California

California's book fair scene centers on Los Angeles, home to the LA Times Festival of Books, one of the largest literary events in the country, held each spring on the University of Southern California campus and drawing hundreds of authors and tens of thousands of readers over a single weekend.

Beyond Los Angeles, the state supports a steady calendar of regional fairs and festivals, from the Bay Area to San Diego, often paired with independent bookstores and university presses. With such a large and diverse reading public, California's fairs tend to cover every genre and format, from literary fiction to comics and children's books.