L.A. Times Festival of Books
Susan Feniger’s Street Food Cooking Demonstration
Saturday, April 20
at 12:30 p.m.
Cooking Stage
After traveling the globe and experiencing a variety of cultures and different types of food, celebrity chef Susan Feniger will share selections from her repertoire of favorite street food recipes. Putting her own twist on international finger food, Feniger has come up with unique culinary combinations such as Turkish doughnuts with rose hip jam and Thai drunken shrimp with rice noodles. So don’t miss out on seeing this legendary chef in action!
Lemony Snicket & Jon Klassen, The Dark
Saturday, April 20
at 9 p.m.
Target Children’s Stage
Lemony Snicket rarely appears in public, but when he does, it is best to avoid him — or so he writes on his website. But his legions of fans, thankfully, have not taken his advice. The beloved and witty writer, best known for A Series of Unfortunate Events, has teamed up with 2013 Caldecott Medal winner Jon Klassen to create an illustrated picture book about a little boy who is haunted by the darkness living in his basement. Though the story is marketed toward a young audience, The Dark promises to charm any reader, regardless of his or her age. But ask yourself, are you afraid of The Dark?
Steve Lopez and
the Song for L.A.
Sunday, April 21
at 3 p.m.
Bovard Auditorium
Los Angeles Times columnist Steve Lopez has always had a strong affiliation with the City of Angels. In 2008, Lopez struck up a unique friendship with Nathaniel Ayers, a homeless man who also happened to be a Juilliard dropout, which he wrote about in the book The Soloist. He has continued to tackle pressing issues in Los Angeles in his influential columns. Joined by Harry Gamboa Jr., Reed Johnson and Warren Olney, Lopez will discuss the search for the anthem of L.A. and which songs best reflect the history of this culturally diverse city.
Orson Scott Card in Conversation with Aaron Johnston
Saturday, April 20
at 1:30 p.m.
Ronald Tutor Campus Center
Coming off the buzz created by the first cinematic trailer for Ender’s Game at CinemaCon, Hugo Award winner Orson Scott Card will be interviewed by his Ender’s World co-author Aaron Johnston. Since Ender’s Game’s release in 1985, fans have clamored for a movie version of the story, which follows the life of a gifted child sent to a special military school in order to prepare for a pending invasion. You never know, with the film set to premiere Nov. 1, Card might reveal some secrets about the blockbuster.