For the first time in its 16-year history, the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books will not be at UCLA. It's going to be at rival school USC. The annual event for the bookish, writerly, and book-curious will be held April 30-May 1 2011 on USC's University Park campus. more ›

This is the weekend that LA's bibliophiles have been waiting for: The LA Times Festival of Books takes over UCLA's campus tomorrow and Sunday. Superstars of the literary world will be on hand to sign, speak and participate in panel discussions. Over the past few week's, we've previewed some of the nominees, from fiction to books for the graphically inclined. It's free, though parking is $10 at UCLA, so carpool or take public transportation. more ›

Comedian Jeffrey Ross is best known for stealing the show at several celebrity roasts including the last six Comedy Central Roasts. The native of New Jersey who currently splits his time between New York and Los Angeles has roasted celebrities like Hugh Heffner, Joan Rivers, Bob Saget, Flavor Flav, Emmitt Smith, William Shatner and Pamela Anderson. more ›

The LA Times has nominated five books in each of nine different categories for the 2007 Los Angeles Times Book Prizes. In the weeks leading up to the Festival of Books where the winners will be announced, LAist will take a quick look at each category and will wax poetic on a few favorites (or least favorites) along the way. Whiteman by Tony D'Souza - D’Souza delivers a memorable journey of ideals, disillusionment and partial... more ›