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NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL PLANNING TEAM Jo Ann Jenkins Chief Operating Officer
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Luis Clavell, Assistant Project Manager and Volunteer Coordinator Sue Siegel, Director of Development Sara Karrer, Senior Development Specialist Katia Jones and Brittney Harris, Development Assistants John Cole, Author Coordinator Guy Lamolinara, Assistant Author Coordinator Anne Boni, Pavilion of the States Coordinator Staceya Sistare-Anderson, Author and Publisher Liaison David Albee, Author Escort Coordinator Shawn Morton, Special Assistant to the Chief Operating Officer Matt Raymond, Director of Communications Jennifer Gavin and Sheryl Cannady, Publicity Jim Cannady, Video and Cybercasts Brynda White, Congressional Relations Elsa Keshishian-Roth and Paul Mozzocci, Special Events Steven Hersh and Jared Zingman, Security Cindy Moore, Graphic Designer Laura Keen, Web Site Gail Petri, Young Readers’ Toolkit Gail Fineberg, Gazette Editor and Festival Coverage Ricky Swecker, Internet Connectivity Eric Thomas and Michael McClure, Information Technology Support Lola Pyne, Jim Karamanis, Michelle Springer, Library of Congress Pavilion Debra Murphy and Ted Croushore, Contracts Michelle Watson, Requisitions Linda Turner, Budget Support
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Librarian of Congress James H. Billington
The Library of Congress welcomes you to the The Pavilion of the States salutes the literary National Book Festival, our annual celebration traditions of the 50 states, the District of of the joy of books and reading. Columbia and the U.S. territories. A brochure available in this pavilion, called “Discover Each year we invite a diverse group of authors, Great Places Through Reading,” offers a list of poets and illustrators to Washington to meet 52 great reads. their fans and talk about the life experiences that inspire them to write or draw. The tradition In the Library of Congress pavilion, find continues this year with 78 of the nation's out about a new website dedicated to the most popular and engaging presenters in wonders of reading and watch in real time as the following pavilions: Children, Teens & your fellow festival-goers share their experi- Children, History & Biography, Mysteries & ences with others via Twitter. Thrillers, Fiction & Fantasy and Poetry & Prose. In addition to their presentations, the authors The 2009 National Book Festival poster artist is and illustrators will be available to sign their Charles Santore. Be sure to pick up the poster books, which can be purchased in the Book and listen to his presentation in the Children’s Sales pavilion. pavilion. He will be available to sign books and the poster. Activities for children, which are fun and promote reading, can be found in the festival's Through the National Book Festival, the Library popular Let’s Read America pavilions. This of Congress celebrates America's writers year the PBS KIDS Raising Readers pavilion and illustrators whose works are part of our will highlight their national literacy campaign extraordinary collections. You can learn more focused on building reading skills at home and about your national library and the resources school, in child care and in the community. it offers at www.loc.gov/. TABLE OF CONTENTS GENERAL INFORMATION
BOOK SALES NEED HELP? Borders is the official bookseller and one of Just ask a festival staff member. Look for them General Information the Contributors to the National Book Festival. in the purple T-shirts! 3 In the Book Sales pavilion you will find books by authors and illustrators who are making LIBRARY SALES SHOP Pavilion & Book Signing presentations today. Pre-signed copies of some Visit the Library of Congress Sales Shop in 4 titles will be available in limited quantities. Also the Thomas Jefferson Building or its website schedules available are the recommended books listed on (www.loc.gov/shop) to find out how you can the brochure “Discover Great Places Through purchase a commemorative National Book Reading,” available in the nearby Pavilion of Festival T-shirt, tote bag, magnet, bookmark Schedule at a Glance the States. In this brochure, the 50 states, the or paperweight featuring images from the 6 District of Columbia and the U.S. territories festival painting by Charles Santore. (Festival have each chosen a book to represent their products will not be available on the National local literary heritage. A selection of books of Mall.) 8 Biographies local interest will also be sold. Authors, Illustrators & Poets VIDEOTAPING INFORMATION CENTERS PRESENTATIONS Information Centers are located throughout All author presentations are being videotaped the festival grounds, where you can pick up for later availability on the Library’s website Library of Congress Pavilion free posters and programs. See the festival map 35 (www.loc.gov). The audience is encouraged on the inside front cover for exact locations. to offer comments and raise questions during Let’s Read America Pavilions the formal question-and-answer period 36 SUPPORT SERVICES associated with each presentation and is These services are all available in the tent advised that their voice and image may be located between the Mysteries & Thrillers and recorded and later cybercast. By participating 41 PBS Kids Raising Readers Pavilion Teens & Children pavilions (see the festival in the question-and-answer period, audience map on the inside front cover for the exact members are consenting to the Library’s location). possible reproduction and transmission of their Pavilion of the States remarks. Some sessions will also be televised 42 • Accessibility Services by C-SPAN2’s Book TV. ASL interpreting services are provided in all of the author pavilions during the 44 Making the Introductions scheduled events. The tent offers access to ASL interpreters, assistive listening devices, large-print programs, braille 45 Credits & Thanks programs and other special services. • Lost & Found Please turn in lost items here, where they can be recovered by their owners.
• Lost Children Children separated from their parents should go to this tent. Parents are urged to show their children its location when they arrive at the festival.
• Medical Assistance The First Aid Station is located between the Mysteries & Thrillers and Teens & Children pavilions (see the map on the inside front cover for the exact location).
3 PAVILION SCHEDULE BOOK SIGNING SCHEDULE
CHILDREN TEENS & CHILDREN Sponsored by AT&T Sponsored by Target 11:00-11:45 2:00-3:00 John Grisham Patrick Carman 10:00 - 10:30 James Patterson Shannon Hale 10:00 - 10:55 Mary Brigid Barrett, Mark Kurlansky 10:35 - 11:05 Liz Kessler Kate DiCamillo, Nikki 11:00-12:00 Jerry Pinkney Grimes, Shannon Hale, 11:10 - 11:40 James L. Swanson Michael Connelly Marilynne Robinson Steven Kellogg, Megan 11:45 - 12:15 Paula Deen Sharon Creech James L. Swanson Kirstin Downey McDonald, Jon Scieszka 12:20 - 12:50 Shannon Hale Sue Monk Kidd 11:00 - 11:30 Charles Santore 12:55 - 1:25 Carmen Agra Deedy Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah James Patterson 2:30-3:30 11:35 - 12:05 Nikki Grimes Ann Kidd Taylor Sabiha Al Khemir 1:30 - 2:00 Jacqueline Woodson 12:10 - 12:40 Craig Hatkoff Nikki Grimes 2:05 - 2:35 Sharon Creech 12:45 - 1:15 Lois Lowry Kadir Nelson 1:20 - 1:50 Kadir Nelson 2:40 - 3:10 Kate DiCamillo 11:30-12:30 Tim O'Brien Mary Brigid Barrett Sharon Robinson 3:15 - 3:45 Rick Riordan Sharon Robinson Judy Blume 1:55 - 2:25 Megan McDonald 3:50 - 4:20 Patrick Carman S.J. Rozan Kate DiCamillo 2:30 - 3:00 Tony DiTerlizzi 4:25 - 4:55 Jeff Kinney Patricia Sullivan 5:00 - 5:30 Judy Blume George Pelecanos Holly Black Jon Scieszka 3:05 - 3:35 Mo Willems David Shannon 3:00-4:00 3:40 - 4:10 Steven Kellogg history & Biography Julia Alvarez Sponsored by The James Madison Council 4:15 - 4:45 Jerry Pinkney Ken Burns 4:50 - 5:20 Jon Scieszka 10:00 - 10:30 Kirstin Downey 12:00-1:00 Dayton Duncan Douglas Brinkley Lois Lowry David Shannon 10:35 - 11:05 Douglas Brinkley Margaret Coel Charles Santore David A. Taylor John Irving David Wroblewski FICTION & FANTASY 11:10 - 11:40 Mark Kurlansky Liz Kessler Sponsored by Target 11:45 - 12:15 Rickey Minor Charles Santore 12:20 - 12:50 Annette Gordon-Reed Nicholas Sparks 3:30-4:30 10:00 - 10:55 John Grisham 12:55 - 1:25 Patricia Sullivan David A. Taylor Mary Jane Clark 11:00 - 11:30 Jodi Picoult 1:30 - 2:00 Sue Monk Kidd Carmen Agra Deedy 11:35 - 12:05 Katherine Neville Jon Meacham Ann Kidd Taylor 12:10 - 12:40 Jeannette Walls 12:30-1:30 Rickey Minor 2:05 - 2:35 Jon Meacham Holly Black 12:45 - 1:15 Sabiha Al Khemir Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah 2:40 - 3:10 Simon Schama Lee Child 1:20 - 2:05 Julia Alvarez Annette Gordon-Reed 3:15 - 3:45 Gwen Ifill Junot Díaz 2:10 - 2:55 John Irving 3:50 - 4:20 Dan Balz, Haynes Johnson Tony DiTerlizzi 3:00 - 3:30 Nicholas Sparks 4:35 - 5:05 Ken Burns Katherine Neville 4:00-5:00 3:35 - 4:05 Junot Díaz Jodi Picoult Gwen Ifill Dayton Duncan 4:10 - 4:40 Colson Whitehead Mo Willems Megan McDonald 4:45 - 5:15 David Wroblewski Walter Mosley poetry & PROSE Azar Nafisi Sponsored by the National 1:00-2:00 Simon Schama MYSTERIES & THRILLERS Endowment for the Arts Paula Deen Jacqueline Woodson Craig Hatkoff 10:00 - 10:30 Michael Connelly 10:00 - 10:30 Julia Glass Steven Kellogg 10:35 - 11:05 Margaret Coel 10:30 - 11:00 Valerie Martínez Jeff Kinney 4:30-5:30 11:10 - 11:40 Craig Johnson 11:00 - 11:30 Edward Hirsch Lisa Scottoline Dan Balz 11:45 - 12:15 Walter Mosley 11:30 - 12:00 Poetry Out Loud Daniel Silva Haynes Johnson 12:20 - 12:50 Mary Jane Clark 12:00 - 12:45 Kay Ryan 12:55 - 1:25 James Patterson 1:00 - 1:30 Jane Hirshfield Poetry & Prose Pavilion 1:30 - 2:00 S.J. Rozan 1:30 - 2:00 Ana Menendez 1:30-2:30 Signing Area David Baldacci 10:30 - 11:00 Julia Glass 2:05 - 2:35 Lee Child 2:00 - 2:30 Patricia Smith Craig Johnson 2:40 - 3:10 George Pelecanos 2:30 - 3:00 W. Ralph Eubanks 11:00 - 11:30 Valerie Martínez Rick Riordan 11:30 - 12:00 Edward Hirsch 3:15 - 3:45 Lisa Scottoline 3:00 - 3:45 Azar Nafisi Jeannette Walls 1:00 - 1:30 Kay Ryan 3:45 - 4:15 Marilynne Robinson 3:50 - 4:20 Daniel Silva Colson Whitehead 1:30 - 2:00 Jane Hirshfield 4:30 - 5:00 David Baldacci 4:15 - 5:00 Tim O'Brien 2:00 - 2:30 Ana Menendez 2:30 - 3:00 Patricia Smith 4 3:00 - 3:30 W. Ralph Eubanks Grisham John 11:45 11:00- Book Signing SCHEDULE AT AGLANCE
6 POETRY & MYSTERIES & HISTORY & FICTION & TEENS & PROSE CHILDREN Book signing THRILLERS BIOGRAPHY FANTASY CHILDREN times in () David Shannon Jon Scieszka George Pelecanos Kate DiCamillo Judy Blume Barrett Mary Brigid 11:30-12:30 Ann Kidd Taylor PattersonJames Sue Monk Kidd Kirstin Downey Sharon Creech Michael Connelly 11:00-12:00
Julia Glass Michael Kirstin Downey John Grisham James Patterson Mary Brigid 10 am (10:30-11) Connelly Barrett, Kate DiCamillo, Nikki Grimes, Shannon Hale, Valerie Martínez
Mo Willems Jodi Picoult Katherine Neville Tony DiTerlizzi Junot Díaz Lee Child Holly Black 12:30-1:30 David A.Taylor Nicholas Sparks Charles Santore Liz Kessler John Irving CoelMargaret Brinkley Douglas 12:00-1:00 Steven Kellogg, (11-11:30) Margaret Coel Douglas Brinkley, Liz Kessler 10:30 am Megan McDonald, David A. Taylor Jon Scieszka
Edward Hirsch Jodi Picoult Charles Santore 11 am (11:30-12) James L. Swanson Craig Johnson Mark Kurlansky
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Colson Whitehead Jeannette Walls Rick Riordan Craig Johnson David Baldacci 1:30-2:30 Daniel Silva Lisa Scottoline Jeff Kinney Steven Kellogg Craig Hatkoff Paula Deen 1:00-2:00 11:30 am LOUD Katherine Neville Nikki Grimes
Paula Deen Walter Mosley Rickey Minor 12 Kay Ryan Noon (1-1:30) Craig Hatkoff Jeannette Walls MARY JANE Annette Gordon- CLARK Reed Shannon Hale 12:30 pm
Lois Lowry Sabiha Al Khemir Carmen Agra Deedy, wilson James Patterson Patricia Sullivan Jane Hirshfield Kimeli Naiyomah (1:30-2) 1 pm
