etc. stage: Sunday,2:30
Actor, producer, director, and community activist, Olmos was born and raised in East Los Angeles and has varied film credits including "The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez," "Stand and Deliver" and "American Me." His humanitarian efforts include serving as the United States Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF.
TILLIE OLSEN
Founding Mothers: Saturday, 10 a.m.
Olsen's work includes "Mother to Daughter, Daughter to Mother: A Daybook & Reader," the essay collection "Silences" and "Tell Me A Riddle."
JOSE-LUIS OROZCO
Times Storytelling Area: Saturday, 10 a.m.
Times Storytelling Area: Saturday, 4:30 p.m.
Times Storytelling Area: Sunday, 2 p.m.
Orozco is a professonal singer, songwriter, author and recording artist. He is the author of the award-winning book "De Colores and Other Latin-American Folk Songs for Children" and has recorded a compilation of Latin American children's folklore.
WHITNEY OTTO
A Woman's Story: Saturday, 3 p.m.
Living in Portland with her family, Otto is the author of several novels including "Now You See Her" and her bestselling "How to Make An American Quilt." Her most recent book is "The Passion Dream Book."
GRACE PALEY
Founding Mothers: Saturday, 10 a.m.
Paley was a finalist for a 1994 National Book Award for "Collected Stories." Her most recent book is "Just As I Thought," a collection of articles, essays and talks chronicling 30 years of political and literary thought.
T. JEFFERSON PARKER
Suspense Writing: Sunday, 1 p.m.
Parker has been compared to Raymond Chandler for such novels about Southern California as "Laguna Heat," "The Triggerman's Dance" and recently, "Where Serpents Lie."
MARGARET SAYER PEDEN
The Art of Translation: Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
Peden is the translator of such Latin American authors as Octavio Paz, Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, Laura Esquivel, Fanny Buitrago and Isabel Allende.
MARK PEEL
Healthy Eating: Sunday, 2 p.m.
Peel is co-owner and chef of Los Angeles' Campanile restaurant and co-owner of La Brea Bakery. He is co-author of "The Food of Campanile" and "Mark Peel and Nancy Silverton at Home: Two Chefs Cook for Family and Friends."
CONSTANCE PENLEY
Erotica vs. Pornography: Saturday, 10 a.m.
Penley is a professor of film studies and women's studies at UC Santa Barbara. Her focus is on feminist media theory and cultural and science studies. Her books include "Close Encounters: Film, Feminism, & Science Fiction," "Male Trouble" and, most recently, "Popular Science and Sex in America."
BOB PERRY
Southern California Landscapes: Sunday, 4 p.m.
Perry is the author of "Landscape Plants for Western Regions: An Illustrated Guide to Plants for Water Conservation."
KATHRYN PHILLIPS
Southern California Landscapes: Sunday, 4 p.m.
A journalist and author, Phillips specializes in writing about how our lives intersect with science, nature and the environment. Her books include "Tracking the Vanishing Frogs" and "Paradise by Design."
STEVEN PINKER
Solo Event: Sunday, 12:30 p.m.
Pinker, a professor of psychology and director of the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience at M.I.T., is the author of, among other books, "The Language Instinct" and "How the Mind Works," which won the 1997 Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science and Technology.
BILL PLASCHKE
Talkin' Baseball: Sunday, noon
Plaschke is a Times sports columnist and Pulitzer Prize nominee who has won numerous awards including a 1996 Headliners award for sports writer of the year. He is the author of "No More Mr. Nice Guy," with baseball manager Dick Williams, and "Hard Knox," with football coach Chuck Knox.
GEORGE PLIMPTON
Telling Lives: Saturday, 1:30 p.m.
Founder and editor of the Paris Review, Plimpton has played professional sports, photographed Playboy centerfolds and written and/or edited 26 books. The biography "Truman Capote" is his most recent work.
DENNIS PRAGER
Barnes & Noble Stage: Sunday, 11 a.m.
Prager hosts "The Dennis Prager Show" on KABC Radio and is the author of several books including "Think A Second Time" and "The Nine Questions People Ask About Judaism" with Joseph Telushkin. His most recent book is "Happiness Is A Serious Problem: A Human Nature Repair Manual."
ERIC PRIESTLEY
Poetry Corner: Saturday, 10:45 a.m.
Poetry Matters: Sunday, 12:30 p.m.
Currently on the English faculty of Antioch University, Priestley is a poet, novelist and screenwriter whose work includes "Raw Dog," "Gypsy Poems" and "Abracadabra." His awards include Cal State Northridge's Paul Robeson-Zora Neale Hurston Award for Arts.
EDUARDO QUEZADA
Times Storytelling Area: Saturday, 5:30 p.m.
Quezada is a veteran news anchor on KMEX-TV, Channel 34, and has reported on the Latino community for more than 20 years. He is the recipient of numerous awards including a Radio and Television News Association of Southern California award.
JAMES RAGAN
Poetry Corner: Saturday, 11:30 a.m.
Poetry Matters: Sunday, 12:30 p.m.
A playwright and poet, Ragan directs USC's professional writing program. His books include "Lusions," "The Hunger Wall" and "Womb-Weary."
ALEX RAKSIN
