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FRIEND OF THE FESTIVAL+ ($200)
- UNLIMITED early panel reservations: reserve your spot a full month before the general public! ($126 minimum value)
Public reservations go on sale April 20. Special ticketed events, including Rebecca Yarros, are not included in this offer.
- 50% off GA tickets to the Amanda Gorman Ideas Exchange
- Six tickets to the April 25 Book Prize awards ceremony at Bovard Auditorium ($120 value)
- Free valet parking at the festival April 26-27 ($100 value)
- One free official festival poster and mug
- 15% off festival merchandise
- 30% off Festival of Books 30th Anniversary commemorative book while supplies last
- 4 months free unlimited digital access to the L.A. Times (non-subscribers only)
FRIEND OF THE FESTIVAL BASIC ($85)
- Up to 20 early panel reservations: reserve your spot a full month before the general public! ($120 minimum value)
Public reservations go on sale April 20. Special ticketed events, including Rebecca Yarros, are not included in this offer.
- 50% off GA tickets to the Amanda Gorman Ideas Exchange
- Four tickets to the April 25 Book Prize awards ceremony at Bovard Auditorium ($80 value)
- First access to purchase valet parking (while supplies last)
- One free official festival poster
- 15% off festival merchandise
- 30% off Festival of Books 30th Anniversary commemorative book while supplies last
- 4 months free unlimited digital access to the L.A. Times (non-subscribers only)
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