The 28th Los Angeles Times Festival of Books returned to the University of Southern California on Saturday and Sunday — and in a big way. Many of the 550 guests stopped by our portrait studio: Meghan Trainor, Michael Connelly, Jennifer Garner and more poets, artists, chefs, journalists, celebrities and musicians.
Here are some of the best photos from the day of people who did their best to entertain our photographer Myung J. Chun.
Geoff Dyer, author of “The Last Days of Roger Federer,” at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books portrait studio at the Amy King Dundon-Berchtold University Club of USC on Saturday.
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Meghan Trainor, author of “Dear Future Mama: A TMI Guide to Pregnancy, Birth, and Motherhood from Your Bestie,” at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books portrait studio at the Amy King Dundon-Berchtold University Club of USC on Saturday.
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James Ellroy, author of “The Enchanters: A Novel,” at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books portrait studio at the Amy King Dundon-Berchtold University Club of USC on Saturday.
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Michael Connelly, author of “Desert Star,” at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books portrait studio at the Amy King Dundon-Berchtold University Club of USC on Saturday.
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Laura Dave and Jennifer Garner at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books portrait studio at the Amy King Dundon-Berchtold University Club of USC on Saturday.
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Katie DiCamillo, author of “A Very Mercy Christmas,” at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books portrait studio at the Amy King Dundon-Berchtold University Club of USC on Saturday.
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Jesse Leon, author of “I’m Not Broken: A Memoir,” at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books portrait studio at the Amy King Dundon-Berchtold University Club of USC on Saturday.
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Rachel Lindsay, author of “Real Love: A Novel,” at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books portrait studio at the Amy King Dundon-Berchtold University Club of USC on Saturday.
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Shaunna Stith and John Stith, at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books portrait studio at the Amy King Dundon-Berchtold University Club of USC on Saturday.
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Los Angeles , CA – April 22: James Hannaham, author of “Delicious Foods,” at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Portrait studio at the Amy King Dundon-Berchtold University Club of USC on April 22, 2023. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
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Jemele Hill, author of “Uphill: A Memoir,” at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Portrait studio at the Amy King Dundon-Berchtold University Club of USC on April 22, 2023.
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Los Angeles , CA – April 22: Max Greenfield, author of “I Don’t Want to Read This Book Aloud,” at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Portrait studio at the Amy King Dundon-Berchtold University Club of USC on April 22, 2023.
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LadyGang at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Portrait studio at the Amy King Dundon-Berchtold University Club of USC on April 22, 2023.
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Los Angeles , CA – April 22: Sonia Guinansaca, author of “Somewhere We Are Human: Authentic Voices on Migration, Survival, and New Beginnings,” at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Portrait studio at the Amy King Dundon-Berchtold University Club of USC on April 22, 2023.
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Los Angeles , CA – April 22: Tess Gunty, author of “The Rabbit Hutch,” at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books Portrait studio at the Amy King Dundon-Berchtold University Club of USC on April 22, 2023. (Myung J. Chun / Los Angeles Times)
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