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It's springtime in Los Angeles again, which means sunny skies, balmy temperatures, languid days at the beach — in other words, it's just like every other time of the year here. Springtime for L.A.'s book lovers, however, means the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, a veritable bacchanal of bibliophilia. It's billed as one of the biggest book fairs in the country. Bookworms from across the region descend upon the UCLA campus for a weekend to celebrate the written word. This year's ninth-annual festival took place on April 24-25. I attended on Saturday, April 24, along with (according the L.A....