Reading Room – Spring 2020
Listen to an array of LA Book Fest Authors reading to you: Videos are launched
Enjoy videos of authors reading from the books, essays, poetry, their works in progress, and more.
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Edgar Scott
Author Edgar Scott reads from 418
Sara Winokur
Author Sara Winokur reads from her book Double Blind
Ryan Southwick
Author Ryan Southwick reads from his book Angels in the Mist
Bilal Alaji
Author Bilal Alaji reads from his book This Ain’t My Life
Sheryl Benko
Author Sheryl Benko reads from her book The Last of Will
Scott Brody
Author Scott Brody reads from his book The Org
Steven Joseph
Author Steven Joseph reads from his book The Last Surviving Dinosaur: The TyrantoCrankaTsuris
Debra Eckerling
Author Debra Eckerling reads from her book Your Goal Guide: A Roadmap for Setting, Planning and Achieving Your Goal
Diana Lee Brown
Author Diana Lee Brown reads from her book Fly By
Gerald Everett Jones
Author Gerald Everett Jones reads from his book Preacher Finds a Corpse
Joanna Dodd Massey
Author Joanna Dodd Massey reads from her book Culture Shock
Ora Nadrich
Author Ora Nadrich reads from her book Live True: A Mindfulness Guide to Authenticity
Sue William Silverman
Author Sue William Silverman reads from her book How to Survive Death and Other Inconveniences
Bill McCormick
Author Bill McCormick reads from his book The Brittle Riders Book III
Schedule (Pacific Time)
New for Fall 2021 – Check out the Pitching Room.
A place for authors to pitch their manuscript in an interactive virtual setting that brings the reading, writing and literary communities together.
- Authors, submit your pitches.
- Agents, register to view pitches.
- BookFesters, check out the pitches and see what authors are presenting to the literary world.
| Pacific Time | Saturday, Oct 23 – Day 1: For Readers |
| 9:00 AM | Welcome Message from The BookFest Founder Desireé Duffy |
| 9:15 AM | Opening Keynote – Lori H. Schwartz |
| 9:30 AM | Poetry Reading by Debbie Monteggia |
| 10:00 AM | A Conversation with Mark K. Shriver – Being an Author and Being of Service |
| 11:00 AM | Kid Lit: Culture, Character and Creativity |
| Noon | Who Put the Bomp in Your Favorite Romance Novel? |
| 1:00 PM | Thrills, Chills and Red Herrings – Things that Make You Go “Ooo” (And Want to Read More) |
| 2:00 PM | The Fantasist’s Forge and Mythologist’s Muse |
| 3:00 PM | A Conversation with Helene Wecker – Blending Fantasy, Mythology, Romance and Horror |
| 4:00 PM | Live Author Chats: |
| 4:10 PM | – Helene Wecker |
| 4:20 PM | – Steven Joseph |
| 4:30 PM | – Yvonne Pepin-Wakefield |
| 4:40 PM | – Dames Handsome |
| 4:50 PM | – Mikki Hernandez |
| 5:00 PM | – Hari D. Sharma |
| 5:10 PM | – Patrick Oliver |
| 5:20 PM | – A.G. Billig |
| 5:30 PM | – Amy M. Le |
| 5:40 PM | – Al Pessin |
| 6:00 PM | END |
| Sunday, Oct 24 – Day 2: For Writers | |
| 8:30 AM | Welcome Back Message from The BookFest Founder Desireé Duffy |
| 8:35 AM | Keynote by Kristie Anne Mah – From Sluggish to Published: Letting Go of What is Holding You Back |
| 9:00 AM | Conversation with Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein – Dreaming a World where Everyone Experiences the Wonders of the Universe |
| 10:00 AM | Books Out of Africa: Bookish World Tour Panel |
| 11:00 AM | Alternative Ways to Publish: Hybrid, Self-Publishing and More |
| Noon | Do You Have the Write Stuff? A Frank Discussion about Being an Author Today |
| 1:00 PM | Conversation with Lisa Morton – Thirty Years of Fear |
| 2:00 PM | Critiki-Bar: Page One Manuscript Critiques (An agent and an author walk into a bar…) |
| 4:00 PM | Brave New Writer at The BookFest Adventure |
| 6:00 PM | END |