Kadir Nelson, Julia Alvarez Sharon Robinson Ana Menendez S.J. Rozan Sue Monk Kidd, Jacqueline
Patricia Sullivan S.J. Rozan Sharon Robinson Tim O'Brien Kadir Nelson Nikki Grimes Sabiha AlKhemir 2:30-3:30 L.SwansonJames Robinson Marilynne Jerry Pinkney KurlanskyMark Shannon Hale Patrick Carman 2:00-3:00 1:30 pm (2-2:30) Ann Kidd Taylor Woodson
Megan McDonald Patricia Smith 2 pm (2:30-3) Lee Child Jon Meacham Sharon Creech John Irving
W. Ralph Eubanks Tony DiTerlizzi, Reed Annette Gordon- Naiyomah Wilson Kimeli MinorRickey Jon Meacham Deedy Agra Carmen Mary JaneClark 3:30-4:30 David Wroblewski Charles Santore Lois Lowry Dayton Duncan Ken Burns Julia Alvarez 3:00-4:00 (3-3:30) Holly Black 2:30 pm Simon Schama Kate DiCamillo George Pelecanos Azar Nafisi Nicholas Sparks 3 pm (4-5) Mo Willems
Lisa Scottoline Gwen Ifill Rick Riordan
Haynes Johnson DAn Balz 4:30-5:30 Woodson Jacqueline Simon Schama Azar Nafisi Walter Mosley Megan McDonald Gwen Ifill 4:00-5:00 3:30 pm Junot Díaz Steven Kellogg Marilynne Robinson Dan Balz, Patrick Carman (2:30-3:30) Daniel Silva HAYNES JOHNSON 4 pm Colson Tim O'Brien Whitehead Jerry Pinkney (2:30-3:30) Jeff Kinney David Baldacci 4:30 pm Ken Burns, Dayton Duncan David David Shannon, Wroblewski Jon Scieszka Judy Blume 5 pm PHOTO CREDITS 2009 NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL Julia Alvarez by Bill Eichner Dan Balz by Bill O'Leary
Sabiha Al Khemir Dan Balz Sabiha Al Khemir was born in Tunisia and now lives Washington Post writer Dan Balz has reported in London. She has taught courses in Islamic art on politics for the newspaper since 1978, serving at the British Museum and has consulted for the as national editor, political editor, White House Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York in the correspondent and as the paper’s Southwest same field. She lectures worldwide on Islamic art correspondent. He is frequently seen on PBS’s and various cultural topics. Her first novel, Waiting “Washington Week,” moderated by Gwen Ifill. in the Future for the Past to Come, was published In 1999 he received the American Political Science in 1993. Her second novel, The Blue Manuscript Association award for his coverage of politics. Before (2008), focuses on the interaction of Western and coming to the Post, he worked as a reporter and
Fiction & Fantasy Islamic cultures. deputy editor for National Journal and as a reporter History & Biography 12:45 - 1:15 pm for The Philadelphia Inquirer. He is co-author, with 3:50 - 4:20 pm Book Signing 2:30 - 3:30 pm Ronald Brownstein of the Los Angeles Times, of the Book Signing 4:30 - 5:30 pm 1996 book Storming the Gates: Protest Politics and the Republican Revival and (with Haynes Johnson) of The Battle for America 2008: The Story of an Extraordinary Election (2009). Julia Alvarez Mary Brigid Barrett Although Julia Alvarez was born in New York City, Mary Brigid Barrett is an award-winning children’s her family moved to the Dominican Republic shortly book author and illustrator, a professional educator and president and executive director of the National after her birth, where she spent the majority of her Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance. Her books childhood. In 1960, when Alvarez was 10, her family include Sing to the Stars, a Best Book of the National returned to the United States, fleeing the Dominican Council of Social Studies Teachers; Day Care Days, Republic because of her father’s involvement in an winner of the Oppenheim Gold Award; and The Man unsuccessful attempt to overthrow the dictator of the House at Huffington Row, a Best Book of the Rafael Trujillo. Alvarez calls herself an American, yet National Storyteller Association. She is editor of the NCBLA publication Our White House: Looking In, her writing bridges the realms of Latina and American Looking Out (2008), a read-aloud family anthology culture. Alvarez’s latest books include Return to Fiction & Fantasy of prose, poetry, drama, nonfiction and art that Children Sender (2009) and Once Upon a Quinceañera: 1:20 - 2:05 pm promotes reading and historical literacy. All profits 10:00 - 10:55 am Book Signing 3 - 4 pm Coming of Age in the USA (2007). for Our White House support the work and programs Book Signing of the NCBLA. Barrett is also the organizer of the 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Library of Congress’ exclusive chapter book called “The Exquisite Corpse,” which makes its debut in the Children’s pavilion at the 2009 National Book Festival and at www.read.gov. She lives in Massachusetts.
David Baldacci Holly Black David Baldacci, trial and corporate attorney turned Holly Black is a best-selling author of contemporary author, has written seven original screenplays, short fantasy novels for children and teens. She was stories, a novella, a children’s book series and 14 influenced by a childhood spent reading books consecutive New York Times best-sellers, including about ghosts and fairies. Her first book, Tithe: A The Collectors (2006), whose crime occurs in the Modern Faerie Tale (2002), was an American Library Library of Congress; Simple Genius (2007); and Association Best Book for Young Adults and a finalist Divine Justice (2008). Baldacci’s latest release, First for the Mythopoeic Award. Her latest book is The Family (2009), is also a best-seller. With more than Wyrm King (2009), the final book in the Beyond 50 million copies in print worldwide, his books have the Spiderwick Chronicles series. Black describes Mysteries & Thrillers been published in more than 40 languages and finishing the series as “bittersweet.” She lives in Children 4:30 - 5 pm in more than 80 countries. A tireless advocate for Massachusetts. 2:30 - 3 pm Book Signing 1:30 - 2:30 pm literacy and the importance of reading, he is the Book Signing 12:30 - 1:30 pm co-founder, with his wife, of the Wish You Well Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting literacy efforts across America. He lives 8 in Virginia. library of congress PHOTO CREDITS 2009 NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL Ken Burns by Craig Mellish Lee Child by Sigrid Estrada Patrick Carman by Matt McKern
Judy Blume Patrick Carman Judy Blume has sold more than 80 million copies Patrick Carman is the acclaimed author of The New of such young-adult best-sellers as Blubber: Just as York Times best-selling “Land of Elyon” series, as well Long as We’re Together and Are You There God? the “Atherton” and “Elliot’s Park” series. He is the It’s Me, Margaret as well as the adult titles Summer author of The Black Circle, the newest installment in Sisters, Smart Women and Wifey. Her books have the best-selling multimedia adventure series “The 39 been translated into 31 languages, and she has Clues.” His multimedia “ghost story” Skeleton Creek won numerous awards for her writing, such as was published early this year. The follow-up title, the Margaret A. Edwards Award for Lifetime Ghost in the Machine, will be published in October Achievement from the American Library Association 2009. Patrick has worked in advertising, game design Teens & Children and the Living Legends award from the Library of and technology and spends his free time supporting Teens & Children 5 - 5:30 pm Congress. Blume is the founder and trustee of The literacy campaigns and community organizations. He 3:50 - 4:20 pm Book Signing Book Signing 2 - 3 pm Kids Fund, a charitable and educational foundation. lives in Washington state. 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Her newest book is Friend or Fiend? With the Pain & the Great One (2009). She lives on islands along the East Coast.
Douglas Brinkley Lee Child Douglas Brinkley is a professor of history at Rice Lee Child is the pen name of British thriller writer Jim University and a contributing editor at Vanity Fair. The Grant. Each of Child’s novels follows the adventures Chicago Tribune has dubbed him “America’s new past of a former American military policeman named Jack master.” Six of his books have been selected as New Reacher, who is wandering the United States. In 1997 York Times Notable Books of the Year. His The Great his first novel,Killing Floor, was published, and Child Deluge won the Robert F. Kennedy Book Award. moved to the United States from his native England. Brinkley’s latest book is The Wilderness Warrior, Gone Tomorrow is his 13th Jack Reacher adventure. which focuses on the environmental achievements of He has said that he chose the name “Reacher” for the History & Biography Theodore Roosevelt. He also wrote the foreword to central character in his novels because he is himself Mysteries & Thrillers 10:35 - 11:05 am David A. Taylor’s Soul of a People: The WPA Writers’ tall and, in a supermarket, his wife, Jane, told him: 2:05 - 2:35 pm Book Signing 12 - 1 pm Book Signing 12:30 - 1:30 pm Project Uncovers Depression America (2009). Brinkley “Hey, if this writing thing doesn’t pan out, you could lives in Texas. always be a reacher in a supermarket.” Child lives in France and New York.
Ken Burns Mary Jane Clark Ken Burns may be best known for his monumental New York Times best-selling author Mary Jane Clark documentary “The Civil War,” which was viewed by has written 12 novels, all set in the high-stakes world more than 40 million people when it premiered in of broadcast journalism, including Dying for Mercy 1990, but he has been producing groundbreaking (2009). Clark’s real-world assignments have informed documentaries for more than 30 years, including her writing: Clark worked at CBS News headquarters “Baseball,” “Jazz” and “The Brooklyn Bridge.” He in New York for three decades, and that experience has won 10 Emmy Awards and also been twice- led her to create KEY, a fictional television network. nominated for an Academy Award. His newest Covering the 1992 presidential conventions led to History & Biography Mysteries & Thrillers project is “The National Parks: America’s Best Idea,” the idea for her first book, Do You Want to Know a 4:35 - 5:05 pm 12:20 - 12:50 pm Book Signing 3 - 4 pm to be broadcast on PBS in six episodes beginning Secret? The anthrax scares at all three U.S. network Book Signing 3:30 - 4:30 pm Sept. 27. His collaborator on the series is Dayton news headquarters in 2001 inspired Nowhere to Run Duncan. Ken Burns lives in New Hampshire. (2003). She lives in New Jersey and Florida. 10 library of congress PHOTO CREDITS 2009 NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL Michael Connelly by Wendy Werris Sharon Creech by Lyle Rigg
Margaret Coel Carmen Agra Deedy Margaret Coel is The New York Times best-selling Children’s book author and storyteller Carmen Agra author of the acclaimed Wind River mystery series, Deedy was born in Havana, Cuba, emigrated to the set among the Arapahos on Wyoming’s Wind River United States with her family in 1963 during the Reservation and featuring Jesuit priest John O’Malley aftermath of the Cuban Revolution and grew up in and Arapaho attorney Vicky Holden. The latest is The Decatur, Ga. She has written seven children's books. Silent Spirit (2009). The novels have received wide The Yellow Star (2000) has won more than a dozen recognition, including the Colorado Book Award and awards, including the 2001 Christopher Award and the Willa Cather Award for Best Novel of the West. the 2001 Jane Addams Peace Association Honor Mysteries & Thrillers Coel’s articles on the West have appeared in The New Book Award. She also wrote and performed Growing Teens & Children 10:35 - 11:05 am York Times, The Christian Science Monitor, American Up Cuban in Decatur, Georgia, which is available 12:55 - 1:25 pm Book Signing 12 - 1 pm Heritage of Invention & Technology, Creativity! and on compact disc. Her most recent book is 14 Cows Book Signing 3:30 - 4:30 pm many other publications. She lives in Colorado, (2009), on which she collaborated with Wilson Kimeli where, she says, “I drink in the West.” Naiyomah. Deedy lives in Georgia.
