L.A. Times Festival of Books begins!

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The tents are up, the authors are arriving, the schedules are in place for the L.A. Times Festival of Books that kicked off Saturday morning on the USC campus.

Here’s an early look at the festival doings.

And check out the Los Angeles Times Book Prizes awarded Friday night.

-- Mary Forgione