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1 | Note to Cal readers: Hundreds of potential speakers are in play right now, with 225-250 total ultimately to be confirmed and organized into sessions by late February. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | Below are only those already confirmed with clearance to publicize their appearance. Sheet 1 = Adult books; Sheet 2 = Children's/YA. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 | Author First Name | Author Last Name | Category | Subcategory | Featured Book | Notes | Festival Session Details (TK) | @ Cal? | Cal Alum? | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Viv | Albertine | Music | Memoir | To Throw Away Unopened | Conversation with Greil Marcus | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | Samina | Ali | Literary | Politics | All the Women in My Family Sing | Women Write the World: On Equality, Justice, and Freedom | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Charlie Jane | Anders | Science Fiction | Six Months, Three Days, Five Others | Literary Couples: How Does That Work? | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | Asa | Avdic | Mystery / Crime / Thriller | International | The Dying Game | Sweden | Women & Science Fiction: Following the Footsteps of Atwood, Butler, and Le Guin + 1 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
9 | Edward | Ayers | History | The Thin Light of Freedom: The Civil War and Emancipation in the Heart of America | Conversation with T.J. Stiles | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | Ari | Banias | Poetry | Anybody | Poetry panel | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | Martha | Batalha | Fiction | Debut | The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao | Fiction panel | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
12 | Monika | Bauerlein | Journalism | n/a | Mother Jones CEO | Manuel Pastor interviewer | ||||||||||||||||||||
13 | Emily | Bell | Publishing | n/a | Future of Publishing panel | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | Khaled | Beydoun | Social Science | Law | American Islamaphobia | Extremism panel; Race & Law in US History | Y | - | ||||||||||||||||||
15 | Cara | Black | Mystery / Crime / Thriller | Murder in Saint-Germain | PIs & Cops panel | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | Sara | Blaedel | Mystery / Crime / Thriller | International | The Undertaker's Daughter | Denmark | Nordic Noir; 1 more | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
17 | Therese | Bohman | Fiction | International | Eventide | Sweden | Fiction panel; 1 more | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
18 | Randal | Brandt | Mystery / Crime / Thriller | n/a | Nordic Noir, moderator | Y | Y | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | Marie | Brennan | Science Fiction | Lightening in the Blood | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Lisa | Brown | Literary | The Goldfish Ghost | Literary Couples: How Does That Work? | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | Francisco | Cantu | Culture | Immigration | The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border | Cantu/Diaz/Markham | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
22 | Jana | Casale | Fiction | Debut | The Girl Who Never Read Noam Chomsky | Fiction panel | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
23 | Elaine | Castillo | Fiction | America is Not the Heart | - | Y | ||||||||||||||||||||
24 | Victoria | Chang | Poetry | Barbie Chang | Poetry panel | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
25 | MK | Chavez | Poetry | Mothermorphosis | Poetry panel | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
26 | Erwin | Chemerinsky | Current Events | Free Speech on Campus | Nadine Strossen interview | Y | ||||||||||||||||||||
27 | Carol | Christ | n/a | Phoebe Hearst (women & philanthropy) | Y | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
28 | Jane | Ciabattari | Publishing | n/a | Book reviewing panel | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
29 | Jeff | Clements | Current Events | Business | Corporations Are Not People | Socially Responsible Business panel | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
30 | Steven | Clifford | Current Events | Business | The CEO Pay Machine: How It Trashes America and How to Stop It | Socially Responsible Business panel | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
31 | Catherine | Coulter | Mystery / Crime / Thriller | Enigma | Inteview with Laurie R. King | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
32 | Peter | Cozzens | History | Native American | The Earth Is Weeping: The Epic Story of the Indian Wars for the American West | Native American history panel | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
33 | Ellen Støkken | Dahl | Women, Health | International | The Wonder Down Under | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
