L.A. Times Festival of Books info

Saturday

Target’s Children Stage

Carl Reiner, author of “Tell Me a Silly Story,” at 11 a.m.

Bernadette Peters, author of “Stella Is a Star!,” at 12:40 p.m.

Peter Yarrow of Peter, Paul & Mary fame, author of several books, including “Puff, the Magic Dragon,” at 1:25 p.m.; also Sunday at noon

Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver, authors of “Hank Zipzer: A Brand-New Me! No. 17,” at 2:40 p.m.

Shawn and Marlon Wayans, authors of “Sneaker Madness” and “The Boo Crew,” at 3:25 p.m.

Los Angeles Times Stage

Melissa Rivers, author of “Red Carpet Ready: Secrets for Making the Most of Any Moment You’re in the Spotlight,” at 10:30 a.m.

Todd Bridges, author of “Killing Willis: From Diff’rent Strokes to the Mean Streets to the Life I Always Wanted,” at 11:30 a.m.

Jeff Ross, author of “I Only Roast the Ones I Love,” at 2:30 p.m.

Louis Gossett Jr., author of “An Actor and a Gentleman,” at 3:30 p.m.

Ackerman Grand Ballroom

Carol Burnett in conversation with The Times’ Mary McNamara, at 2:30 p.m.

Cooking Stage

Alicia Silverstone, author of “The Kind Diet,” at 3:30 p.m.

Poetry Stage

Amber Tamblyn reads from “Bang Ditto” at noon

[subhead]Sunday

Target Children’s Stage

John Carter Cash, author of “Daddy Loves His Little Girl,” at 12:35 p.m.

Holly Robinson Peete and Ryan Elizabeth Peete, authors of “My Brother Charlie,” at 12:55 p.m.

Los Angeles Times Stage

Buzz Aldrin, author of “Magnificent Desolation: The Long Journey Home From the Moon,” at 11 a.m.

Sarah Silverman, author of “The Bedwetter: Stories of Courage, Redemption, and Pee,” at noon

Daisy Fuentes, author of “Unforgettable You: Master the Elements of Style, Spirituality, and True Beauty,” at 1 p.m.

Pam Grier, author of “Foxy: My Life in Three Acts,” at 2 p.m.

Victoria Rowell, author of “Secrets of a Soap Opera Diva,” at 3 p.m.

Cooking Stage

Trisha Yearwood, singer and author of “Home Cooking With Trisha Yearwood,” at 2 p.m.