Michael Connelly Paula Deen After he read the books of Raymond Chandler, Michael Food Network star Paula Deen started her career in Connelly decided to become a writer. After graduating food in 1989 as The Bag Lady, delivering, with her in 1980, Connelly worked at newspapers in Daytona two sons, bag lunches to customers in Savannah, Beach and Fort Lauderdale, Florida, specializing in the Georgia. This business eventually became a catering crime beat. He eventually landed a job as a crime reporter service and led to the opening of The Lady & Sons for the Los Angeles Times, bringing him to the city that restaurant. Deen is the author of many best-selling his literary hero, Chandler, had written of. After three years on the crime beat, Connelly began writing his first cookbooks of Southern food, and her latest is The novel to feature LAPD Detective Hieronymus Bosch. The Deen Family Cookbook (2009). “Paula’s Home novel, The Black Echo, based in part on a true crime Cooking” and “Paula’s Party” are seen regularly on Mysteries & Thrillers that had occurred in Los Angeles, was published in the Food Network. Teens & Children 10 - 10:30 am 1992 and won the Edgar Award for Best First Novel by 11:45 am - 12:15 pm Book Signing the Mystery Writers of America. Connelly has followed Book Signing 1 - 2 pm 11 am - 12 pm up with many more Bosch books and other novels. The Overlook, Connelly’s 18th novel, was originally serialized in The New York Times Magazine. His 20th novel, The Scarecrow, was released in May 2009. He lives in Florida.
Sharon Creech Junot DÍaz Sharon Creech’s college literature and writing courses Junot Díaz was born in Santo Domingo, Dominican and her experiences as a high school English teacher Republic, and is the author of the short-story led to a career writing for young people. She is the collection Drown and the novel The Brief Wondrous best-selling author of the Newbery Medal winner Life of Oscar Wao (hardback 2007, paperback 2008), Walk Two Moons and the Newbery Honor winner which won the John Sargent Sr. First Novel Prize, the The Wanderer. Her other works include the novels National Book Critics Circle Award, the Anisfield- Heartbeat, Granny Torcelli Makes Soup, Ruby Holler Wolf Book Award, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize and Pleasing the Ghost, as well as the picture books and the 2008 Pulitzer Prize. The New York Times said A Fine, Fine School and Fishing in the Air. Her most the novel is “so original it can only be described as Teens & Children recent book is The Unfinished Angel (2009). She lives Mario Vargas Llosa meets ‘Star Trek’ meets David Fiction & Fantasy 2:05 - 2:35 pm 3:35 - 4:05 pm in New Jersey. Foster Wallace meets Kanye West.” Díaz ’s fiction has Book Signing Book Signing 12:30 - 1:30 pm 11 am - 12 pm appeared in The New Yorker, African Voices, “Best American Short Stories” (1996, 1997, 1999, 2000), “Pushcart Prize XXII” and “The O’Henry Prize Stories 12 2009.” library of congress PHOTO CREDITS 2009 NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL Kirsten Downey by Evan Giordanella Dayton Duncan by Craig Mellish Julia Glass by Peter Ross
Kate DiCamillo Dayton Duncan Kate DiCamillo lived in the South for much of her Dayton Duncan is an award-winning writer and childhood and received her bachelor’s degree from documentary filmmaker and the author of nine the University of Florida in Gainesville. Her debut books. Out West: A Journey Through Lewis & Clark’s children’s book, Because of Winn Dixie (2000), was America (2001) chronicles his retracing of the Lewis a Newbery Honor Book and her second book, The and Clark trail; it was a Book-of-the-Month Club Tiger Rising (2001), was a National Book Award alternate selection and finalist for the Western finalist. DiCamillo’s The Tale of Despereaux (2003), is Writers of America’s Spur Award. Lewis & Clark: The the winner of the 2004 Newbery Award. Her newest Journey of the Corps of Discovery (1997) and Mark book is The Magician’s Elephant. DiCamillo lives in Twain (2001) are companion books to documentary Children Minnesota. films he wrote and produced with Ken Burns. Dayton History & Biography 10 - 10:55 am was a consultant on Burns’ award-winning series for 4:35 - 5:05 pm Teens & Children Book Signing 3 - 4 pm public television “The Civil War,” “Baseball” and 2:40 - 3:10 pm Book Signing “Jazz.” He is also Burns’collaborator on The National 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Parks: America’s Best Idea book and the documentary of the same name. Duncan lives in New Hampshire.
Tony DiTerlizzi W. Ralph Eubanks Tony DiTerlizzi was a successful fantasy artist before he W. Ralph Eubanks is the author of Ever Is a Long fulfilled a childhood dream of writing and illustrating Time: A Journey into Mississippi’s Dark Past, which books for children. His spooky picture book The Washington Post book critic Jonathan Yardley Spider and the Fly (2002) was a Caldecott Honor named as one of the best nonfiction books of 2003. Medal winner and New York Times best-seller, and Eubanks has contributed articles to The Washington The Spiderwick Chronicles series (Simon & Schuster, Post “Outlook” and “Style” sections, the Chicago 2003-2004), co-created with Holly Black, is based on Tribune, Preservation and National Public Radio. He an idea he had in the works for 20 years. DiTerlizzi’s is a recipient of a 2007 Guggenheim Fellowship and
Children latest project, Kenny and the Dragon (2008), marks is also a fellow at the New America Foundation. His Poetry & Prose 2:30 - 3 pm DiTerlizzi’s debut as a chapter book writer. He is newest book is The House at the End of the Road: The 2:30 - 3 pm Book Signing 12:30 - 1:30 pm also the illustrator of The Wyrm King (2009), the Story of Three Generations of an Interracial Family in Book Signing 3 - 3:30 pm final book in the Beyond the Spiderwick Chronicles the American South. Eubanks lives in Washington, series co-created with Holly Black. DiTerlizzi lives in D.C., and is the director of Publishing at the Library Massachusetts. of Congress.
Kirstin Downey Julia Glass Kirstin Downey became a staff writer for The Julia Glass is a fiction writer and freelance journalist Washington Post in 1988. In the mid-1990s, Downey who has written articles and essays for several began writing articles and columns on the American mainstream magazines on a variety of topics. She workplace, tracking employment statistics and emerging trends. She initiated a series of articles on was awarded the 2002 National Book Award for the increasing incidence of sexual harassment inci- Fiction for Three Junes, her first novel. A fellow of dents nationwide. In 2000 Downey was awarded the Radcliffe Institute for 2004-2005, she is also a Nieman fellowship at Harvard University, where the recipient of a New York Foundation for the Arts she studied American economic history at Harvard Fellowship in fiction writing (2000) and several prizes Business School and participated in the Harvard for her short stories, including three Nelson Algren Trade Union Program, where young labor activists are History & Biography trained to become leaders in the movement. The fel- Awards, the Tobias Wolff Award and the Pirate’s Alley Poetry & Prose 10 - 10:30 am lowship also gave Downey the opportunity to focus Faulkner Society Medal for Best Novella. Her newest 10 - 10:30 am Book Signing 11 am - 12 pm full-time on research for her new book, The Woman book is I See You Everywhere (2008). Glass lives in Book Signing 10:30 - 11am Behind the New Deal: The Life of Frances Perkins, Massachusetts. FDR’s Secretary of Labor and His Moral Conscience (2009). In 2008 Downey shared in the Pulitzer Prize awarded to The Washington Post staff for coverage 14 of the campus slayings at Virginia Tech. library of congress PHOTO CREDITS 2009 NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL Annette Gordon-Reed by Jerry Bauer Shannon Hale by Kelly Sansom
Annette Gordon-Reed Shannon Hale Annette Gordon-Reed, a professor of law at New New York Times best-selling author Shannon Hale York Law School since 1992 and winner of the 2009 started writing books at age 10 and never stopped, Pulitzer Prize in history for her book The Hemingses of eventually earning an MFA in creative writing. After Monticello: An American Family (2008), is one of the 19 years of writing and dozens of rejections, she country’s most distinguished presidential scholars. published The Goose Girl (2003), the first book in Her first book was the acclaimed Thomas Jefferson her award-winning series, followed by Enna Burning and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy (1997); (2004) and River Secrets (2006). She also has two it was described by The New Yorker as “brilliant.” standalone books for young readers: Book of a
History & Biography In Race on Trial: Law and Justice in American History Thousand Days (2007), a CYBILS award winner, Children 12:20 - 12:50 pm (2002), she edited 12 original essays that illustrate and Princess Academy (2005), a Newbery Honor 10 - 10:55 am Book Signing 3:30 - 4:30 pm how race often determined the outcome of trials and Book. With Austenland (2007) and The Actor and Teens & Children how trials that confront issues of racism provide a the Housewife (2009) she crossed over into books 12:20 - 12:50 pm unique lens on American cultural history. Gordon- for adults. Her other 2009 book is Forest Born, for Book Signing 2 - 3 pm Reed lives in New York. young adults. Hale lives in Utah.
