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)
Saturday
| 10:00am | Welcome — Desiree Duffy |
| 10:10am | Opening Keynote – Sharon Koifman |
| 10:30am | Danny Trejo Reads from Trejo’s Tacos |
| 10:50am | BREAK |
| 11:00am | Panel One – Self-Help Books When We Need Them Most |
| 11:55am | BREAK |
| 12:00pm | Panel Two – Masters of the Macabre |
| 12:45pm | BREAK |
| 1:00pm | Panel Three — Books and Education During Covid |
| 1:55pm | BREAK |
| 2:00pm | Panel Four – Books, Authors and Genres Reemerging |
| 2:55pm | BREAK |
| 3:00pm | Panel Five – Words Matter |
| 3:55pm | BREAK |
| 4:00pm | Panel Six – Why We Love Stories |
| 4:55pm | BREAK |
| 5:00pm | Panel Seven – Young Adult Fiction in a Time of Tumult |
| 5:55pm | BREAK |
| 6:00pm | After Party |
Sunday
| 12:00pm | Welcome — Desiree Duffy |
| 12:15pm | Panel One — Wickedly Creative |
| 1:30pm | Panel Two — My Precious |
| 2:45pm | Panel Three — The World Sucks |
| 4:00pm | Panel Four — Conversation with the Hudsons |
Saturday
| Time | Ask An Author Chat | Ask Me About… |
| 1:00p | Ora Nadrich | Ask me about mindfulness. |
| 1:15p | Kevin Groh | Ask me about gaming. |
| 1:30p | Michelle Silverthorn | Ask me about authenticity in the workplace. |
| 1:45p | Ann O’Brien | Ask me about conscious love and awareness practice. |
| 2:00p | Sara Winokur | Ask me anything about Iceland. |
| 2:15p | Andy Davidson | Ask me about witches. |
| 2:30p | Sean Conley | Ask me about football, yoga, and meditation. |
| 2:45p | Steven Joseph | Ask me about embracing your crankiness. |
| 3:00p | BREAK | |
| 3:15p | Dr. Janet Brill | Ask me anything about intermittent fasting. |
| 3:30p | Adrienne Monson | Ask me about vampires. |
| 3:45p | Edgar Scott | Ask me my thoughts on the economy after the election. |
| 4:00p | Bill McCormick | Ask me about the Multi-verse. |
| 4:15p | Lon Varnadore | Ask me about clones of the future. |
| 4:30p | Sheryl Benko | Ask me about the 1200 human bones they found in Ben Franklin’s old house. |
| 4:45p | AmyLea Murphy | Ask me about the best way to help teens in need. |
| 5:00p | James Rollins | Ask me about weaving science and adventure into storytelling. |
| 5:15p | William Craig Reed | How a Russian submarine propeled Putin to power. |
| 5:30p | Jonathan Maberry | Ask me about surviging a zombie attack. |