Presented online

Admission is free.

Join the Los Angeles Times, in partnership with USC, beginning on Sunday, April 17, for an online community gathering with one-on-one conversations, exciting panels, virtual readings by your favorite authors, and more! The lineup includes several sessions presented by USC that highlight the work of the USC community.

USC Programming (all times are PT): 

Festival of Books Kickoff 
Saturday, April 17, at 10 a.m. 
Featuring USC President Carol L. Folt and special guests 
For more info and to RSVP, click here. 

Selfies for Social Change: Claiming Space in Social Media
Saturday, April 17, at 2 p.m.
Featuring Colin Maclay (Moderator), Jackson Bird, Akilah Hughes, Alissa V. Richardson, and Paul Adler
For more info and to RSVP, click here. 

Music, Money, and Mindfulness
Sunday, April 18, at 4 p.m.
Featuring Varun Soni (Moderator), Jeff Brabec, Lynn Helding, and Richard "Wolfie" Wolf
For more info and to RSVP, click here. 

Making History: Media, Stories, History, and Memory
Tuesday, April 20, at 6 p.m.
Featuring  Priya Jaikumar (moderator), William Deverell,  Viet Thanh Nguyen, and Howard Rodman
For more info and to RSVP, click here. 

Eastside Punks—A Screening and Conversation
Thursday, April 22, at 7 p.m. 
Featuring Dino Everett (moderator), Jimmy Alvarado, Teresa Covarrubias, Tracy Lee (Skull) Garcia, and Jack Rivera
For more info and to RSVP, click here. 

To check out the entire Festival of Books schedule, click here.

Presented by USC Visions and Voices: The Arts and Humanities Initiative as part of the L.A. Times Festival of Books.