Find your spark at the 2025 L.A. Times Festival of Books, April 26-27 on the USC campus. It’s the country’s largest literary festival and admission is FREE. 

Indoor Panel Reservations:
Reserve a seat to see your favorite authors. 

Friend of the Festival Packages:
Get the most premium festival experience. Perks include first access to panel reservations, tickets to the Book Prize awards ceremony, discounts and more.

Book Prizes Ceremony:
Festival of Books weekend kicks off in style with this exclusive awards ceremony honoring the year’s best authors and storytellers. Now in its 45th year, the L.A. Times Book Prize program recognizes the greatest literary achievements and emerging authors of each year. The prizes are dedicated to discovering new voices and celebrating the highest quality of writing across the spectrum of book publishing.

Ideas Exchange: 
See award-winning writer, activist and Book Prizes Innovator's Award recipient Amanda Gorman in conversation as she discusses her latest release, "Girls on the Rise." Don't miss your chance to hear Gorman in her own words and learn how she uses poetry to motivate, inspire and enact social change.

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