Photos from the 2026 L.A. Times Festival of Books at USC
The “Coachella of books” has arrived.The biggest literary event in the country, the L.A.
Times Festival of Books, kicked off at USC this weekend.The 31st annual event features more than 500 authors, including Lionel Richie, Tina Knowles, Larry David, Pat Benatar, Amy Tan, Anne Lamott and more.
Several of these talented individuals stopped by the L.A.Times photo studio to have their portraits taken between spirited panel discussions and book signings.
Here are some portrait highlights from the 2026 Festival of Books: Books At the L.A.Times Book Prizes ceremony, authors and presenters celebrated writing as a potent form of political resistance.
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Chun has been a photographer with the Los Angeles Times since 1999.He started as a still photographer and then moved to videography from 2007 to 2018.
Chun won an Emmy in 2011 for his work on a multimedia project about innocent victims of gang violence.He previously worked for the Los Angeles Daily News, a position he started in 1988 while attending Cal State Northridge.Follow UsSophia Kercher is a senior editor for the entertainment and features sections at the Los Angeles Times.
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