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22 Years of Books At USC

As previously reported, the University of Southern California invited thousands of various authors in nearly every genre to a

And still more books were available for as little as five dollars at various stands throughout as well as authors who offered festival sale prices for new and recent books that they released in the past year.

In addition, the students of USC’s medical department offered complimentary health screenings including vision and dental this

year.

Check out the video below, for exclusive interviews with various authors including a book by the director from the “I Love Lucy” sitcom.


The next festival of books is scheduled for April 13 and 14, 2019.

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Celebrating 20 years of Books at USC

Hosted once again by the Los Angeles Times on the campus of USC, the LA Times Festival of Books saw thousands of different types of books and art forms this year.  The festival took place on Saturday April 9 and Sunday April 10 and there was a little something for everyone to enjoy from poetry, music as well as a few select cooking demonstrations.

To see more exclusive interviews, including the musical talent on the campus of USC, watch the video below.

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“Monsters” Come to Life on the Big Screen

From the creative mind of R.L. Stine, comes a tale that will give anyone “Goosebumps.”

Jack Black stars in Columbia’s Goosebumps as R.L Stine himself, who has secluded himself in the town of Greendale, Maryland with only his daughter and manuscript monsters to keep him company, but when Zach, played by Dylan Minnette, moves in next door to him and his daughter, (Odeya Rush) takes a liking to the mysterious boy next door, well it’s up to daddy Stine to put things back in there place, especially when the teenagers unleash the dangerous of monsters that he has ever created.

Goosebumps, at just under two hour runtime, is an action, adventure, comedy that will have true fans of the young adult horror genre on the edge of their seats in tradition R.L Stine manner.  The blockbuster opened October 15, 2015, right around the time of halloween and is currently playing at a theater near you.  See it today, you won’t be sorry.

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Books Galore Part 2

At the 2015 Festival of Books, there were so may unique authors featured on the campus of USC.  Everything from historical romance from author Delores Else, to the mysterious worlds of Joel Fox and even a youth book about a young group of girls called iBesties.

Watch the video below to see more authors and learn about their books including Books For Billy.

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Books Galore at USC

This year marks the 20th year of the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at the University of Southern California.  As previously reported, there were thousands of books ranging from children to young adult and many more in between.  There were also several celebrities that brought their own books for people to purchase as well as a cooking stage, music and much more.

Watch now to see just which books were the highlight of this year’s festival and stay tuned for a follow up with even more exclusive interviews from more of the authors at the 2015 LA Times Festival of books.

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LA Times Festival of Books at USC

On Saturday April 12th and Sunday April 13th, 2014, hundreds of self published authors gathered on the campus of USC for the LA Times Festival of Books.  The free event invited So Cal residents to browse the thousands of titles in multiple categories including children’s, Mystery, Non fiction and more.

Watch now to see a sample of books, available to all in bookstores and online.