Festival of Books: Scenes of Day 2

Earth, Wind & Fire’s Philip Bailey talked about his music and his book “Shining Star” with Alex Cohen. He even sang a little when a visitor asked.  (Tom Politeo / For The Times)

Jared Diamond spoke with Times columnist Patt Morrison about his most recent book, “The World Until Yesterday.”  (Tom Politeo / For The Times)

Author Sandra Cisneros, who wrote “The House on Mango Street” in 1984, talks about her work at the festival.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Katherine Schwarzenegger, left, discusses her book “I Just Graduated ... Now What?” with interviewer and mom Maria Shriver.  (Tom Politeo / For The Times)

Author Veronica Roth talks about her “Divergent” trilogy in Bovard Auditorium.   (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Fans wait to hear author Veronica Roth speak in Bovard Auditorium.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

Novelist Jackie Collins signs her latest work, “The Lucky Santangelo Cookbook,” at the Cooking Stage.  (Tom Politeo / For The Times)

Lilibet Snellings, left, Annabelle Gurwitch and Anna David speak at the “Memoir: Live (and Laugh) Through This” panel.   (Tom Politeo / For The Times)

Artist Jena Priebe adds to a book sculpture that she began at the start of the festival.  (Tom Politeo / For The Times)

Visitors spend time doodling on murals created at a festival booth   (Tom Politeo / For The Times)

Eli Villanueva, left, and Shabnam Kalbasi of L.A. Opera tell a story via song. They sang bits of “The Barber of Seville” and “The Marriage of Figaro.”  (Tom Politeo / For The Times)

Visitors browse through books for sale.  (Anne Cusack / Los Angeles Times)

A wall asking “What books inspire your fire?” fills with selections from festival-goers.   (Mary Forgione / Los Angeles Times)

A child sits on a sculpture of USC mascot Traveler.   (Joy Press / Los Angeles Times)

An informal storytelling moment at the festival.   (Joy Press / Los Angeles Times)

Gigi Levangie, Jane Green, Lian Dolan and Lacy Crawford, from left, talk about fiction (and real) life crises in “Fiction: Choices and Consequences” during the Festival of Books on Sunday.  (Bret Hartman / For The Times)

Kids danced in a mini mosh pit at the Children’s Stage on Sunday.  (Tom Politeo / For the Times)

“Biography is hard work,” William Todd Schultz, right, said Sunday during the panel “The Artist as Influencer.” Schultz is the author of “Torment Saint: The Life of Elliott Smith.”   ( Bret Hartman / For The Times)

During a Sunday panel, Gustavo Arellano, who wrote “Taco USA: How Mexican Food Conquered America,” said that the acceptance of a food by an immigrant community eventually leads to acceptance of the community itself.  (Bret Hartman / For The Times)