Thousands of people crowded the UCLA campus for Southern Californias annual bacchanal of books (Christina House / For The Times)
Alyssa Robinson joins her mother, Sandy Banks, for a chat about her column at The Times Festival of Books, where both unexpectedly ran into old friends. (Christina House / For The Times)
Clara Aragon of Ontario shops for books with her dog Penny. (Christina House / For The Times)
Author Ray Bradbury signs books at the annual festival. (Christina House / For The Times)
Actress Tori Spelling talks about her book “Mommywood.” (Christina House / For The Times)
Sarah Burke, left, and Lucas Winkler, both 6, sing along during a performance by Hip Hop Harry at the book fair. (Christina House / For The Times)
Contributing book titles to a giant poster asking “What are you reading?” are, from left, Christian Monaghan, Karina Meza, Philip Caltabiano and Chun-Cecilia Wang. (Christina House / For The Times)
Actress Alyssa Milano talks about her book “Safe at Home: Confessions of a Baseball Fanatic.” (Christina House / For The Times)
Gore Vidal was among the authors who spoke at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at UCLA.. (Christina House / For The Times)