34 | Jasmin | Darznik | Fiction | Debut | Song of a Captive Bird | Fiction panel | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
35 | Belva | Davis | Literary | Politics | All the Women in My Family Sing | Women Write the World: On Equality, Justice, and Freedom | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
36 | Michelle | Dean | Literary | Women | Sharp: The Women Who Made an Art of Having an Opinion | TBD | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
37 | Sylvie | Denis | Science Fiction | International | (no titles in English yet) | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
38 | Hernan | Diaz | Fiction | In the Distance | Cantu/Diaz/Markham | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
39 | John | Duberstein | Memoir | Death/Dying | The Bright Hour (Nina Riggs) | Intimacy of Dying | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
40 | Roxanne | Dunbar-Ortiz | Current Events | History | Loaded: A Disarming History of the Second Amendment | Interview with T.J. Stiles | - | Y | ||||||||||||||||||
41 | Geoff | Dyer | Literary | Photography | The Street Philosophy of Garry Winogrand | Interview with Errol Morris | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
42 | Edith | Eger | Psychology | History | The Choice: Embrace the Possible | Interview with Elizabeth Rosner | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
43 | Barbara | Ehrenreich | Social Science | Death/Dying | Natural Causes: An Epidemic of Wellness, the Certainty of Dying, and Killing Ourselves to Live Longer | Interview with Mother Jones | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
44 | Tongo | Eisen-Martin | Poetry | Heaven Is All Goodbyes | Poetry panel | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
45 | Mark | Eisner | Biography | Poetry | Neruda: The Poet's Calling | On Neruda | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
46 | Meg | Elison | Science Fiction | The Book of Etta | Women & Science Fiction: Following the Footsteps of Atwood, Butler, and Le Guin | - | Y | |||||||||||||||||||
47 | Grant | Faulkner | Writing | Publishing | Pep Talks for Writers | Pep Talks for Writers | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
48 | Candice | Fox | Mystery/Crime/Thriller | Crimson Lake | PIs & Cops panel | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
49 | John | Freeman | Literary | Publishing | Maps | editor, Freeman's | Freeman's; Denis Johnson tribute; Pico Iyer interviewer | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
50 | Edward | Frenkel | Memoir | Mathematics | Love and Math: The Heart of Hidden Reality | Conversation with Errol Morris | Y | - | ||||||||||||||||||
51 | Forrest | Gander | Poetry | Translation | Then Come Back: The Lost Neruda Poems | Poetry panel | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
52 | Laurie | Glover | Environment | Naming Mt. Thoreau | Environment & Literature | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
53 | Matt | Goldman | Mystery/Crime/Thriller | Gone to Dust | PIs & Cops panel | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
54 | Joan | Halifax | Spirituality | Standing at the Edge: Finding Freedom Where Fear and Courage Meet | Interview with Dacher Keltner | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
55 | Rachel | Hall | Mystery/Crime/Thriller | City of Saviors | PIs & Cops panel | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
56 | Karo | Hämäläinen | Mystery/Crime/Thriller | International | Cruel is the Night | Finland | Nordic Noir; 1 more | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
57 | Daniel | Handler | Fiction | All the Dirty Parts | Literary Couples: How Does That Work?, + 1 | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
58 | Rodrigo | Hasbun | Fiction | Affections | Bolivian novelist living in Houston | Fiction panel | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
59 | David | Hayden | Fiction | International | Darker with the Lights On | Ireland | Irish panel, fiction panel | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
60 | Camille | Hayes | Literary | Politics | All the Women in My Family Sing | Women Write the World: On Equality, Justice, and Freedom | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
61 | Juan Felipe | Herrera | Poetry | Young Adult (Sheet 2) | Jabberwalking | Former U.S. Poet Laureate | Solo Presentation | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
62 | Brenda | Hillman | Poetry | Extra Hidden Life, Among the Days | Interview with Geoffrey O'Brien | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
63 | Pia | Hinckle | Journalism | n/a | Warren Hinckle Retrospective | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
64 | Anne | Holt | Mystery/Crime/Thrillers | International | In Dust and Ashes | Norway | Nordic Noir; 1 more | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
65 | Niels | Hooper | Publishing | n/a | Future of Publishing panel | Y | - | |||||||||||||||||||
66 | Michael | Imperioli | Fiction | The Perfume Burned His Eyes | Fiction panel | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
