LA Times Festival of Books
Returns to USC Campus
April 21-22, 2018
The perennially popular LA Times Festival Books addresses bibliophiles’ unfulfilled cravings over the April 21-22 weekend on the USC Campus near Exposition Park. Hundreds of booths will cover the grounds, many with book signings. Speakers and panelists include Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Margaret Atwood, Michael Connelly, Bryan Cranston, Samantha Dunn, Mary Roach, Rebecca Solnit, Susan Straight, Nguyen Tran, and dozens of bestselling authors. While the festival is free, indoor Conversations require tickets – free with a $1.00 service charge. Check schedules, review the line-up, order tickets online, and/or volunteer to help promote literacy and reading, at events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks.
Bakersfield Branch Reprises
Annual Spring Conference
March 17, 2018, all day
CWC’s Bakersfield Branch, Writers of Kern, has scheduled Saturday, March 17, as the date for its popular Annual Spring Conference.
The program features Dave Congalton, screenwriter, “Writing for the Hallmark Movie Channel;” Ernie Zarra, educator, “Make Them an Offer They Can’t Refuse;” Rebecca Langston George, writer, “Revising with Vision and Purpose: Tips to Push Your Writing to the Next Level;” and Brendan Constantine, poet, “The Haunted Line.” Visit writersofkern.com for details.