Past Library of Congress National Book Festivals
Related Resources at the Library
CHILDREN
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- Tiki Barber
- Jan Brett
- Marc Brown
- Laura Bush & Jenna Bush
- David A. Carter
- Doreen Cronin
- Betsy Lewin
- Kadir Nelson
- Doreen Rappaport
- David Shannon
- Judy Sierra
- Dionne Warwick
TEENS & CHILDREN
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- Mary Brigid Barrett
- Joseph Bruchac
- Sharon M. Draper
- Neil Gaiman
- Steven Kellogg
- Katherine Paterson
- Andrea Davis Pinkney
- Matthew Reinhart
- Robert Sabuda
- Jon Scieszka
- Charles R. Smith, Jr.
- R. L. Stine
- Judith Viorst
FICTION & MYSTERY
- Louis Bayard
- Geraldine Brooks
- Sandra Brown
- Marisa de los Santos
- Philippa Gregory
- Andrew Klavan
- James McBride
- Brad Meltzer
- Richard Price
- Francine Prose
- Peter Robinson
- Salman Rushdie
- Alexander McCall Smith
HISTORY & BIOGRAPHY
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HOME & FAMILY
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- Ellen Birnbaum
- Warren Brown
- Eleanor Clift
- George Duran
- Arthur Frommer
- Pauline Frommer
- Julie Morgenstern
- Mike Richman
- Nancy Schulman
- Cathy Scott
- Michelle Singletary
POETRY
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- Eavan Boland
- Dan Chiasson
- Elsa Cross
- Michael Lind
- Michael S. Harper
- Molly Peacock
- Stanley Plumly
- J. Allyn Rosser
- Kay Ryan, Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2008-2009
SPECIAL GUESTS
- Bob Lanier and NBA/WNBA players: Chris Duhon and Ivory Latta
- River of Words featuring Pamela Michael and David Gewanter