Nikki Grimes Craig Hatkoff New York Times best-selling author Nikki Grimes Craig Hatkoff is the author of the award-winning, is the recipient of the 2006 National Council of No. 1 New York Times best-selling picture book Teachers of English Award for Excellence in Poetry Owen & Mzee: The True Story of a Remarkable for Children. Her distinguished works include the Friendship, which was published in 2006 and became an international phenomenon. His other American Library Association Notable Book What Is acclaimed picture books about real animals with real- Goodbye? and the novels Jazmin’s Notebook, Dark world issues include Owen & Mzee: The Language Sons and The Road to Paris, which is a Coretta Scott of Friendship, Knut: How One Little Polar Bear King Author Honor Book. Grimes is also the creator Captivated the World, and Looking for Miza: The True of the popular Meet Danitra Brown. Her recent Story of the Mountain Gorilla Family Who Rescued books are Rich: A Dyamonde Daniel Book, Voices of One of Their Own. His newest picture book, Winter's Children Children Christmas and Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel, all Tail: How One Little Dolphin Learned to Swim Again 10 - 10:55 am & 12:10 - 12:40 pm (2009), is the inspiring true story of a rescued baby 11:35 am - 12:05 pm published in 2009. She lives in California. Book Signing 1 - 2 pm Book Signing 2:30 - 3:30 pm dolphin that learned to swim using a prosthetic tail. Winter’s story delivers an important message of hope, friendship and universal acceptance. Hatkoff is the founder of Turtle Pond Publications and co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival. He lives in New York. John Grisham Edward Hirsch Long before his name became synonymous with the Edward Hirsch was 8 years old when he learned to love modern legal thriller, John Grisham was working 60 poetry through reading a verse from Emily Brontë’s to 70 hours a week at a small Mississippi law practice, poem “Spellbound” among his grandfather’s books. squeezing in time before going to the office and during Hirsch is the poetry editor of DoubleTake magazine, courtroom recesses to work on his hobby: writing his and his essays have been published in The New Yorker, first novel, A Time to Kill. It initially sold a modest The New York Review of Books, American Poetry 5,000 copies. His next book was the beginning of one Review and The Paris Review. He writes a column on of publishing’s greatest success stories. When Grisham poetry for The Washington Post. His first collection of sold the film rights toThe Firm, he suddenly became a verse, For the Sleepwalkers (1981) received the Lavan hot property among publishers, and book rights were Younger Poets Award from the Academy of American Fiction & Fantasy bought by Doubleday. The Firm became the best- Poetry & Prose Poets and the Delmore Schwartz Memorial Award 10 - 10:55 am selling novel of 1991. Since first publishing A Time to 11 - 11:30 am from New York University. His second collection, Wild Book Signing 11 - 11:45 am Kill in 1988, Grisham has written one novel a year and Book Signing Gratitude, received the National Book Critics Circle all of them have become international best-sellers, 11:30 am - 12 pm Award in 1986. His book How to Read a Poem and with more than 235 million John Grisham books in Fall in Love with Poetry was a best-seller in 1999. print worldwide. His latest smash hit is The Associate 16 (2009). Grisham lives in Mississippi and Virginia. library of congress PHOTO CREDITS 2009 NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL Jane Hirshfield by Nick Rosza Craig Johnson by Erin Nickerson Gwen Ifill by Robert Severi Haynes Johnson by Beverly Reznick John Irving by Everett Irving Jane Hirshfield Craig Johnson Jane Hirshfield is the author of six collections of Craig Johnson has received both critical and popular praise poetry, including After (which was chosen as one for his novels The Cold Dish, Death Without Company, of the best books of 2006 by The Washington Kindness Goes Unpunished, Another Man’s Moccasins and The Dark Horse. All five novels have been made selections Post, the San Francisco Chronicle and the London by the Independent Booksellers Association. The Cold Dish Financial Times). Hirshfield’s other honors include was a DILYS Award finalist and was named one of the top the Poetry Center Book Award and fellowships from 10 mysteries of the year by Lire magazine. Death Without the Guggenheim and Rockefeller foundations, the Company was selected by Booklist as one of the top 10 National Endowment for the Arts and the Academy of mysteries of 2006 and won the Wyoming Historical Society’s American Poets. Her work has appeared in The Nation, fiction book of the year award. The story “Old Indian Trick” The New Yorker, The Atlantic and “The (London) won the Tony Hillerman Mystery Short Story Award and Times Literary Supplement.” She has been featured appeared in Cowboys & Indians Magazine. Kindness Goes Poetry & Prose Unpunished, the third in the Walt Longmire series, was No. Mysteries & Thrillers many times on Garrison Keillor’s “Writers Almanac” 1-1:30 pm 38 on the American Booksellers Association’s hardcover 11:10 - 11:40 am Book Signing 1:30-2 pm radio program. In 2004 Jane Hirshfield was awarded best-seller list. Another Man’s Moccasins (2008) was the Book Signing 1:30 - 2:30 pm the 70th Academy Fellowship for distinguished poetic recipient of the Western Writers of America’s Spur Award achievement by the Academy of American Poets, an as Novel of the Year and the Mountains and Plains Book of honor formerly held by such poets as Robert Frost, the Year. The Dark Horse (2009), the fifth in the series, has Ezra Pound, William Carlos Williams and Elizabeth garnered starred reviews by all four pre-publication review Bishop. services. Johnson lives in Wyoming.
Gwen Ifill Haynes Johnson Gwen Ifill says she “always knew” she wanted to be Haynes Johnson is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, a journalist. The moderator and managing editor of a best-selling author and a television commentator. Public Broadcasting’s “Washington Week” and senior He has reported on every president from Dwight D. correspondent for “The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer,” Eisenhower to Bill Clinton. In 1966 Johnson won the Ifill is the best-selling author of The Breakthrough: Pulitzer Prize for distinguished national reporting of Politics and Race in the Age of Obama (2009). She the civil rights struggle in Selma, Alabama. Haynes also moderated the vice presidential debates during Johnson is the author of national best-sellers such the presidential elections in 2004 and 2008. Before as Sleepwalking Through History, The Bay of Pigs History & Biography coming to PBS, she was chief congressional and and The Landing, his first novel. Johnson’s latest History & Biography 3:15 - 3:45 pm political correspondent for NBC News, White House work is The Battle for America 2008: The Story of an 3:50 - 4:20 pm Book Signing 4 - 5 pm correspondent for The New York Times and a local Extraordinary Election (2009), which he wrote with Book Signing 4:30 - 5:30 pm and national political reporter for The Washington Dan Balz. Post. She also reported for the Baltimore Evening Sun and the Boston Herald American.
John Irving Steven Kellogg John Irving is the best-selling author of The World Steven Kellogg has loved picture books ever since According to Garp, The Hotel New Hampshire, The he was a child; the illustrations of Beatrix Potter and Cider House Rules and A Prayer for Owen Meany, N.C. Wyeth were his early favorites. He grew up in among other novels. Irving’s fourth novel, The World Connecticut, drawing constantly and telling stories According to Garp, became an international best- to his younger sisters. He has written or illustrated, or seller and later a film starring Robin Williams and both, nearly 90 books for children and young people. Glenn Close. It was also a finalist for the American The most recent book he has illustrated is The Pied Book Award for hardcover fiction in 1979. Irving Piper’s Magic (2009). Fiction & Fantasy wrote the screenplay for the 1999 film adaptation Children 2:10 - 2:55 pm of The Cider House Rules and won an Oscar for his 10 - 10:55 am & Book Signing 12 - 1 pm work. His most recent novels include The Fourth 3:40 - 4:10 pm Hand, published in 2001, 2005’s Until I Find You Book Signing 1 - 2 pm and Last Night in Twisted River (2009). He lives in 18 between New Hampshire and Ontario, Canada. library of congress PHOTO CREDITS 2009 NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL Sue Monk Kidd by Scott Taylor Mark Kurlansky by Sylvia Plachy
Liz Kessler Mark Kurlansky A former creative writing teacher and journalist, Mark Kurlansky has worked as a playwright, Liz Kessler hails from England. Her popular Emily commercial fisherman, dock worker, cook, pastry Windsnap series for middle-grade readers features the chef and paralegal – all of which have influenced his deep-sea adventures of Emily, half girl, half mermaid. writing. From 1976 to 1991 he worked as a foreign Emily’s unusual transformation from water to land correspondent for The International Herald Tribune, takes her on many exciting journeys. Kessler’s newest the Chicago Tribune, The Miami Herald and The release is Philippa Fisher and the Dreammaker's Philadelphia Inquirer. Based in Paris and then Mexico, Daughter, which is the second book in a new fantasy he reported on Europe, West Africa, Southeast Asia, series (2009). Kessler lives in Manchester. Central America, Latin America and the Caribbean. Teens & Children History & Biography 10:35 - 11:05 am His books Cod, Salt and 1968 were all New York 11:10 - 11:40 am Book Signing 12 - 1 pm Times best-sellers. His latest book, The Food of a Book Signing 2 - 3 pm Younger Land (2009), is based on writings from the Depression-era Federal Writers’ Project, when food was seasonal, regional and traditional.
Sue Monk Kidd Lois Lowry Sue Monk Kidd experienced the desire to write at Lois Lowry describes herself as “a solitary child an early age, even writing a novel when she was 13. who lived in the world of books and my own vivid She is the author of the widely acclaimed nonfiction imagination.” A two-time recipient of the Newbery books The Dance of the Dissident Daughter (1996) Medal for her novels Number the Stars (1990) and and When the Heart Waits (1990). Her first published The Giver (1994), Lowry conveys through her writing novel, the best-seller The Secret Life of Bees (2002), her passionate awareness of caring for one another has sold more than 5 million copies, spent more than in a very complex world. In her first picture book, two years on The New York Times best-seller list and Crow Call (2009), Lowry pairs with acclaimed artist was made into a motion picture. Her most recent Bagram Ibatoulline to deliver a timeless story about History & Biography novel is the best-seller The Mermaid Chair (2005). the power of a very special relationship. Set in Children 1:30 - 2 pm She has recently collaborated with her daughter, post-World War II America and based upon events 12:45 - 1:15 pm Book Signing 11 - 12 pm Ann Kidd Taylor, on Traveling with Pomegranates: A in Lowry's own childhood, Crow Call is a tender Book Signing 3 - 4 pm Mother-Daughter Story (2009), a memoir. Kidd lives glimpse at 9-year-old Liz as she begins the journey in South Carolina. of becoming reacquainted with her long-absent father after his return from the war. Lowry lives in Massachusetts.
Jeff Kinney Valerie Martínez From the early 1990s, when he attended the Named the Poet Laureate of Santa Fe in March 2008, University of Maryland, Jeff Kinney knew he wanted Valerie Martínez’s first book of poetry, Absence, to be a cartoonist. The campus paper ran his comic Luminescent (1999), won the Larry Levis Prize and strip, called “Igdoof.” In 1998, he began to formulate a Greenwall Grant from the Academy of American ideas for Diary of a Wimpy Kid. He published a daily Poets. Her second collection, World to World, was installment of the Diary online before releasing it published in 2004. Her forthcoming books include as a book, which became a No. 1 New York Times Each and Her, a book-length poem (2010), and And best-seller. He followed that success with two other They Called It Horizon, her third poetry collection Diary books. The newest in the series is Diary of (2010). Martínez's poetry, translations and essays a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw (2009). Jeff lives in have appeared in many literary publications including Teens & Children Parnassus, The Colorado Review, Puerto del Sol, The Poetry & Prose 4:25 - 4:55 pm Massachusetts. 10:30 - 11 am Bloomsbury Review and AGNI. Her poems have been Book Signing 1 - 2 pm Book Signing 11 - 11:30 am published in various anthologies of contemporary poetry, including The Best American Poetry (1996). She is an associate professor of English and creative writing at the College of Santa Fe. She lives in New 20 Mexico. library of congress PHOTO CREDITS 2009 NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL Jon Meacham by Damien Donck Walter Mosley by Greg Morris Rickey Minor by Rob Shanahan Azar Nafisi by S.J. Staniski
Megan McDonald Rickey Minor Megan McDonald is the author of the critically Rickey Minor is the Emmy-nominated music director acclaimed Judy Moody series that has won numerous of television’s No. 1-rated show, “American Idol.” awards, including Publishers Weekly’s Best Book of His résumé also includes the Grammys and the Super the Year and the International Reading Association Bowl, and he has collaborated with major recording Children’s Choice Award. Pretending to be a pencil artists Whitney Houston, Christina Aguilera, Alicia sharpener was her first experience as a writer, and she Keys, Ray Charles, Beyoncé Knowles and many more. wrote the story for her school newspaper when she The ultimate “American Idol” insider reveals what it was 10. Her newest book is The Rule of Three (2009), takes to achieve your dreams, recalling his journey Children History & Biography 10 - 10:55 am which is a Sisters Club story about the Acton family’s from South Central Los Angeles to center stage in 11:45 am - 12:15 pm & 1:55 - 2:25 pm three sisters, all of which are actors. McDonald lives There’s No Traffic on the Extra Mile, Minor’s 2008 Book Signing 3:30 - 4:30 pm Book Signing 4 - 5 pm in California. memoir. He lives in California.
