Das Book

I was thinking of attending next weekend's Los Angeles Times Festival of Books (because I was hoping to be in L.A. anyway), because any literary event sponsored by Target and HBO Films is well worth my time. But it doesn't look like that will happen.

So I was reviewing the panels and playing "One of these things is not like the others."

11:30 AM - Lies, Deceit, & Cover-ups
Korn Convocation Hall PANEL 1072
Moderator Mr. Larry Beinhart
Mr. Eric Alterman
Mr. John W. Dean
Ms. Maureen Dowd
Dr. Michael Shermer
Mr. Jon Wiener

One of those things is not like the others.

2:00 PM - Brave New World: Monopoly, Media, & the Right to Know
Royce Hall
Moderator Mr. David Shaw
Mr. Ken Auletta
Mr. Hugh Hewitt
Ms. Arianna Huffington
Mr. Geoffrey Stone

One of those things is not like the others.

3:30 PM - On the Front Lines: Covering War
Haines 39 PANEL 1044
Moderator Ms. Marjorie Miller
Mr. Mark Bowden
Mr. Chris Hedges
Mr. Terry McDermott
Mr. P.J. O'Rourke

One of those things is not like the others.

Also of interest: David Ehrenstein is appearing on a panel titled "Hollywood: Behind The Camera" and in a separate conversation with Liz Smith. (Actually, he'd be a lot better than MoDo on the Lies and Cover-Ups panel.)

And James Wolcott is a panel of one on the topic "Godspell: The Fetish of Religion in America Today."

I thought Chris Hitchens, Toni Bentley and Bob the Builder were appearing together, but I must be mistaken.

Update (4/17): "Godspell" link added.