The scene is not my usual gem box theatre, crowded club, or palatial performance space, but a campus teeming with tents filled with books, publishers, and writers’ organizations. While I’m a dedicated bibliophile and a dabbling writer, the significant part of my focus at the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on Saturday, April 13, 2019 was on music. My favorite thing about the Festival of Books is the readings, conversations, and interviews that are held inside the USC campus buildings, and the free events held on the outdoor stages. I arrived early enough in the morning that some exhibitors