https://pjmedia.com/rogerlsimon/2005/04/21/the-los-angeles-times-festival-of-books-2005/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 02:08:07 -0400<![CDATA[It&#8217;s that time of year again when readers, writers and booksellers (not necessarily in that order) come together to swap stories, read stories, sell stories, inflate their egos and drink untold cases of bottled water (for some reason it&#8217;s usually brutally hot) on the UCLA campus for America&#8217;s biggest festival of books. The rap on Southern California is that people here don&#8217;t read, but it turns out they do. SoCal is actually the country&#8217;s biggest book market, so the event attracts half the literary hucksters in the known universe. [I hope you&#8217;re not referring to present company.-ed. Of course not.]]]>Thu, 21 Apr 2005 13:36:30 -0400<![CDATA[Roger L. Simon]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-l-simon/2005/04/21/the-los-angeles-times-festival-of-books-2005-n207813