The official schedule for the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books has been posted, and you can check that out here!
I’ve taken the liberty and fun job of compiling a list of the YA authors in attendance and what time they will be on panels. Keep in mind that most autograph sessions take place directly after the panel, try and will usually be about an hour after the panel.
Quite a few of these authors are also moderating other panels as well, and usually they’ll sign books at that time too. You’ll have to double check on those because I didn’t include which panels they were moderating below.
Also! Occasionally there will be booths, like indie bookstores and such, that will have other signings as well. The best for that is to keep up with certain authors you’d wish to see and check out their booths, because they’ll post schedules!
Lastly, check the authors’ websites! Sometimes they’ll do signings at local bookstores after the Festival is over for the day, or on the days before or after, because they are already in town. So if you can’t hit them at the Festival, you’ll still be able to see them!
Good luck! Hopefully I’ll see you all there!
Katie Alender
YA Stage: Young Adult Fiction: Putting the Story in History at 12:00 pm on Saturday
Laurie Halse Anderson
Norris Theater: In Conversation with Susan Carpenter at 3:00 pm on Sunday
Carrie Arcos
Norris Theater: YA Fic: Outside Looking In at 1:30 pm on Sunday
Kelley Armstrong
YA Stage: Fantasy Worlds Beyond Imagination at 1:30 pm on Saturday
Leigh Bardugo
YA Stage: YA Sci-Fi: Fantastical Tales at 1:30 pm on Sunday
Robin Benway
YA Stage: YA Fic: A Little Help from My Friends at 12:00 pm on Sunday
Francesca Lia Block
Ya Stage: Young Adult Fiction: Haunted at 10:30 AM on Saturday
Ann Brashares
Norris Theater: YA Fic: Somewhere in Time at 10:30 am on Sunday
Deb Caletti
Norris Theater: YA Fic: Outside Looking In at 1:30 pm on Sunday
Cecil Castellucci
YA Stage: YA Sci-Fi: Fantastical Tales at 1:30 pm on Sunday
Stephen Chbosky
Norris Theater: In Conversation with Stephen Chbosky at 12:00 pm on Sunday
Heather Cocks
YA Stage: YA Fic: A Little Help from My Friends at 12:00 pm on Sunday
Eoin Colfer
Norris Theater: YA Fic: Somewhere in Time at 10:30 am on Sunday
Andrea Cremer
YA Stage: Young Adult Fiction: Putting the Story in HISTORY at 12:00 pm on Saturday
Melissa de la Cruz
I’ve looked a million times. It says she’s there but I can’t find her panel. I’ll post with more details if I can find them.
Ava Dellaira
Norris Theater: In Conversation with Stephen Chbosky at 12:00 pm on Sunday
Maurene Goo
Norris Theater: YA Fic: Writing Culture and Identity at 3:00 pm on Saturday
John Green
Bovard Auditorium: In Conversation with David L. Ulin at 12:30 pm on Saturday
Aaron Hartzler
YA Stage: Where the Truth Lies at 3:00 pm on Saturday
Bill Konigsberg
YA Stage: Young Adult Fiction: Square Peg, Round Role at 10:30 am on Sunday
E. Lockhart
Norris Theater: YA Fic: Testing the Boundaries at 12:30 pm on Saturday
Sarah J. Maas
YA Stage: YA Sci-Fi: Fantastical Tales at 1:30 pm on Sunday
DJ MacHale
Salvatori Computer Science Center: Middle Grade Fiction: Stories in Series at 12:00 pm on Saturday
Tahereh Mafi
Salvatori Computer Science Center: YA Fic: It’s the End of the World as We Know It at 4:30 pm on Saturday
Abby McDonald
YA Stage: Adrenaline Rush at 4:30 pm on Saturday
Marissa Meyer
YA Stage: YA Sci-Fi: Fantastical Tales at 1:30 pm on Sunday
Jessica Morgan
YA Stage: YA Fic: A Little Help from My Friends at 12:00 pm on Sunday
Lauren Myracle
YA Stage: YA Fic: A Little Help from My Friends at 12:00 pm on Sunday
Lauren Oliver
YA Stage: Adrenaline Rush at 4:30 pm on Saturday
Ridley Pearson
Salvatori Computer Science Center: Middle Grade Fic: Stories in Series at 12:00 pm on Saturday
Stephanie Perkins
YA Stage: YA Fic: Told from the Heart at 3:00 pm on Sunday
Joanna Philbin
YA Stage: YA Fic: Told from the Heart at 3:00 pm on Sunday
Ransom Riggs
YA Stage: Young Adult Fiction: Haunted at 10:30 am on Saturday
Veronica Roth
Bovard Auditorium: In Conversation with Leigh Bardugo at 11:00 am on Sunday
Rainbow Rowell
Norris Theater: YA Fic: Testing the Boundaries at 12:30 pm on Saturday
Rachel Shukert
YA Stage: Putting the Story in History at 12:00 pm on Saturday
Neal Shusterman
YA Stage: Young Adult Fantasy Worlds Beyond Imagination at 1:30 pm on Saturday
Sarah Skilton
YA Stage: Adrenaline Rush at 4:30 pm on Saturday
Andrew Smith
Norris Theater: YA Fic: Testing the Boundaries at 12:30 pm on Saturday
Amy Spalding
YA Stage: Young Adult Fiction: Square Peg, Round Hole at 10:30 am on Sunday
Ann Stampler
Norris Theater: YA Fic: Outside Looking In at 1:30 pm on Sunday
Margaret Stohl
Norris Theater: YA Fic: Fantasy: The Real and the Unreal at 4:30 pm on Saturday
Tamara Ireland Stone
Norris Theater: YA Fic: Somewhere in Time at 10:30 am on Sunday
Jonathan Stroud
Salvatori Computer Science Center: Middle Grade Fiction: Stories in Series at 12:00 pm on Saturday
Laini Taylor
Norris Theater: YA Fic: Fantasy: The Real and the Unreal at 4:30 pm on Saturday
John Corey Whaley
Norris Theater: YA Fic: Testing the Boundaries at 12:30 pm on Saturday
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Who are you most excited to see? Share in the comments!
oh em gee… you are a rock star! thanks for doing this! the schedule was confusing to search through :) i am super excited about this event. my mom and i are going together so we can divide and conquer! so many authors i am excited to see. i think im the most excited about the veronica roth & leigh bardugo panel. Also very excited for John Green, Rainbow Rowell, and Deborah Harkness.
Thank you for doing this. I love all these authors. I have a question though. I really want tower both John Green and Rainbow Rowell but their panels are at the same time. So you know how I can make it that I could meet both of them? Thanks for reading. And thanks again for this.
Honestly, its going to be very tough, and you may have to choose between the two. I am also in the same predicament and I’m trying to figure out how to do both. Its going to be super hard, but I’ll be updating (on Twitter, mostly) on what my plan is :D
Do all authors sign books after the panels?
I would say 99.9% of authors sign after their panels, or sometime during the day before, or after.