Jon Meacham Walter Mosley Jon Meacham’s latest book, American Lion: Andrew Walter Mosley is the author of the critically acclaimed Jackson in the White House, won the 2009 Pulitzer Easy Rawlins mystery series (Devil in a Blue Dress, Prize for biography. Meacham is also the editor of A Red Death, White Butterfly, Black Betty and A Newsweek, where he began as a writer in 1995. Little Yellow Dog). Mosley’s other books include His American Gospel: God, the Founding Fathers the novels Blue Light and RL’s Dream (1995), which and the Making of a Nation was published in 2006 won the 1996 Black Caucus of the American Library and became New York Times and Washington Association’s Literary Award. He has also written Post best-sellers. He has written for The New York two collections of stories featuring Socrates Fortlow: Times Book Review, The Washington Post, the Los Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned and History & Biography Mysteries & Thrillers Angeles Times Book Review and The Washington Walkin’ the Dog. Mosley’s latest book is The Long 2:05 - 2:35 pm 11:45 - 12:15 pm Book Signing 3:30 - 4:30 pm Post "Book World." In 2001, he edited Voices in Our Fall: The First Leonid McGill Mystery (2009). McGill Book Signing 4 - 5 pm Blood: America’s Best on the Civil Rights Movement, is a New York City private investigator. Mosley lives a collection of distinguished nonfiction about the in New York. midcentury struggle against Jim Crow. He lives in New York.
Ana Menendez Azar Nafisi Ana Menendez, the daughter of Cuban exiles, was Azar Nafisi is best known as the author of the national born in Los Angeles. She is the author of the novel best-seller Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Loving Che and the short story collection In Cuba I Books, a vivid portrait of the Islamic revolution in Was a German Shepherd, which was a 2001 New Iran and how it affected one university professor York Times Notable Book of the year; its title story and her students. Nafisi is the executive director of won a Pushcart Prize. Her second novel is The Last Cultural Conversations at the Foreign Policy Institute War (2009). Since 1991 Menendez has worked as a of Johns Hopkins University’s School of Advanced journalist in the United States and abroad, including International Studies in Washington, where she is a the last three years as a prize-winning columnist for professor of aesthetics, culture and literature, and Poetry & Prose The Miami Herald. As a reporter, she has written teaches courses on the relation between culture and Poetry & Prose 1:30 - 2 pm 3 - 3:45 pm about Cuba, Kashmir, Afghanistan and India, politics. Her new book, Things I Have Been Silent Book Signing 2 - 2:30 pm Book Signing 4 - 5 pm where she was based for three years. Her work has About: Memories, a memoir about her mother, was appeared in a variety of publications, including The published in January 2009. She lives in Washington, New Republic, The New York Times and Gourmet D.C. 22 magazine. library of congress PHOTO CREDITS 2009 NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL Katherine Neville by Kelley Campbell Photography James Patterson by Deborah Feingold
Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah Tim O’Brien Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah has collaborated on 14 Tim O'Brien has been hailed as “the best American writer of his generation” by The San Francisco Examiner. The author Cows with Carmen Agra Deedy. Naiyomah has of eight books, O’Brien received the National Book Award in been awarded a Rotary International World Peace Fiction in 1979 for his novel Going After Cacciato. In 2005 Fellowship and will begin studies in peace and conflict The Things They Carried was named by The New York Times as one of the 20 best books of the last quarter century. It resolution in 2010. His story as a Maasai warrior is at received the Chicago Tribune Heartland Award in fiction and the center of Deedy’s book. was a finalist for both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award. The French edition of The Things They Carried received the prestigious Prix du Meilleur Livre Etranger, and the title story was selected by John Updike for inclusion in The Best American Short Stories of the Century. In the Lake of the Woods, published in 1994, was chosen by Time maga- Teens & Children zine as the best novel of that year. The book also received the Poetry & Prose 12:55 - 1:25 pm James Fenimore Cooper Prize from the Society of American 4:15 - 5 pm Historians and was selected as one of the 10 best books Book Signing 3:30 - 4:30 pm Book Signing 2:30 - 3:30 pm of the year by The New York Times. O’Brien’s other works include If I Die in a Combat Zone, Northern Lights, Tomcat in Love and July, July. His short fiction, which has received the National Magazine Award, has appeared in numerous publi- cations, including The New Yorker, Atlantic, Esquire, Playboy, and Harper’s.
Kadir Nelson James Patterson Kadir Nelson has illustrated many celebrated picture James Patterson holds The New York Times best- books for children, including two Caldecott Honor seller list record, with 46 titles overall. He has sold titles, Henry’s Freedom Box: A True Story from the more than 170 million books worldwide and is the Underground Railroad and Moses: When Harriet only author to occupy the No. 1 slot on The New Tubman Led Her People to Freedom. His own book, York Times Adult Fiction and Children’s Chapter Book We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball, best-seller lists at the same time. Maximum Ride, won numerous honors, including the 2009 Coretta Patterson’s first young adult novel, spent 12 straight Scott King Author Award. Change Has Come: weeks at No. 1 on The New York Times Chapter Book Children An Artist Celebrates Our American Spirit features best-seller list and, as a series, has now spent more Teens & Children 1:20 - 1:50 pm Nelson’s illustrations and the words of President than 90 weeks on New York Times best-seller lists. 10 - 10:30 am Book Signing 2:30 - 3:30 pm Barack Obama. Nelson is the illustrator of Testing His latest adult novel is Swimsuit (2009), and Daniel Mysteries & Thrillers the Ice: A True Story About Jackie Robinson (2009), X: Watch the Skies (2009) is his latest for young 12:55 - 1:25 pm Book Signing 11 am - 12 pm written by Sharon Robinson. He lives in California. adults. His ReadKiddoRead website is “dedicated to making kids readers for life.”
Katherine Neville George Pelecanos Katherine Neville’s 20-year career as an international George Pelecanos, the author of 15 crime novels computer executive and consultant, principally in set in and around Washington, D.C., spent years the fields of finance and energy, took her to live developing his writing talent and gathering his and work in six countries on three continents and material from his life experiences in the national half of the states in America. She has worked as a capital area. He was employed as a line cook, commercial photographer, portrait painter, busboy, dishwasher, bartender and women’s shoe salesman waiter and model, and she draws from all these work before publishing his first novel. His novels have won experiences to enrich her novels. Neville’s books The several awards, including International Crime Novel Eight, A Calculated Risk and The Magic Circle are best- of the Year for The Big Blowdown (1996) and the Fiction & Fantasy sellers in more than 30 languages. The Fire (2008) is Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Hell to Pay in 2003 Mysteries & Thrillers 11:35 am - 12:05 pm Neville’s long-awaited sequel to The Eight. She lives and again in 2004 for Soul Circus. His most recent 2:40 - 3:10 pm Book Signing 12:30 - 1:30 pm Book Signing in Virginia, Santa Fe, N.M., and Washington, D.C. novel is The Way Home (2009). He works regularly as 11:30 am - 12:30 pm a screenwriter and independent-film producer and was a writer and producer for the acclaimed HBO 24 television series “The Wire.” He lives in Maryland. library of congress PHOTO CREDITS 2009 NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL Marilynne Robinson by Nancy Crampton S.J. Rozan by Ashley Gilbertson Sharon Robinson by John Vecchiolla
Jodi Picoult Marilynne Robinson Jodi Picoult studied creative writing in college and had Marilynne Robinson is the author of the novels Gilead two short stories published in Seventeen magazine (2004), winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Housekeeping while still a student. Realism, and a profound (1980) and two books of nonfiction,Mother Country desire to be able to pay the rent, led Picoult to a and The Death of Adam. She has written articles and series of different jobs following her graduation: as book reviews for Harper’s, The Paris Review and The a technical writer for a Wall Street brokerage firm, New York Times Book Review. Her latest novel is as a copywriter at an ad agency, as an editor at a Home (2008), a National Book Award finalist. She textbook publisher, and as an eighth-grade English teaches at the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop teacher before pursuing a master’s in education. She and lives in Iowa. Fiction & Fantasy Poetry & Prose 11 - 11:30 am wrote her first novel,Songs of the Humpback Whale, 3:45 - 4:15 pm Book Signing 12:30 - 1:30 pm in 1992, while she was pregnant with her first child. Book Signing 2 - 3 pm She is now the author of 15 best-sellers, including her latest, Handle with Care (2009). Picoult lives in New Hampshire.
Jerry Pinkney Sharon Robinson Jerry Pinkney, who took an interest in drawing at a Sharon Robinson, daughter of legendary baseball very early age, has illustrated more than 100 books hero and civil rights pioneer Jackie Robinson, is the for children since 1964. The recipient of multiple author of several books for young readers, including Caldecott Honor Medals and Coretta Scott King the acclaimed Promises to Keep: How Jackie Robinson Awards and Honors, he has taught illustration and Changed America (2004) and the fiction novels Safe conducted workshops at universities across the at Home and Slam Dunk, all published by Scholastic. country, created art for the U.S. Postal Services’ As an educational consultant for Major League Black Heritage stamps and had more than 20 one- Baseball, she founded Breaking Barriers: In Sports, man retrospective shows at major U.S. venues. He In Life, a national character education program also created the artwork for the 2005 National Book designed to help students face obstacles in their lives. Children In her first picture book,Testing the Ice: A True Story Children 4:15 - 4:45 pm Festival poster. His most recent book for children is 1:20 - 1:50 pm About Jackie Robinson (2009), illustrated by Kadir Book Signing 2 - 3 pm The Lion and the Mouse, a wordless adaptation of Book Signing 2:30 - 3:30 pm Nelson, Robinson shares a heartwarming childhood one of Aesop’s most beloved fables. Pinkney lives in memory about her father. Robinson first approached New York. Nelson to illustrate Testing the Ice when they met at the National Book Festival in 2006. Robinson divides her time between Florida and New York.
Rick Riordan S.J. Rozan Rick Riordan is the author of The New York Times S.J. Rozan is the author of 11 novels, including The best-selling Percy Jackson and the Olympians series Shanghai Moon (2009), her latest. Her work has won for children and the multiaward-winning Tres Navarre the Edgar, Shamus, Anthony, Nero and Macavity mystery series for adults. For 15 years, Riordan taught awards, and she has served on the national boards English and history at public and private middle of the Mystery Writers of America and Sisters in schools in the San Francisco Bay Area and in Texas. In Crime. In January 2003 she was an invited speaker 2002, Saint Mary’s Hall honored him with the school’s at the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum first Master Teacher Award. His adult fiction has won in Davos, Switzerland. This former president of the Teens & Children the top three national awards in the mystery genre Private Eye Writers of America has also worked as an Mysteries & Thrillers 3:15 - 3:45 pm – the Edgar, the Anthony and the Shamus. His short architect in a practice that focused on police stations, 1:30 - 2 pm Book Signing 1:30 - 2:30 pm fiction has appeared in Mary Higgins Clark Mystery firehouses and zoos. Rozan lives in New York. Book Signing 2:30 - 3:30 pm Magazine and Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine. Riordan lives in Texas. 26 library of congress PHOTO CREDITS 2009 NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL Kay Ryan by Christina Koci Hernandez Jon Scieszka by Marty Umans
Kay Ryan Jon Scieszka Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Kay Ryan is in Jon Scieszka is the first National Ambassador for her second year in the position, which is chosen Young People’s Literature, a program sponsored by annually by the Librarian of Congress. Ryan’s latest the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress book, published in 2008, is an illustrated collection of poems titled The Jam Jar Lifeboat. It contains and the Children’s Book Council. He is the author of whimsical color illustrations by Carl Dern. Her other some of the best known and funniest books written publications include The Niagara River (2005), Say for children, including The True Story of the Three Uncle (2000), Elephant Rocks (1996), Flamingo Little Pigs, the Time Warp Trio chapter book series, Watching (1994), Strangely Marked Metal (1985) the Caldecott Honor Book The Stinky Cheese Man and Dragon Acts to Dragon Ends (1983). She is also and Other Fairly Stupid Fairy Tales and the Trucktown the author of numerous essays. Ryan describes poetry series. Among several books that Scieszka will soon Poetry & Prose as an intensely personal experience for both the Children 12 - 12:45 pm writer and the reader. Her many awards include the publish is Robot Zot! (2009), illustrated by David 10 - 10:55 am & 4:50 - 5:20 pm Book Signing 1 - 1:30 pm 2005 Gold Medal for Poetry from the San Francisco Shannon. Scieszka is the founder of Guys Read, a Book Signing Commonwealth Club, the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize nonprofit literacy organization. He lives in New 11:30 am - 12:30 pm from the Poetry Foundation in 2004, a Guggenheim York. fellowship the same year and a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship as well as the Maurice English Poetry Award in 2001. She lives in California.
