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Ada Limón author of Bright Dead Things joins Rich Fahle at the AWP Book Festival 2016.

Ann Patchett on Commonwealth; Emma Straub on Modern Lovers.

Stephen Elliott and Bob Minzesheimer discuss the state of literary criticism.

Kimberly Williams-Paisley discusses "Where The Lights Gets In."

Charles Blow, Richard Blanco, and Roz Chast discuss their latest works.

Guest host Tony DiTerlizzi facilitates interesting conversation with other authors.

Padma Lakshmi, author of "Love, Loss, and What We Ate: A Memoir."

Tavis Smiley takes the stage to talk about his latest novel My Journey with Maya.

Holly Robinson Peete and daughter Ryan Peete discuss "Same But Different."

John discusses his latest book, Carsick: John Waters Hitchhikes his Way Across America.

Charlotte Ray & Larry Strauss discuss "The Facts of My Life."

Mo Willems on “Nanette’s Baguette.”

Saturday's highlights features well-known authors such as Judy Blume. Ep 2.

Friday's highlights from Day 1 include the National Book Award winners and finalists.

PBS NewsHour anchor Jeffrey Brown talks with Bryan Doerries about his new book.

Rich Fahle interviews children's writer Jon Scieszka on his latest book.

Guest host Ben Hatke facilitates discussion with other authors at BookCon 2015.

Tavis Smiley discusses "50 for Your Future: Lessons from Down the Road."

Laurie Halse Anderson & Emily Carroll on Speak: The Graphic Novel.

Franklin Foer on World Without Mind: The Existential Threat of Big Tech.

New York Times bestselling authors share their stories of writing, publishing, and readers

Young Adult authors talk about writing for teens, their new books and readers of the genre

Guest host Austin Kleon facilitates discussion with other authors at BookCon 2015.

Bill McKibben on Radio Free Vermont: A Fable of Resistance.

Carmen Maria Machado on Her Body and Other Parties: Stories

Guest host Gayle Forman moderates discussion with authors at BookCon 2015.

Jason Segel and Kirsten Miller on Otherworld.

Jonathan and Drew Scott on "Dream House.."

Jodi Picoult discusses "Small Great Things: A Novel."

Guest host David Levithan talks with authors Jacqueline Woodson, Libba Bray, and more.

R.J. Palacio on Wonder.

Rahul Mehta on No Other World: A Novel

Rowan Ricardo Phillips on Heaven: Poems.

Bai shows how the Hart affair marked a turning point in the ethos of political media.

Diana Gabaldon on Seven Stones to Stand or Fall.

Jesmyn Ward on Sing, Unburied, Sing: A Novel.

Guest host Leigh Bardugo moderates discussion with other authors at BookCon 2015.

Ed Asner & Ed Weinberger at the 2018 L.A. Times Festival of Books.

Danica McKellar on Ten Magic Butterflies.

Jorge Ramos on Stranger: The Challenge of a Latino Immigrant in the Trump Era.

Gabrielle Union on We’re Going to Need More Wine.

Caroline Fraser on Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder.

Morgan Jerkins on This Will Be My Undoing.

Jasmine Guillory on The Wedding Date.

Jason Reynolds at the 2018 L.A. Times Festival of Books.

John Scalzi on Head On: A Novel of the Near Future.

Gabriel Tallent on My Absolute Darling.

Rick Riordan & Roshani Chokshi on Aru Shah and the End of Time.

Tayari Jones on American Marriage: A Novel.

Robin Coste Lewis and Evie Shockley at the L.A. Times Festival of Books.

Jenna Fischer on The Actor’s Life: A Survival Guide.

Glory Edim on Well-Read Black Girl.

Gayle Forman on I Have lost my Way.

Michelle Dean on Sharp: The Women Who Made an Art of Having an Opinion.

Junot Diaz on Islandborn.

Moby discusses Porcelain: A Memoir with host Rich Fahle.

Jonathan Taplin on Move Fast and Break Things.

Frank Bidart on Half-light: Collected Poems 1965-2016

Kevin Young on Bunk: The Rise of Hoaxes, Humbug, Plagiarists, Phonies, Post-Facts...

Carolyn Forché on Poetry of Witness: The Tradition in English, 1500 – 2001.

PBS Books Readers Club launches season two with award-winning author Shelby Van Pelt.

Ken Burns and Isabel Wilkerson discuss the American narrative—past, and future.

For a moment of post-inaugural reflection, join Henry Louis Gates, Jr. and Eric Foner