Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

Thousands of people crowded the UCLA campus for Southern California’s 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)