Charles Santore Lisa Scottoline Charles Santore is the latest in a line of distinguished Lisa Scottoline’s books draw on her experience as a illustrators who have created the poster art for the trial lawyer as well as her judicial clerkships in the state National Book Festival. In addition to the 2009 and federal justice systems. She wrote her first novel, poster, Santore has also illustrated such classics as Everywhere That Mary Went (1994), while serving as The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (2000) and Aesop’s an administrative law clerk. She has now written 16 Fables (1997). Santore also writes and illustrates his best-selling legal-suspense novels, with more than 25 own books. His latest works are The Little Mermaid: million copies in print. She is a recipient of the Edgar From the Story by Hans Christian Andersen (2009) Award for her second novel, Final Appeal (1995),
Children and The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (2009), and her most recent novel is Look Again (2009). Mysteries & Thrillers 11 - 11:30 am an illustration of an L. Frank Baum tale. Santore lives Currently serving as a board member of the Mystery 3:15 - 3:45 pm Book Signing in Pennsylvania. Writers of America, Scottoline is a visiting professor Book Signing 1 - 2 pm 12 - 1 pm & 3 - 4 pm at the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she teaches Justice and Fiction, a course she created. She lives in Pennsylvania.
Simon Schama David Shannon Simon Schama is University Professor of Art History David Shannon began his career as an illustrator and History at Columbia University. He taught history for The New York Times’s op-ed section and Book at Cambridge and Oxford universities and art history Review. An editor noticed his work and asked him and history at Harvard before coming to Columbia. to illustrate Julius Lester’s How Many Spots Does a His books have been translated into 15 languages Leopard Have? And Other Tales (1989), a collection of and include Patriots and Liberators: Revolution and Lester’s adaptations of traditional African and Jewish Government in the Netherlands 1780-1813 (1977), folk tales. In 1998, he won the Caldecott Honor for The Embarrassment of Riches: An Interpretation of No, David!, which he wrote as well as illustrated. Dutch Culture in the Golden Age (1987), Rembrandt’s Shannon is also the illustrator of Jon Scieszka’s Robot Eyes (1999) and The Power of Art (2007), which was Zot! (2009). He lives in California. History & Biography also an eight-part series on PBS. His books have won Children 2:40 - 3:10 pm the Wolfson Award for History, the W.H Smith Prize 4:50 - 5:20 pm Book Signing 4 - 5 pm Book Signing for Literature; the National Academy of Arts and 11:30 am - 12:30 pm Letters Award for Literature and the National Book Critics’ Circle Award for Nonfiction. His new book is The American Future: A History (2009), which is also 28 the title of his four-part BBC documentary. library of congress PHOTO CREDITS 20092008 NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL Patricia Smith by Peter Dressel Ann Kidd Taylor by Scott Taylor James L. Swanson by Jerry Bauer
Daniel Silva Patricia Sullivan Daniel Silva burst onto the scene in 1997 with his Patricia Sullivan is associate professor of history and electrifying best-selling debut, The Unlikely Spy, a African-American studies at the University of South novel of love and deception set during the Allied in- Carolina and a fellow at the W.E.B. Du Bois Institute vasion of France in World War II. His second and third at Harvard University. She is the author of Days of novels, The Mark of the Assassin and The Marching Season, were also instant New York Times best-sellers Hope: Race and Democracy in the New Deal Era, co- and starred two of Silva’s most memorable charac- editor of Civil Rights in the United States (2000) and ters: CIA officer Michael Osbourne and international the author of Freedom Writer: Virginia Foster Durr, hit man Jean-Paul Delaroche. But it was Silva’s fourth Letters from the Civil Rights Years. Her most recent novel, The Kill Artist, that would alter the course of book is Lift Every Voice: The NAACP and the Making his career. The novel featured a character described of the Civil Rights Movement (2009). Mysteries & Thrillers as one of the most memorable and compelling in History & Biography 3:50 - 4:20 pm contemporary fiction, the art restorer and sometime 12:55 - 1:25 pm Book Signing 1 - 2 pm Israeli secret agent Gabriel Allon. Although Silva did Book Signing 2:30 - 3:30 pm not realize it at the time, Gabriel’s adventures had only just begun. Gabriel Allon appears in Silva’s next nine novels. The Defector (2009) is the latest Gabriel Allon adventure and sequel to Moscow Rules (2008). Silva lives in Washington, D.C. Patricia Smith James L. Swanson Patricia Smith’s fifth book of poetry,Blood Dazzler chronicles James L. Swanson, who shares Abraham Lincoln’s the human, physical and emotional toll exacted by Hurricane Feb. 12 birthday, is the author of The New York Times Katrina, a catastrophic natural event with lasting spiritual and political impact. It was a finalist for the 2008 National best-seller Manhunt: The 12-Day Chase for Lincoln's Book Award. This volume is also the focal point of a new Killer, upon which the young people’s version, dance-theater collaboration between Smith and Urban Bush Chasing Lincoln's Killer, is based. Swanson has Women dancer Paloma McGregor. Smith is also the author of Teahouse of the Almighty (2006), a National Poetry Series written for The Wall Street Journal, Smithsonian and winner, the Best Poetry Book of 2006 on About.com and the Los Angeles Times, among other publications. He a 2007 Hurston/Wright Legacy Award and Paterson Poetry serves on the advisory board of the Ford’s Theatre Prize winner; Close to Death (1998), Big Towns, Big Talk Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial Campaign and also (2002) and Life According to Motown (1991). Her poems on the advisory committee of the Abraham Lincoln Poetry & Prose have appeared in Poetry, The Paris Review, poemmemoir- Teens & Children Bicentennial Commission. Manhunt is currently being 2 - 2:30 pm story, Harvard Divinity Bulletin, the Chautauqua Literary 11:10 - 11:40 am Journal, TriQuarterly and other journals, and in many anthol- Book Signing 2:30 - 3 pm made into a film. Swanson lives in Washington, Book Signing 2 - 3 pm ogies, most recently Gathering Ground, The Spoken Word D.C. Revolution, The Oxford Anthology of African-American Poetry and Short Fuse: The Global Anthology of New Fusion Poetry. Her poem "The Way Pilots Walk" received a Pushcart Prize, and is featured in Pushcart Prize XXXII: Best of the Small Presses.
Nicholas Sparks Ann Kidd Taylor Nicholas Sparks is the author of such hugely Ann Kidd Taylor has co-written with her mother, Sue successful best-sellers as The Notebook, Message in Monk Kidd, a “spiritual memoir” called Traveling with a Bottle and Nights in Rodanthe – all of which have Pomegranates: A Mother-Daughter Story (2009). been turned into popular films. Sparks contributes They have written about a series of pilgrimages the to a variety of local and national charities and is a two made together through Greece, France, Turkey major contributor to the Creative Writing Program and Switzerland beginning the summer that Ann at the University of Notre Dame, where he provides graduated from college in 1998 and her mother scholarships, internships and a fellowship annually. turned 50. Fiction & Fantasy His most recent books are The Lucky One, a New History & Biography 3 - 3:30 pm York Times No. 1 best-seller, and his newest, The Last 1:30 - 2 pm Book Signing 12 - 1 pm Book Signing 11 am - 12 pm Song (2009). Sparks lives in North Carolina.
30 library of congress PHOTO CREDITS 2009 NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL Colson Whitehead by Erin Patrice O'Brien
David A. Taylor Mo Willems David A. Taylor has written for award-winning Mo Willems spent much of his youth telling stories documentaries and for publications such as and drawing. After high school, he performed Smithsonian, The Washington Post, The Village standup comedy in London. He later moved to New Voice, Outside and The Christian Science Monitor. York, where he studied film and then switched to He is also the author of Ginseng, a 2006 work about animation. For nine years, he worked on “Sesame the ancient herb, and Success Stories (2008), a Street,” where he won six Emmy Awards and collection of nonfiction stories. He has most recently developed characters such as Suzy Kabloozie. Willems written Soul of a People: The WPA Writers’ Project later created “Sheep in the Big City” for the Cartoon Uncovers Depression America (2009) and wrote and Network and “The Off-Beats” for Nickelodeon. History & Biography co-produced the documentary of the same name. He His first book, Don’t Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus!, Children 10:35 - 11:05 am lives in Virginia. won a Caldecott Honor in 2004. The following 3:05 - 3:35 pm Book Signing 12 - 1 pm year, Knuffle Bunny won another Caldecott Honor. Book Signing 12:30 - 1:30 pm Among Willems’ most recent books are Pigs Make Me Sneeze! (An Elephant & Piggie Book) and Big Frog Can’t Fit In, both published in 2009. He lives in New York.
Jeannette Walls Jacqueline Woodson Jeannette Walls has been a reporter for New York Jacqueline Woodson says that writing is what makes magazine, Esquire, USA Today and MSNBC.com, her happiest. From the time she was a child, she says, where she currently works. Her memoir, The Glass “I wrote on everything and everywhere.” Her books Castle (2006), was a New York Times best-seller have won the Newbery, Caldecott and Coretta Scott and is being turned into a movie by Paramount. It King awards, among others. Her latest book is Peace, reveals Walls’ painful, deprived childhood and a life Locomotion (2009), about two foster children who she once viewed as a shameful secret. Walls is also are forced to live in separate families after the death the author of Dish: The Inside Story of the World of of their parents. Woodson lives in New York. Fiction & Fantasy Gossip. Her newest work is Half Broke Horses: A True Teens & Children 12:10 - 12:40 pm Life Novel, the story of her grandmother, which will 1:30 - 2 pm Book Signing 1:30 - 2:30 pm be published this October. Walls lives in Virginia. Book Signing 4 - 5 pm
Colson Whitehead David Wroblewski After Colson Whitehead graduated from college, he David Wroblewski grew up in rural central Wisconsin, started working at the Village Voice, where he wrote not far from the Chequamegon National Forest, reviews of television, books and music. His first novel, where The Story of Edgar Sawtelle is set. In high The Intuitionist (1999), concerned intrigue in the school, Wroblewski won a statewide arts competition Department of Elevator Inspectors and was a finalist with a story about a pack of wolves. At the University for the PEN/Hemingway Award and a winner of the of Wisconsin, he became fascinated with the art of Quality Paperback Book Club's New Voices Award. making software and earned a degree in computer John Henry Days followed in 2001, an investigation science. Edgar Sawtelle is Wroblewski’s first book, was of the steel-driving man of American folklore. It was chosen for Oprah Winfrey’s Book Club and is a New a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. York Times best-seller. It is a retelling of Shakespeare’s Fiction & Fantasy Apex Hides the Hurt (2006) is a novel about a Fiction & Fantasy Hamlet. Wroblewski lives in Colorado. 4:10 - 4:40 pm “nomenclature consultant” who gets an assignment 4:45 - 5:15 pm Book Signing 1:30 - 2:30 pm Book Signing 3 - 4 pm to name a town, and was a recipient of the PEN/ Oakland Award. Sag Harbor, published in 2009, is a novel about teenagers hanging out in Sag Harbor, Long Island, during the summer of 1985. He calls it 32 his “autobiographical fourth novel.” library of congress SPECIAL THANKS LIBRARY OF CONGRESS PAVILION
The Library of Congress thanks the hundreds of invaluable volunteers who made The New Read.gov Website the 2009 National Book Festival possible, including staff from the Library, local Your national library shares its resources using the latest digital technologies. libraries and library associations, Congressional offices and state representatives You can see how the Library of Congress, the largest library in the world, offers in the Pavilion of the States. resources for curious minds of all ages through its website at www.loc.gov.
