LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 21: Author Joyce Carol Oates attends the 18th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books - Day 2 at the University of Southern California on April 21, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 21: Author Joyce Carol Oates attends the 18th Annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books - Day 2 at the University of Southern California on April 21, 2013 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by David Livingston/Getty Images)