LOS ANGELES — Singer Janelle Monáe, poet Amanda Gorman, novelist Jonathan Franzen and actor Billy Porter are among the authors set to appear at the Los Angeles Times' Festival of Books this year.
On Wednesday, the L.A. Times unveiled its lineup for the annual literary celebration, which will feature more than 500 writers, musicians, artists and chefs spread out across USC's 226-acre campus.
For the first time since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the event will take place in person, April 23 and 24, in the heart of the Downtown Arts and Education Corridor.