USC Annenberg at the Festival of Books

USC Annenberg is pleased to take part in the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, to be held on the USC campus April 20-21. See the rundown below for more details.

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Saturday, April 21

10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Booth #221, Trousdale Parkway

USC Annenberg
USC Annenberg's home at the Festival of Books features information about our degree programs and research initiatives, as well as handy ways to show your USC Annenberg pride!
On Saturday from 2:00 to 6:00 p.m. the U.S.-China Institute will be on hand to share its research agenda with Festival of Books visitors.

10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Booth #560, McCarthy Quad

The Jester & Pharley Phund
Journalism professor Joe Saltzman and Barbara Saltzman will be promoting and selling the award-winning book The Jester Has Lost His Jingle. The Saltzmans will unveil the first printing of the bilingual edition of the book, El Bufón ha Perdido su Gracia. On Saturday at 10 a.m., journalism school associate director Laura Castañeda will be reading it aloud to her daughter Olivia. Children and parents will be able to interact with the Jester and Pharley characters, learn more about the Read-A-Thon program for schools, and get their books signed by Jester's mom and pop!

11:00 a.m. - 12 noon
Booth #928, Alumni Park

USC Alumni Book Signings
John Clendening, USC Annenberg alumnus
Love Letters to Sports: Moments in Time and the Ties that Bind

12:30 p.m.
Hancock Foundation

Biography: The American Century

Moderator: A. Scott Berg
John A. Farrell
Jim Newton
Richard Reeves, journalism professor

2:00 p.m.
Hancock Foundation

Nonfiction: Narrating Disaster

Moderator: Barry Siegel
Joel Achenbach
Robert Scheer, communication professor
Amy Wilentz

2:30 p.m.
Ronald Tutor Campus Center

Current Interest: Decision 2012

Moderator: Doyle McManus
Mike Murphy
Bill Carrick
Michael Genovese
Dan Schnur, adjunct journalism professor

3:00 p.m.
Hoffman Hall

Mystery and Magic in Mind and Matter

K.C. Cole, journalism professor
Deborah Harkness
Tim Page, journalism professor

4:30 p.m.
Norris Theater

Narrative in a Digital Age

Moderator: David L. Ulin, adjunct journalism professor
Mark Bryant
Jay Caspian Kang
Jacob Lewis
Evan Ratliff

Sunday, April 22

10:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Booth #221, Trousdale Parkway

USC Annenberg
USC Annenberg's home at the Festival of Books features information about our degree programs and research initiatives, as well as handy ways to show your USC Annenberg pride!

10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Booth #560, McCarthy Quad

The Jester & Pharley Phund
Journalism professor Joe Saltzman and Barbara Saltzman will be promoting and selling the award-winning book The Jester Has Lost His Jingle. The Saltzmans will unveil the first printing of the bilingual edition of the book, El Bufón ha Perdido su Gracia. Children and parents will be able to interact with the Jester and Pharley characters, learn more about the Read-A-Thon program for schools, and get their books signed by Jester's mom and pop!

11:25 a.m.
Hoffman Hall