‘I just can’t stop smiling.’ Joy abounds with return of L.A. Times Festival of Books
LA TimesFestivalgoers shop at the Book Soup booth during the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC on Saturday. “It’s been part of our lives for many years, and it was disappointing when we were unable to come, but it’s awesome to be here with my son now and to share the love of books with him.” Brielle R., 7, paints wings on a pig at the L.A. Times Festival of Books. “He’s a boy,” said Michael, “but we’re going to raise him as a feminist.” Fans of chef Marcela Valladolid cheer at the Cooking Stage while she records a video Saturday at the Festival of Books. It’s good to see books honored.” Dorottya Carlo and her friend, Rachel Watson, browsed the Skylight Books booth, where Watson had purchased Elizabeth Kolbert’s “Under a White Sky” for her boyfriend. “I just can’t stop smiling.” Books Watch poet Amanda Gorman’s first public performance since the inauguration Gorman read her poem “Fugue,” about the ravages of the pandemic, publicly for the first time at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on Saturday.
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