If nobody in L.A. reads, how do you explain the L.A. Times Festival of Books?

There's an unkind stereotype out there that Angelenos are loathe to crack open a book. If that's true, how do you explain the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books?

Last year, 150,000 people flocked to the city's biggest celebration of reading and storytelling. This year, the 23rd Festival of Books...