2014 Los Angeles Times Festival Of Books
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Los Angeles Times Festival of Books 2014 (Didi Beck/Neon Tommy)
The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books is scheduled for Apr. 12-13 at USC in Los Angeles.
The two-day festival brings together celebrity authors, world-class chefs, newsmakers, literary vendors, children authors and many more.
Here's a complete look at Neon Tommy's coverage of the festival:
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Saturday, Apr. 12
Rachel Zoe, a fashion stylist best known for working with celebrities such as Nicole Richie, visited the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Saturday.
"I only feel like myself in heels," Zoe told attendees.
John Green (Sara Newman/Neon Tommy)
John Green At The L.A. Times Festival Of Books
2013 Innovator of the Year, John Green spoke about his experience with writing young adult fiction.
"I love star-crossed love stories," said Green. "And [with "The Fault in Our Stars], I wanted to write mine."
Terry McMillan (Dale Chong/Neon Tommy)
Terry McMillan Discusses Parenting And Love Over 'Who Asked You?'
Prominent female novelist Terry McMillan charmed the audience at the 2014 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books with an outspoken and cheerful presence, taking a seat next to Karen Grigsby Bates to discuss her most recent novel, "Who Asked You?"
Pamela Ribon, John Scalzi and Jon Shestack (Angie Fiedler Sutton/Neon Tommy).
John Scalzi: Adapting 'Redshirts' For Television
"It was the understanding that you're taking the novel and you're building out from that," said Scalzi. "Now, the important thing in all cases for me is: Do you trust your collaborators? Do you trust the people that you're working with?"
Pau Gasol On Life, Family And The Lakers
Pau Gasol (Kevin Tsukii/Neon Tommy)
“Kids can sometimes be too honest and can sometimes pick on kids who can be too different," said Gasol. "I stood out; I wasn’t a regular guy”
Wits (Heidi Carreon)
Bovard Rings With Laugher At Festival After Dark
John Moe led an impressive live recording of a Wits episode featuring Margaret Cho, Will Shef, Paul F. Tompkins, and Superchunk.
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Teen fans gush over John Green (Sara Newman/Neon Tommy)
“I prefer to think of [writing as a collaborative process] because it means less pressure on me,” said John Green, in what was arguably Saturday’s biggest event at the Festival of Books. “So that’s my advice—steal.”
Veronica Roth: YA Novels Aren’t Frivolous Teen Fiction
Author of the Divergent trilogy, Veronica Roth, joined the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Sunday morning to chat with fellow Young Adult fiction author, Leigh Bardugo (of “Shadow and Bone” fame).
Young Adult time travel authors (Sarah Collins/Neon Tommy)
'Somewhere In Time' At The L.A. Times Festival Of Books
On Sunday, the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books hosted a discussion, “Young Adult Fiction: Somewhere in Time” with Ann Brashares and other authors, discussing time travel.
L.A. Times Festival Of Books: The World In Crisis
Scott Kraft speaks to foreign policy experts about the future of Iran and nuclear warfare.
Chris Daley, Patrick Brown, Michelle Meyering and David Kipen. (Angie Fiedler Sutton/Neon Tommy)
Finding new readers and new writers is more complicated than ever before.
Sandra Cisneros inks up hearts (Ariel Sobel/Neon Tommy)
Sandra Cisneros At The Festival Of Books
Sandra Cisneros is an American Book Award Winner; a teacher; a mentor; the acclaimed writer of the most well read and regarded book of vignettes, "The House On Mango Street" and yet, she is also merely human.
David Davis moderated a discussion with writers who tell their stories through sports (Kevin Tsukii/Creative Commons)
Sports Literature As A Window Into Los Angeles
Journalist and author David Davis moderated “One for the History Books: Pivotal L.A. Sports Stories,” a discussion between three other journalists turned authors who recently published books about the “untold” sports stories of Los Angeles.
“We tell the story of America through sports. This isn’t just a sports story, it’s a cultural story, it’s a story about the story of LA."
