Crowds pack USC campus on opening day of L.A. Times Festival of Books

2026-04-18 20:59 • ;Josh Rottenberg, Katie Simons, Iris Kwok

Readers line up for authors and celebrity guests as the annual USC event gets underway, with organizers expecting up to 155,000 attendees over the weekend.

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