11th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Set for April 29-30 at UCLA Campus
January 12 2006 - 6:30PM
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Authors Scheduled to Participate Include Dave Barry, Douglas
Brinkley, Mary Higgins Clark, Robert Crais, Larry Flynt, Arianna
Huffington, Chip Kidd, David Maraniss, Cokie Roberts, Dr. Laura
Schlessinger and Sarah Vowell LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ --
The 11th annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books will feature
more than 90 author/panel discussions, author book signings, six
stages featuring children's programming, poetry readings, cooking
demonstrations and music. Book lovers will be able to meet
best-selling authors, publishers and other literary figures.
Hundreds of exhibitor booths, stage events and popular children's
characters keep it entertaining for all ages. The event takes place
Saturday, April 29, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sunday, April 30,
from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m., on the UCLA campus. Authors scheduled to
participate include Dave Barry, Douglas Brinkley, Mary Higgins
Clark, Robert Crais, Larry Flynt, Arianna Huffington, Chip Kidd,
David Maraniss, Cokie Roberts, Dr. Laura Schlessinger and Sarah
Vowell. As part of the Los Angeles Times yearlong 125th anniversary
celebration, the 2006 Festival of Books will have panels featuring
Times editorial staff and a 125th anniversary-themed Times
Pavilion. The official poster of the 2006 Festival of Books
features artwork by Marie-Louise Gay entitled "Castle of Books."
Gay has written and/or illustrated more than 30 books for children,
and her books have been published in a dozen countries. She created
"Castle of Books" in 2003 with watercolors, pencil, pastel and
collage. The towering castle of books represents the magical place
people experience when they immerse themselves in a good book. Los
Angeles Times Book Prize Awards Ceremony The 26th annual
presentation of the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes is set for
Friday, April 28, at 8 p.m., in UCLA's Royce Hall. The event's
emcee will be author, analyst and political commentator Cokie
Roberts. Tickets are required and go on sale Feb. 27 at UCLA's
Central Ticket Office, 310-825-2101 or http://www.tickets.ucla.edu/
The Los Angeles Times Book Prize Awards, established in 1980,
recognizes outstanding literary achievements in biography, current
interest, history, poetry, science and technology, fiction, first
fiction, mystery/thriller, and young adult fiction. More
information is available at http://www.latimes.com/events. Festival
of Books Sponsors The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books -- one of
the nation's premier public literary festivals and the largest of
its kind on the West Coast -- was created in 1996 by The Times to
promote literacy and to bring together those who create books with
the people who love to read them. It is presented in association
with UCLA. Target is the presenting sponsor of the 2006 Los Angeles
Times Festival of Books. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, Borders
Bookstores and Canada are major sponsors. Ticketmaster is the
official ticket supplier of the event. Additional sponsors will be
announced as they are confirmed. General information about the
Festival is available at http://www.latimes.com/events or by
calling 1-800-LA TIMES, ext. 7BOOK. Admission is free, but tickets
are required to attend author panel discussions and lectures
because of limited seating. Free tickets will be available at all
Ticketmaster locations in Southern California starting Sunday,
April 23 at noon until Thursday, April 27 at 5 p.m., or until all
tickets have been distributed. A limited number of tickets will
also be available on-site during the event. The Times, a Tribune
Publishing company, is the largest metropolitan daily newspaper in
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3,000 stories posted daily. Latimes.com's award-winning arts and
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