We extend thanks to the JUNIOR LEAGUE OF WASHINGTON, which provided Beginning today, a new website dedicated to the wonders of reading will debut, more than 400 volunteers to the 2009 festival. In its 98-year history, this dedicated called Read.gov. The site features an exciting episodic story called “The Exquisite group has raised more than $5.2 million for community programs in Washington, Corpse Adventure,” written and illustrated by America’s best writers and artists D.C., and has been a vibrant force in the lives of women and children within for young people. Computer and hands-on activity stations will show young this region. Beginning in 1999, the JUNIOR LEAGUE OF WASHINGTON placed a readers how they can access classic children’s books online, host their own book special emphasis on literacy efforts, in terms of both volunteer and fundraising festival and see and get tips from their favorite authors on what inspires them to efforts. The National Book Festival is a notable example of the League’s support write. for literacy and reading. We are especially grateful to its President, Natalie Laing, and the Literacy Event Planning Committee Chair this year, Elisabeth Somerville. Connect with the Library of Congress via Web 2.0 The Library of Congress is sharing selected historic content from Library collections The Library of Congress thanks Old Towne Trolley Tours for its generous contribution on Flickr, YouTube and iTunes U and connecting with our fans on Facebook and of shuttle services for the 2009 National Book Festival's authors. Twitter. How can you become a Fan? What's an NBF "hashtag"? Find out about the Library's social media pilots and watch in real time as your fellow festival- The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped provided goers send their “tweets." the braille version of the festival program. The Library of Congress Experience Our special thanks go to the following publishers for their support of the 2009 The Library of Congress Experience offers visitors unique treasures from the National Book Festival: collections brought to life through cutting-edge interactive technology. The companion myLOC.gov website is an online museum with exhibitions and Harry N. Abrams Inc. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Perseus Books Group interactive features that bring rare historical books and objects to life. See how Algonquin Books Hyperion Books Random House the Declaration of Independence was edited. Read the hieroglyphics on a Mayan Candlewick Press Alfred A. Knopf Scholastic Inc. vase. Turn the pages of the Builder’s Dictionary, once owned by Thomas Jefferson. Farrar, Straus and Giroux New Press Simon & Schuster See the 1507 map that named America. Hachette Book Group USA W.W. Norton Company St. Martin’s Press HarperCollins Publishers Penguin Group (USA) Verso Books Henry Holt and Company Inc. Peachtree Press
34 library of congress LET’S READ AMERICA PAVILIONS
TARGET through pediatrician visits, helping mil- in literary criticism; Ron Charles was AT&T Along with the Center for the Book itary families stay connected through awarded a 2008 National Book Critics AT&T invites you to join Dipper, the in the Library of Congress, Target United Through Reading’s read-aloud- Circle Award for his exceptional work AT&T Cares star, in the Let's Read sponsors the Letters About Literature by-DVD program, sponsoring a national as a fiction reviewer. Marie Arana, a America I pavilion. AT&T encourages program, which invites students in writing contest in partnership with the writer-at-large for the paper and the all employees and retirees to volun- grades 4 through 12 to write a letter Library of Congress and supporting former editor of “Book World,” is teer, especially with local nonprofits to an author, past or present, who has book festivals across the country. For on the organizing committee of the and schools. In addition, AT&T provides inspired them or altered their view of the more information, visit Target.com/ National Book Festival. many grants in the area of education as world or themselves. Target awards six education. part of its Aspire Program. $10,000 reading promotion grants to “Book World” staff will be at the Let’s school or community libraries in honor Since opening its doors, Target has Read America I pavilion to talk about In the Let's Read America I pavilion, of our six national winners, along with given 5 percent of its income to orga- book coverage and The Washington you'll have a chance to meet some of a $500 Target GiftCard for each win- nizations that support education, the Post’s commitment to reading and lit- AT&T's volunteers, pick up a souvenir and ner. In addition, 12 reading promotion arts, social services and volunteerism. eracy. Visitors will have the opportunity pose for a photo with Dipper. The 2009 grants of $1,000 are awarded to school Today that equals more than $3 million to receive free copies of “Book World’s” National Book Festival marks AT&T's ninth or community libraries in honor of our every week. Festival issue and Post memorabilia (as year as a major sponsor. AT&T is proud to 12 honorable mention winners. Each long as supplies last!) and be photo- partner with the Library of Congress in of the honorable mention winners also Target is proud to be a Distinguished graphed with The Washington Post’s this annual celebration of reading. receives a $100 Target GiftCard. State Benefactor of the 2009 National Book mascot, Ned the Newshound. winners each receive a $50 GiftCard Festival. LIBRARY OF for their appreciation of reading. The Washington Post is one of the lead- ing news organizations in the country, CONGRESS FEDERAL THE WASHINGTON At the Let’s Read America II pavilion, with over 2.5 million local print read- CREDIT UNION visitors will enjoy photos taken with POST "BOOK WORLD" ers and nearly 10 million online readers The Library of Congress Federal Credit Bullseye, the Target dog, and coloring The Washington Post has been a spon- worldwide. Dedicated to the principle Union (LCFCU) invites you to join us in the Bullseye Book of Activities. sor of the National Book Festival since that an inquisitive and informed reader with author Sam Renick and his favor- its inception in 2001. The Post’s “Book is a good citizen, The Post has launched ite bunny friend, “Sammy the Saver” Target recognizes the integral role read- World” is one of the most distinguished many initiatives supporting literacy and Rabbit, for lessons in good family sav- ing plays in shaping a child’s education book review desks in the country, education. The Post is committed to the ing habits at the Let's Read America I and future. Because reading provides a renowned for its excellence in review- notion that books and ideas matter. pavilion. Stop by the LCFCU fun cen- foundation for lifelong learning, Target ing. “Book World” Critics Jonathan ter, where Sam will conduct readings supports early childhood reading by Yardley and Michael Dirda have won and performances with Sammy. Young putting books in the hands of parents Pulitzer Prizes for outstanding work visitors will learn about the importance
36 library of congress of good habits for saving through the photo taken with the Penguin in the the joy of reading. Visit ReadAloud.org This year at the National Book Festival, fun of reading. LCFCU hosts the fam- Let's Read America I pavilion. to learn more about Hilda and other take a moment to celebrate your love ily exhibit with giveaways in addition books from ReadAloud.org! of books, creativity and family togeth- to performances and reading activities Throughout the day, children will have erness with your child at the Scholastic throughout the day. the opportunity to participate in fun Readings and Games with Hilda the Family Corner in the Let’s Read America activities, where they can read with the Goat: I pavilion. Once again Scholastic brings LCFCU is a member-owned financial Penguin, create their own personalized 10:10 – 10:30 back the popular Build-a-Book, where services cooperative that provides finan- bookmarks and enjoy other arts and 11:10 – 11:30 you and your child can turn a blank book cial services and champions financial crafts projects from Jumpstart’s Read 11:40 – 12:00 into a one-of-a-kind masterpiece! literacy for families – from primary stu- for the Record and the 2009 campaign 12:40 – 1:00 dents through retirement. Membership book, the classic Philomel title, A Very 1:10 – 1:30 And new to the Scholastic Family is open to all residents, employees, stu- Hungry Caterpillar, by Eric Carle. There 2:10 – 2:30 Corner: “It only takes a little….to BE dents and worshippers in the District of will also be group readings, free books 2:40 – 3:00 BIG!” BE BIG! is a national campaign Columbia, in addition to our original and other prizes given away all day 3:40 – 4:00 that invites everyone—big and small— sponsor group, families of employ- long. 4:10 – 4:30 to take action, raise awareness and ees and contractors at the Library of demonstrate how CLIFFORD'S BIG Congress. LCFCU provides our mem- READALOUD.ORG SCHOLASTIC IDEAS can help make the world a bet- bers a partnership with BALANCE, a Have you ever talked to a goat about Family Corner ter place. Scholastic created the BE free financial fitness program, and your love of books? Well, now's your Scholastic, the global children's publish- BIG campaign and teamed up with Googolplex, an online resource for chance! Come meet Hilda, the spokes- ing, education and media company, has HandsOn Network (www.handsonnet- student moneymakers, K-12. Financial goat for ReadAloud.org and the hero a corporate mission of helping children work.org) to engage local communities literacy support for all ages is also avail- of Hilda, a Very Loyal Goat, in the Let's around the world to read and learn. and reward BE BIG actions. At the Let’s able daily from LCFCU on the credit Read America I pavilion. Yes, Hilda is Recognizing that literacy is the corner- Read America I pavilion, learn about union website, www.lcfcu.org. a talking goat. And he's the host of stone of a child's intellectual, personal volunteer opportunities in your area, a reading game show that kids can and cultural growth, Scholastic has cre- get tips on family volunteer activities Readings and Performances with play throughout the day to win prizes ated quality products and services that and find out how every member of Sam and Sammy: while showing off their knowledge of educate, entertain and motivate chil- your family can BE BIG! 10:40 - 11:00 books and reading. There will also be dren and are designed to help enlarge www.scholastic.com/cliffordbebig 12:10 - 12:30 readings from Hilda's new book by their understanding of the world around 1:40 - 2:00 author Jennifer Liu Bryan. Come to the them. Scholastic's total commitment to US AIRWAYS 3:10 - 3:30 ReadAloud.org area to share your love social responsibility and educational US Airways and its employees are of reading with Hilda, and to learn more outreach is demonstrated by its diverse committed to supporting commu- PENGUIN GROUP about his favorite cause – families read- partnerships, which address today's nity organizations and initiatives to Don't miss the Pearson area featuring ing aloud together today! ReadAloud. most critical issues facing communi- enhance the quality of life in the air- Penguin Group (USA) and the Pearson org is dedicated to encouraging fami- ties, with an emphasis on reading and line’s hub markets and focus cities. Foundation, where kids can have their lies to read aloud together and share in literacy. US Airways recognizes that true com- munity stewardship must be reflected
38 library of congress both internally through a supportive eracy, US Airways is proud to join with and dedicated employee base and RIF to provide books and literacy ser- PBS KIDS RAISING READERS PAVILION externally with strong partnerships vices to children served by RIF programs with nonprofit organizations that strive throughout the country. The Do Crew, to meet critical needs. The airline’s US Airways’ employee volunteer corps, PBS KIDS Raising Readers utilizes pub- It’s all happening in the PBS KIDS Raising approach is hands-on and collaborative partners with local RIF programs to lic media to help build the reading skills Readers pavilion and continues on and seeks to form relationships that distribute books and conduct reading of children ages 2 to 8, especially those www.pbskids.org/read and your local combine financial and in-kind resources rallies to help children foster a lifelong from low-income families. The national PBS station! with human resources in the areas of love of reading. This year, all readers initiative develops reading-focused PBS health, human services, arts and cul- were invited to participate in the “Read KIDS multimedia content, including TV, PBS KIDS Raising Readers performance ture, and education and environment. with Kids Challenge.” By going online Web content and games, mobile tech- times: and tracking the time spent reading nology and professional development 10:15 Story readings In March 2008, US Airways became with children, participants read more for parents, caregivers and teachers. 10:45 Sing-along with SteveSongs the official airline of Reading Is than 10 million minutes, exceeding Using research-based methodologies 11:00 Story readings Fundamental (RIF), the nation’s oldest the goal by more than 100 percent. focused on how children learn from 11:30 SESAME STREET featuring Elmo and largest children’s and family non- To learn more about the RIF and US media, PBS KIDS Raising Readers 12:00 Story readings profit literacy organization. US Airways Airways partnership, visit www.rif.org. employs a 360-degree approach, sur- 12:45 Sing-along with SteveSongs is proud to celebrate the wonders of rounding children and families with 1:45 Story readings reading with employees, passengers In Let’s Read America I, stop by US learning opportunities where they live, 2:00 SESAME STREET featuring Elmo and readers nationwide through the Fly Airways and learn how to Soar Into play and learn. 2:15 Story readings with US, Read with Kids campaign. As Reading with Us. 2:30 Sing-along with SteveSongs a dedicated supporter of children’s lit- PBS KIDS Raising Readers is funded by 3:00 Story readings a Ready to Learn Grant from the U.S. 3:30 Sing-along with SteveSongs NEW Department of Education (DOE); a 3:45 Story readings cooperative agreement of the DOE, the DIGITAL BOOKMOBILE POWERED BY OVERDRIVE Corporation for Public Broadcasting, PBS Pose with your favorite PBS KIDS walk- Learn about free e-book, audio- PCs, high-definition monitors, pre- and the Ready to Learn Partnership. around characters outside the PBS KIDS book, music and video downloads mium sound systems and a variety of Raising Readers pavilion: from the public library on the Digital portable media players -- all of which Sign up and track your child’s progress at Bookmobile powered by OverDrive. help visitors explore download services www.pbskids.org/read today. It’s free! Abby Cadabby from Sesame Street Housed inside an 18-wheel tractor- from the public library. Plus, interac- Arthur trailer, the Digital Bookmobile supports tive learning stations give visitors an Explore the world of learning in the PBS Buddy from Dinosaur Train reading and literacy in communities opportunity to search a library's digital KIDS Raising Readers pavilion. See Elmo Cleo from Between the Lions nationwide by building an immersive catalog, use supported mobile devices and his “Sesame Street” friends in a live Clifford the Big Red Dog experience around a public library and sample popular e-book, audio- stage show; sing along with PBS KIDS’ Curious George website. This high-tech update of the book, music and video titles. Visit SteveSongs or join us for story time. Duck from WordWorld traditional bookmobile is equipped www.digitalbookmobile.com. Hooper from PBS KIDS with broadband Internet-connected Take your picture with the cast of Leona from Between the Lions “Super Why,” Martha from “Martha Martha from Martha Speaks Speaks,” Leona or Cleo from “Between Maya & Miguel the Lions,” Duck from "WordWorld" Mister McFeely the Speedy Delivery Man or other PBS KIDS favorites like Curious from Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood George and Clifford the Big Red Dog. Princess Presto from Super Why Ruff Ruffman from Fetch! Parents can learn how to track a child’s Sid from Sid the Science Kid learning progress for free online. Kids Super Why can immerse themselves in skill-build- Alpha Pig from Super Why ing activities. Educators will learn all Wonder Red from Super Why about PBS KIDS Raising Readers teacher WordGirl resources.
