What’s Going On (USA)

April 24, 8 p.m.
New York, 92nd Street Y
Andrew Sean Greer and Meg Wolitzer
Andrew Sean Greer, who will be introduced by Michael Cunningham, is the author of The Confessions of Max Tivoli. Meg Wolitzer is the author of eight novels, including The Wife and The Ten-Year Nap, which is forthcoming. She will be introduced by Mary Gordon.
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April 25, 8 p.m.
Los Angeles, Royce Hall, UCLA
Los Angeles Times’ Book Prizes
The 28th annual presentation of the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes. Past winners include Ray Bradbury, Joan Didion, Gabriel García Márquez, Allen Ginsberg, Christopher Isherwood, Milan Kundera, Doris Lessing, Ian McEwan, Larry McMurty, Walker Percy and W.G. Sebald.
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April 26 – April 27
Los Angeles, UCLA Main Campus
Los Angeles Times Festival of Books
Visit the 13th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, a weekend in April devoted to people love to write, publish and sell books. This year includes six outdoor stages, two children’s areas, more than 300 exhibitors and over 100 author panels.
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March 27 – August 17
Chicago, Art Institute of Chicago
Graphic Thought Facility: Resourceful Design
Established in Britain in 1990 by Paul Neale, Andy Stevens and Nigel Robinson, Graphic Thought Facility (GTF) is emerging as one of the most progressive and creative international design firms. ‘Resourceful Design’, which features both two- and three-dimensional pieces, is the first Art Institute exhibition to be devoted solely to the work of a single firm and is accompanied by a fully illustrated publication. Graphic Thought Facility recently designed the cover of Granta 101.
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