Events Calendar

Xiaowei R. Wang’s Blockchain Chicken Farm: And Other Stories of Tech in China’s Countryside (2023 Science + Literature Selected Title) expertly examines the quickly changing landscape of technology, and the people engaging with it as user, creator, and controller. Join Wang for a conversation on their debut essay collection, and if and how freedom can be found through technology.

Moderated by Joe Fassler, a McGraw Fellow at the Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.

Presented in partnership with Boise State University’s Global Humanities and Cultural Studies program.

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In their debut books, 2022 National Book Award–honored authors Marytza K. Rubio (Maria, Maria & Other Stories) and Alejandro Varela (The Town of Babylon) depict characters chasing freedom—across countries, realms, and the suburbs. Join Rubio and Varela for a conversation on reading and writing contemporary literature set in the Americas.

Moderated by Ruth Dickey, Executive Director of the National Book Foundation.

Presented in partnership with the San Antonio Book Festival.

2023 Science + Literature Selected Title Dyke (geology) by Sabrina Imbler juxtaposes the long history of volcanoes, and a shorter history of a summer’s romance—demonstrating just how much humans emulate the natural world. Join Imbler in conversation with Latif Nasser, 2023 Science + Literature selection committee member and co-host of Radiolab, for a conversation on how science writing can inform and connect readers with the world around them.

Presented in partnership with the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.

General ticket reservations will open on the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books website on Sunday, April 16 at 6:00am PDT.