40 library of congress PAVILION OF THE STATES The “Exquisite Corpse Adventure” Special Presentation
Visit All the States Children's Pavilion | 10 - 10:55 am You can visit your home state and learn about its literary heritage in the Pavilion Be among the first to experience the “Exquisite Corpse Adventure,” a progressive of the States. Once you visit your state’s table, you can stop at the other tables, story being written exclusively for the Library of Congress (and available only at where representatives from the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. www.Read.gov) by some of America’s best writers for young people. National territories are eager to answer your questions and provide information about Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Jon Scieszka (The Stinky Cheese Man their state’s writers, libraries, book festivals, book awards and reading promotion and Other Fairly Stupid Tales) will read the first episode, which he wrote. He activities. In addition, several festival authors and illustrators will make visits to will be joined by other “Exquisite Corpse” authors: Kate DiCamillo (The Tale of their state’s table to greet fans and sign autographs. Despereaux), Nikki Grimes (Make Way for Dyamonde Daniel), Shannon Hale (The Goose Girl), Steven Kellogg (The Pied Piper's Magic) and Megan McDonald (The Collect State Stickers And Stamps Rule of Three). Mary Brigid Barrett (Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out), A popular pavilion feature, especially among young readers and their families, is executive director of the National Children’s Book and Literacy Alliance (NCBLA), “Discover Great Places Through Reading” -- a free map of the United States that will moderate this session. The NCBLA (www.thencbla.org) has partnered with can be presented at each table for an appropriate state sticker or stamp. On the the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress in presenting this adventure, back, the map includes “52 Great Reads About Great Places,” a reading list of which will play out over the next year. A free poster featuring art from the first books for young people compiled with a recommendation from each state. These episode will be available in the Library of Congress pavilion and the Pavilion of 52 books are available for sale in the nearby Borders Book Sales pavilion. the States.
The Congressional Club Cookbook The Congressional Club was founded by an act of Congress in 1908 for spouses of members of Congress, the Cabinet and the Supreme Court. The 14th edition of The Congressional Club Cookbook will be available for sale at the Pavilion of the States. The cookbook offers recipes from around the world and includes inaugural ball portraits of presidents and first ladies, as well as photos of historic sites around Washington. Revenue generated from cookbook sales helps support contributions made by the Congressional Club to a variety of local charities.
Support for the Pavilion The Institute of Museum and Library Services (www.imls.gov) sponsors the Pavilion of the States, with additional funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities (www.neh.gov). Both are national reading promotion partners of the pavilion’s organizer, the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress. Staffing for the pavilion is anchored by representatives from State Centers for the Book, which are affiliated with the national center. There is an affiliate of the Center for the Book in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
Young Readers' Toolkit The National Book Festival Young Readers’ Toolkit brings the festival into libraries, schools and homes across the country. This interactive resource features information about National Book Festival authors who write for children and teens, author podcasts and teaching tools and activities for kids. This toolkit is available at: 42 www.loc.gov/bookfest/2009/toolkit MAKING THE INTRODUCTIONS
PATRICK ANDERSON, a regular fiction reviewer for The Ned Martel, senior editor for The Washington Post’s Washington Post’s “Style” section, is introducing Michael “Style” section, is introducing Jodi Picoult (11:00) and Connelly (10:00), Margaret Coel (10:35) and Craig Johnson Katherine Neville (11:35) in the Fiction & Fantasy pavilion and (11:10) in the Mysteries & Thrillers pavilion. Mary Jane Clark (12:20) in the Mysteries & Thrillers pavilion.
Marie Arana an author, writer at large for The Lori Montenegro, a correspondent for Telemundo, Washington Post and former editor of “Book World,” is will introduce Junot Díaz (3:35) in the Fiction & Fantasy introducing Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan (4:35) in the pavilion. History & Biography pavilion and Julia Alvarez (1:20) and John Irving (2:10) in the Fiction & Fantasy pavilion. She will Abby McGanney Nolan, who regularly reviews chil- also interview John Irving. dren’s books for The Washington Post, will introduce Craig Hatkoff (12:10), Megan McDonald (1:55) and Holly Black and Louis Bayard, a regular book reviewer for The Tony DiTerlizzi (2:30) in the Children’s pavilion. Washington Post whose most recent novel is The Black Tower, is introducing James Patterson (12:55), Lee Child Amy Orndorff, an editor of the The Washington Post’s (2:05), George Pelecanos (2:40) and David Baldacci (4:30) in “Weekend” section and a former writer for “KidsPost,” is the Mysteries & Thrillers pavilion. introducing James Patterson (10:00) and Liz Kessler (10:35) in the Teens & Children pavilion. James H. Billington, the Librarian of Congress, is introducing James L. Swanson (11:10) in the Teens & Children Jon Peede, director of literature grants programs at the pavilion and Poet Laureate Kay Ryan (12:00) in the Poetry & National Endowment for the Arts, is introducing Julia Glass Prose pavilion. (10:00), Valerie Martínez (10:30), Edward Hirsch (11:00), Jane Hirshfield (1:00) and Azar Nafisi (3:00) in the Poetry & Prose Marcus Brauchli, executive editor of The Washington pavilion. Post, is introducing Jon Meacham (2:05) and Dan Balz and Haynes Johnson (3:50) in the History & Biography pavilion. Mary Quattlebaum, children's author and regular children’s book reviewer for The Washington Post, is introduc- Ron Charles, deputy editor and fiction critic for The ing Paula Deen (11:45), Shannon Hale (12:20) and Carmen Washington Post's “Book World,” will introduce Charles Agra Deedy and Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah (12:55) in the Teens Santore (11:00) and Nikki Grimes (11:35) in the Children’s & Children pavilion. pavilion and Nicholas Sparks (3:00), Jeannette Walls (12:10) and David Wroblewski (4:45) in the Fiction & Fantasy Josephine Reed, audio producer for the National pavilion. Endowment for the Arts, is introducing Tim O’Brien (4:15) in Poetry & Prose pavilion. Paul Coates, the founder and director of the Baltimore- based Black Classic Press, which specializes in republishing Andrea Roane, a news anchor for CBS News 9/WUSA, books by and about people of African descent, is introducing is introducing Annette Gordon-Reed (12:20) and Patricia Walter Mosley (11:45) in the Mysteries & Thrillers pavilion. Sullivan (12:55) in the History & Biography pavilion.
John Y. Cole, director of the Center for the Book in the Rachel Hartigan Shea, editor of “Book World” at Library of Congress, is introducing the “Exquisite Corpse The Washington Post, is introducing Kirstin Downey (10:00) Adventure” Special Presentation (10:00) featuring Mary in the History & Biography pavilion, Lois Lowry (12:45) in Brigid Barrett, Kate DiCamillo, Nikki Grimes, Shannon Hale, the Children’s pavilion; Sue Monk Kidd and Ann Kidd Taylor Steven Kellogg, Megan McDonald and Jon Scieszka in the (1:30) in the History & Biography pavilion; and Judy Blume Children's pavilion. (5:00) in the Teens & Children pavilion.
Maureen Corrigan, author, regular reviewer for Tom Sherwood, reporter for NBC News 4/WRC, is The Washington Post, book critic for NPR's "Fresh Air" and introducing Gwen Ifill (3:15) in the History & Biography pavil- critic-in-residence at Georgetown University, is introducing ion and Jeff Kinney (4:25) in the Teens & Children pavilion. S.J. Rozan (1:30) and Lisa Scottoline (3:15) in the Mysteries & Thrillers pavilion, and she is introducing and interviewing Evelyn Small, former contributing editor to “Book Daniel Silva (3:50) in the Mysteries & Thrillers pavilion. World” and a senior researcher for The Washington Post Co., will introduce Jacqueline Woodson (1:30), Sharon Creech Maryrose Flanigan, literature specialist at the (2:05) and Kate DiCamillo (2:40) in the Teens & Children National Endowment for the Arts, is introducing Patricia pavilion and Sabiha Al Khemir (12:45) in the Fiction & Fantasy Smith (2:00) in the Poetry & Prose pavilion. pavilion.
John Kelly, a Washington Post columnist, is introduc- Alison Starling, a news anchor for ABC News 7/ ing Mo Willems (3:05), Steven Kellogg (3:40), Jerry Pinkney WJLA, is introducing Rickey Minor (11:45) in the History & (4:15) and Jon Scieszka and David Shannon (4:50) in the Biography pavilion. Children's pavilion. Amy Stolls, literature program officer at the National David Kipen, director of national reading initiatives for Endowment for the Arts, is introducing Ana Menendez (1:30) the National Endowment for the Arts, is introducing Marilynne in the Poetry & Prose pavilion. Robinson (3:45) in the Poetry & Prose pavilion. Eun Yang, a news anchor for NBC News 4/WRC, is intro- Steven Levingston, nonfiction books editor of The ducing Sharon Robinson and Kadir Nelson (1:20) in the Washington Post, is introducing Douglas Brinkley and David Children's pavilion. A. Taylor (10:35) and Mark Kurlansky (11:10) in the History & Biography pavilion and Rick Riordan (3:15) and Patrick Jonathan Yardley, chief book critic for The Carman (3:50) in the Teens & Children pavilion. Washington Post, is introducing and interviewing John Grisham (10:00) in the Fiction & Fantasy pavilion and Carlos Lozada, deputy “Outlook” editor of The introducing W. Ralph Eubanks (2:30) in the Poetry & Prose Washington Post, is introducing Simon Schama (2:40) in the pavilion. History & Biography pavilion and Colson Whitehead (4:10) in the Fiction & Fantasy pavilion.