Los Angeles Times Festival of Books

Maybe you'd rather read a good book than attend a comedy show. If so, check out this celebration of all things literary. Such best-selling authors as Anne Perry and Susan Orlean will be interviewed, and actor-authors Ricki Lake, Marilu Henner, and Tori Spelling will be hawking their wares. Also, there's a screening of "Watchmen" for you comic-book fans. That's just a fraction of the events going on April 21-22. University of Southern California, 665 Exposition Blvd., L.A. Free. www.latimes.com/festivalofbooks.