cecil Castellucci, Ron Currie, Neale DeSousa, Ben Ehrenreich, Lisa Glatt, Alexis Orgera, Salvador Plascencia, and Steve Rinella. Until then, ciao.

posted by Laila Lalami at 12:00 AM