Tens of thousands of people gathered on Saturday at 30 Los Angeles Times Books Festival At the USC, wrap closed windows and waiting in huge lines to obtain the signatures of their favorite authors.
The annual festival has readings, projections and panels with authors and other speakers. The two -day event is expected to bring together more than 550 storytellers on seven outdoor stages and 15 interior places.
It was too early to know how many people attended the first day of the event, which is presented as the largest literary festival in the country. But the sun shone after a rainy morningAnd an organizer said that the festival looked “super cluttered”, estimating more than 85,000 people at the end of the day.
Among the presenters on Saturday, there was Matthew Specktor And Griffin DunneThe two authors of Memoirs who explore growing in Hollywood. They spoke with the former editor -in -chief of Book Times and Critique David L. Ulin Before a crowd of more than 150 people in the city of the USC and the dressing room.
Specktor is the author of several novels and non-fiction books, notably “The Golden Hour: A Story of Family and Power in Hollywood. ” In “Friday afternoon club: a family memory», Dunne describes intimate moments throughout her life, telling stories of her late father, journalist Dominick Dunneand his late uncle and aunt, the famous writers John Gregory Dunne And Joan Didion.
During the Midi Panel, Dunne addressed a more recent family affair: the posthumous publication of Didion “Notes in JohnWho presents newspaper entries written for her husband, in which she describes her conversations with a psychiatrist on their daughter's alcoholism and possible suicidal trends.
Dunne said he had learned the publication of deeply personal work one day before his publicly announcement.
“I could make an argument on the way she would have felt on this subject for both sides,” he said. “She was a journalist in her own life.”
Also at noon, more than 100 people gathered in the Théâtre du Cinéma Eileen Norris to hear the authors EA Hanks, Laurie Woolever,, Sloane Crosley And Kareem Rosser discusses the writing and treatment of sorrow with the moderator Elizabeth Crane.
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The authors thought about the nature and stages of sorrow during the one hour panel. Many have undergone double losses – entering their writing process by thinking that they would think about a loss, only for another to occur.
“Even if these five stages exist, it is so non -linear,” said Crane, who wrote many fictional works as well as a first memory.
There were humorous moments in the midst of the stories of the writers of the tragedy. The crowd laughed while Crosley and Hanks have planted on the good reading lists of Spotify to listen to during writing on suicide.
In “Grief is for people”, Crosley mourns the jewelry she loses in a burglary, until she is also forced to count with the loss of her best friend and mentor to suicide.
Hanks is the author of “The 10: A Memoir of Family and the Open Road”, which follows his journey by traveling alone on the Interstate 10 as she tries to treat the life and death of her mother, as well as the death of a close friend. She is the daughter of Tom Hanks And his first wife, the late Susan Dillingham, who used the scene name Samantha Lewes.
Hanks also shared an overview of his process to write on sorrow.
“If someone is there and try to write, know that it improves,” said Hanks about “choking” after receiving his first book agreement. “This book took a decade, so the Catharsis of the publishing … concerned my creative recovery.”
Paige desorbo and Hannah BernerCo-hosts of popular podcast “The Giggly team“, Brought a light but frank conversation to the main scene of the festival at the beginning of the afternoon. The comic duo released this month, “How to Giggle: a Guide to Getting Life less seriously”, a book of advice that looks like a magazine for teenagers in the early 2000s filled with quiz, exclusive of photos of famous friends and sincere relational advice.
“I did not know that we had so much smarter,” said Berner, welcoming a crowd of standing fans, known as “Gigglers”.
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During a moderate conversation by Times Wellness Editor Alyssa BereznakDESORBO and BERNER opened the start of their friendship, experiences on reality TV and how they deal with anxiety. As they mocked themselves and shared hot catches, their jokes met laughter and snickers.
When asked how to find a close friendship like the one they share, Desorbo replied: “You have to find the person you really can be yourself.”
The festival started on Friday evening with the 45th Los Angeles Times Book Prix Ceremony at the Bovard Auditorium de l'USC. The prices recognize exceptional literary achievements and celebrate the highest quality of writing of authors at all stages of their career.
The winners were announced in 13 categories for works published last year. Find a full List of winners here.
In addition, award -winning author Pico received the Robert Kirsch prize for success for life and the famous poet Amanda Gorman received the innovator prize for his work promoting literacy, empowering young people and sensitizing important questions.
The ceremony was opened with remarks by the editor -in -chief of the Times Terry Tang and was modified by the time columnist Lz Granderson.
“In a world that now feels so confusing and painful, this weekend gives us everyone a chance to find a feeling of unity, goal and support,” said Tang.
The book festival takes place until Sunday. More information, including a calendar of events, can be found on the Festival website.
