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* Panel: Crime Fiction: Buried Secrets When: 11 a.m. Sunday Where: Seeley G. Mudd building on the USC campus Who: Denise Hamilton, Gregg Hurwitz, Thomas Perry, Dan Pyne, moderator Tod Goldberg * Panel: Does this book make me look fat? Laughter on the page When: 2:30 p.m. Sunday Where: Davidson Continuing Education Center on the USC campus Who: Merrill Markoe, Dani Klein Modisett, Jill Soloway, moderator Tod Goldberg For more information: http://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks

There's going to be a whole lot of cooking going on at the 17th annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books on the USC campus Saturday and Sunday. In fact, there's an entire stage devoted to it. Saturday will kick off with Ink's Michael Voltaggio at 10:30 a.m., followed by "Top Chef's" Gail Simmons at 12:30 p.m. Voltaggio will return to the stage at 2 p.m., along with Mozza's Nancy Silverton, to discuss the Southern California food scene with Los Angeles Times Deputy Food Editor Betty Hallock.

Los Angeles Times Festival of Books When: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sat., 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sun. Where: USC campus Information: http://events.latimes.com/festivalofbooks