Photos: Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

Amelia Gray, left, Kelly Link, moderator Chris Daley, Aimee Bender and Jonathan Lethem during “The Art of the Short Story” conversation in Town & Gown.

An overhead view of the USC central campus during the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on April 19, 2015.

Moderator Chris Daley holds up Aimee Bender’s book “The Color Master” during “The Art of the Short Story” conversation.

Author Amelia Gray

Adrian Echeverri, 7, of Pasadena reads “Batman” on the grass during the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC on April 19, 2015.

Dancers from the Jung Im Lee Korean Dance Academy perform.

The audience watches the Jung Im Lee Korean Dance Academy.

People line up for the Book Soup booth.

“Writing American Crime” conversation with moderator Tom Zoellner, left, Ruben Castaneda, Sam Quinones, Barry Siegel and Deanne Stillman.

Moderator Tom Zoellner, left, during “Writing American Crime.”

Deanne Stillman during the “Writing American Crime” conversation.

Sam Quinones during the “Writing American Crime” conversation.

Ruben Castaneda during “Writing American Crime.”

People walk through the center of campus.

The USC Trojan Marching Band performs.

People browse books for sale at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC on April 19.   (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Robin Coste Lewis, Jody David Armour, Terence Fitzgerald and Shana L. Redmond speak on the “Being Black: Race and Justice in the U.S.” panel.

Jody David Armour listens during the “Being Black: Race and Justice in the U.S.” panel.

Terence Fitzgerald listens during the “Being Black: Race and Justice in the U.S.” panel.   (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Shana L. Redmond speaks on the “Being Black: Race and Justice in the U.S.” panel.

The L.A. Times’ new speakers series debuts with Malcolm Gladwell with The Times’ Kenneth Turan in the Bovard Auditorium during the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC.

Malcolm Gladwell speaks in the Bovard Auditorium.

Clara Heis, 10, carries the book “5,000 Awesome Facts about Everything” on her head at the festival, held at USC.   (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Leslie Criswell reads the book “Flash Points” on a lawn at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC.   (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

People wearing face paint walk through the 20th Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC.   (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Elijah Horn, 8, right, buys comics and the book “Attack on Titan” with his mom Neferteri Plessy at the 20th Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC on Sunday.   (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Karolina Waclawiak, left, Geoff Nicholson, Porochista Khakpour and Mark Doten speak on the “Fiction: On the Fringe” panel.

Karolina Waclawiak smiles during the “Fiction: On the Fringe” panel.

Porochista Khakpour smiles during the “Fiction: On the Fringe” panel.

Geoff Nicholson speaks on the “Fiction: On the Fringe” panel.

Mark Doten speaks on the “Fiction: On the Fringe” panel.

Robbie Rogers, author of “Coming Out to Play,” is interviewed by Chris Erskine at the 20th Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC on Sunday.

Robbie Rogers, author of “Coming Out to Play.”

Claudia Rankine, author of “Citizen,” speaks at the 20th Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC on Sunday.   (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Brighde Mullins listens during a panel at the 20th Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC on Sunday.   (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Author Jesse Klausmeier reads “Open This Little Book” to Rahne O’Leary, 7, Coral O’Leary, 3, and their dad Tom O’Leary during a book signing at the 20th Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC on Sunday.   (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Yamila Kun, 3, and mother Ceci Bastida read together at the 20th Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC on Sunday.

Chef Roy Choi speaks onstage with Josh Kun while discussing “To Live and Dine in L.A.: Food Pasts, Food Futures” at the 20th Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC on Sunday.   (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Roy Choi speaks on the panel “To Live and Dine in L.A.: Food Pasts, Food Futures” at the 20th Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC on Sunday.   (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Josh Kun speaks on the panel “To Live and Dine in L.A.: Food Pasts, Food Futures” at the 20th Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC on Sunday.   (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Jacqueline Woodson, author of “Brown Girl Dreaming,” at the 20th Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.   (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Jason Segel, left, author of “Nightmares!,” speaks with Joel Arquillos at the 20th Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC on Sunday.   (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Audience members react as Jason Segel, author of “Nightmares!,” speaks at the 20th Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC on Sunday.   (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Jason Segel, author of “Nightmares!,” speaks at the 20th Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC on Sunday.   (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Author Joyce Carol Oates in conversation with Michael Silverblatt at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.   (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Joyce Carol Oates, author of “The Sacrifice,” speaks at the 20th Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC on Sunday.   (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

People browse books for sale at the 20th Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC on Sunday.

Anne Lam, left, Jaslyne Tam, 9, and Langie Tsang, 8, take a picture with Ladybug Girl at the 20th Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC on Sunday.

Kailah Rojas, 8, browses the selection of books at the 20th Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC on Sunday.

Books are set out for the second day of the 20th Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at USC on Sunday.