Because the Los Angeles Occasions Competition of Books kicked off Saturday throughout the sprawling campus at USC, the occasion as soon as once more turned a magnet for a mixture of superstar authors from throughout the leisure world and past. Particular friends like poet Amanda Gorman, actor Wil Wheaton, singer JoJo and comic Hannah Berner popped by our photograph studio to pose for portraits between their busy schedules talking at panels in entrance of crowds on the pageant. Listed below are a few of our favourite portraits of our particular friends from this weekend.
Amanda Gorman
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Amanda Gorman, creator of the 2025 image ebook “Girls on the Rise,” is the youngest inaugural poet in U.S. historical past. The award-winning author who graduated cum laude from Harvard College, got here to prominence after her recitation of “The Hill We Climb” on the inauguration of President Biden.
Nikki Toscano 
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Nikki Toscano is a author, producer and showrunner for tv who served as co-showrunner and govt producer of the present “Hunters” on Amazon Prime and as showrunner and govt producer of Paramount+ miniseries “The Offer.”
Andrew Plotkin 
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Andrew Plotkin is govt vp of drama improvement at Sony TV.
Creator Liz Moore 
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Creator Liz Moore is the creator of the 2024 New York Occasions bestselling novel “The God of the Woods.”
Wil Wheaton 
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Actor Wil Wheaton is thought for his position as Wesley Crusher in “Star Trek: The Next Generation” and different basic roles together with Gordie Lachance within the movie “Stand by Me,” Joey Trotta in “Toy Soldiers” and Bennett Hoenicker in “Flubber.”
JoJo 
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Singer JoJo (Joanna Levesque) launched her profession in music releasing chart-topping R&B and pop music, together with breakout hit “Leave (Get Out).” She gained prominence as a younger artist, and has additionally made a reputation for herself in appearing and launched a ebook in 2024 titled “Over the Influence.”