67 | Pico | Iyer | Literary | 100 Journeys for the Spirit | Sunday Evening Closing Keynote | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
68 | Steffen | Jacobsen | Mystery/Crime/Thriller | International | Trophy | Norwegian physician living in Denmark | Nordic Noir; 1 more | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
69 | Saru | Jayaraman | Social Science | Forked: A New Standard for American Dining | Y | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
70 | Clara | Jeffrey | Journalism | n/a | Mother Jones EIC | Barbara Ehrenreich interviewer | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
71 | Jamie | Jensen | Travel | Road Trip USA | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
72 | Joan M. | Johnson | Philanthropy | Women | Funding Feminism | Phoebe Hearst (women & philanthropy) | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
73 | Lucy | Kalanithi | Memoir | Death/Dying | When Breath Becomes Air (Paul Kalanithi) | Intimacy of Dying | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
74 | Gary | Kamiya | Literary | The Cool, Gray City of Love | Denis Johnson tribute | - | Y | |||||||||||||||||||
75 | Dan | Kamman | Environment | n/a (texts only) | A+ D, with Solnit, 1 more TBA | Y | - | |||||||||||||||||||
76 | Elaine | Katzenberger | Publishing | n/a | Future of Publishing panel | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
77 | Jonathan | Kauffman | Food | Hippie Food: How Back-to-the-Landers, Longhairs, and Revolutionaries Changed the Way We Eat | Food & Drink | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
78 | L.A. | Kauffman | Politics | Culture | Direct Action: Protest and the Reinvention of American Radicalism | A+D, Activism with Rebecca Solnit | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
79 | Dacher | Keltner | Psychology | The Power Paradox | Interview with Joan Halifax | Y | - | |||||||||||||||||||
80 | Laleh | Khadivi | Fiction | A Good Country | USF fiction panel | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
81 | Vandana | Khanna | Poetry | Afternoon Masala | Poetry panel | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
82 | Lydia | Kiesling | Publishing | The Golden State (forthcoming) | Editor, The Millions | Book reviewing panel | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
83 | Michael | Kimmel | Gender Studies | Healing from Hate: How Young Men Get Into--And Out Of--Violent Extremism | Men 2018; 1 more TBA | - | Y | |||||||||||||||||||
84 | Laurie R. | King | Mystery/Crime/Thriller | Echoes of Sherlock Holmes | Coulter/King conversation | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
85 | Maggie Shen | King | Science Fiction | An Excess Male | Women & Science Fiction: Following the Footsteps of Atwood, Butler, and Le Guin | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
86 | Sally | Kohn | Current Events | The Opposite of Hate: A Field Guide to Repairing Our Humanity | Solo Presentation | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
87 | Aline | Kominsky-Crumb | Comics | Graphic Art | Love That Bunch | R. Crumb's wife; lives in France | Interview with Peggy Orenstein | - | - | |||||||||||||||||
88 | Paul | Laity | Journalism | n/a | Book reviewing panel | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
89 | Michelle Mush | Lee | Literary | Politics | All the Women in My Family Sing | Women Write the World: On Equality, Justice, and Freedom | - | Y | ||||||||||||||||||
90 | Winnie | Li | Fiction | Women | Dark Chapter | England | A+D, women, harrasment, #metoo | - | Y | |||||||||||||||||
91 | Margaret | Littman | Travel | Moon Nashville to New Orleans Road Trip | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||||
92 | Michael David | Lukas | Fiction | The Last Watchman of Old Cairo: A Novel | USF fiction panel | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
93 | Julie | Lythcott-Haims | Memoir | Social Sciences | Real American | |||||||||||||||||||||
94 | Benjamin | Madley | History | An American Genocide: The United States and the California Indian Catastrophe, 1846-1873 | Native American history panel | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
95 | Sara | Marchant | Literary | Politics | All the Women in My Family Sing | Women Write the World: On Equality, Justice, and Freedom | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
96 | Greil | Marcus | Popular Culture | Real Life Rock: The Complete Top Ten Columns, 1986-2014 | Interview with Viv Albertine | - | Y | |||||||||||||||||||
97 | Lauren | Markham | Current Events | Immigration | The Far Away Brother: Two Young Migrants and the Making of an American Life | Cantu/Diaz/Markham | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
98 | Joyce | Maynard | Memoir | The Best of Us | Interview with TBA | - | - | |||||||||||||||||||
99 | Eimear | McBride | Fiction | The Lesser Bohemians | Ireland | Interview; Irish panel | - | - | ||||||||||||||||||
100 | Laura | McLively | Food | The Berkeley Bowl Cookbook | Food & Drink | - | Y |