L.A. Times Festival of Books lineup features Lionel Richie, Sarah Jessica Parker, Larry David, Roxane Gay and more

The L.A. Times Festival of Books is backmost for its 31st year.

The lawsuit volition diagnostic authors, poets, artists and podcasters crossed panels, publication signings, cooking demonstrations and screenings. This year’s lineup includes comedian Larry David, histrion and Booker Prize justice Sarah Jessica Parker, instrumentalist Lionel Richie, Beyoncé’s parent and multihyphenate Tina Knowles, bestselling writer and societal professional Roxane Gay and News & Documentary Emmy- and Peabody-nominated student Reza Aslan, among others.

Scheduled for April 18 and 19, the literate festival volition diagnostic much than 550 storytellers and astir 100 panels crossed the University of Southern California’s campus.

Other notable personalities include: Pat Benatar, Blippi, Mark Harmon, David Duchovny, Susan Lucci, Jennie Garth, Hannah Brown, Anne Lamott, Chanel Miller, Lisa Rinna, Stephanie Garber, Jon Klassen, Mac Barnett, Meghan Quinn, Hayley Kiyoko, Megan McDonald, Elyse Myers, Eli Rallo, Raegan Revord and Molly Jong-Fast.

As portion of the Ideas Exchange talker series, Richie volition beryllium down with Times Pop Music Critic Mikael Wood, to sermon “Truly,” Richie’s caller memoir. The publication explores the singer’s upbringing successful Alabama and his emergence to stardom, including performing with the Commodores.

On Saturday, Sarah Jessica Parker and Alexandra Oliva articulation the festival to sermon Oliva’s caller SJP Lit caller “The Radiant Dark.” The pursuing day, Larry David and Times News and Culture Critic Lorraine Ali volition speech astir Ali’s caller book, “No Lessons Learned: The Making of Curb Your Enthusiasm.”

This year’s lawsuit volition debut the Audiobook and Podcast Stage presented by Spotify, hosting endowment similar “Crimes of The Times” big and Times writer Christopher Goffard and “Remarkably Bright Creatures” bestselling writer Shelby Van Pelt. The festival volition besides surface a preview of the Hulu amusement “Rivals,” which volition beryllium followed by a treatment betwixt shaper and writer Dominic Treadwell-Collins and histrion Nafessa Williams.

At the Times Food Stage, Cassandra Peterson, known for her enactment arsenic Elvira, volition beryllium demoing from her publication “Elvira’s Cookbook From Hell.” Culinary influencer Cassie Yeung volition besides beryllium stopping by to sermon recipes from her caller Asian takeout cookbook “Bad B*tch successful the Kitch.”

The festival volition footwear disconnected April 17 with The Times hosting the 46th yearly L.A. Times Book Prizes astatine Bovard Auditorium. The ceremonial volition grant Amy Tan with the Robert Kirsch Award for beingness achievement, We Need Diverse Books with the Innovator’s Award and Adam Ross with the Christopher Isherwood Prize for Autobiographical Prose. The prizes admit 61 works successful 13 categories.

General admittance to the festival is free. Friend of the Festival packages, which see sheet reservations, parking and merchandise, are presently connected sale.