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Journalist James Fallows talked about his book, Our Towns: A 100,000 mile Journey Into the Heart of America, on his experiences traveling across America. He spoke with Maggie Dodds at the…

Author and radio show host Larry Elder took viewer phone calls at the 2019 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.

Adam Winkler talked about his book Gunfight: The Battle Over the Right to Bear Arms in America. He was interviewed by Mr. Dunham and responded to questions from members of the audience.…

Historian Douglas Brinkley recounted President Kennedy’s commitment to space exploration and the 1969 moon landing.

Brown University professor Monica Martinez provided a history of ethnic violence along the Texas-Mexico borderlands in the early 1900's.

Marie Brenner chronicled the last days of war correspondent Marie Colvin, who died in 2012 while covering the Syrian Civil War.

Authors Steve Luxenberg and Helen Thorpe discussed their writing routines and the challenges faced by nonfiction authors.

Hugh Fitzsimons reflected on the impact of fracking on his family’s ranch.

University of Texas professor Hector Garcia explored why people hold certain political ideas through the lens of evolutionary science.

Journalist Anna Merlan looked at how conspiracy theories take root in society.

Karl Rove, author and former senior adviser to President George W. Bush, weighed in on the current state of national politics. He spoke at the Rancho Mirage Writers Festival in California.

Authors Jesse Jarnow (Wasn’t That a Time: The Weavers, the Blacklist, and the Battle for the Soul of America), Tim Mohr (Burning Down the Haus: Punk Rock, Revolution, and the Fall of the…

Journalist William Knoedelseder talked about his book, Fins: Harley Earl, the Rise of General Motors, and the Glory Days of Detroit, in which he reported on the rise of General Motors and…

Four authors talked about biography and their books on the lives of legendary African Americans. The participants were David Blight, Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom; Jeffrey Stewart, The…

Charles Graeber talked about his book, The Breakthrough: Immunotherapy and the Race to Cure Cancer, in which he reported on scientific advances in cancer research.

Several authors took part in a 2019 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books forum on social justice. The participants and their books on the topic were: Kyle Swenson, Good Kids, Bad City: A…

Author Bret Easton Ellis took viewer phone calls about his book of essays, White, at the 2019 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.

This portion of the 2019 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books featured a discussion on politics and digital technology with authors Douglas Rushkoff, Team Human; Nicolas Berggruen and Nathan…

Actress and director Justine Bateman took viewer phone calls about her book, Fame: The Hijacking of Reality. This event was part of the 2019 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.…

Several authors took part in a discussion on the history of terrorism in the U.S. worldwide. The authors were Patrick Keefe, Say Nothing; Steven Ross, Hitler in Los Angeles;" Charles Lane,…