Welcome to the Web site for the 2006 National Book Festival. This is the sixth annual National Book Festival and once again we have an outstanding group of authors who will be joining us on September 30 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to talk about and sign their books.
The festival is organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress and hosted by Laura Bush. It is free and open to the public and last year featured 70 award-winning authors, illustrators and poets appearing in "Fiction & Fantasy," "Mysteries & Thrillers," "History & Biography," "Children," "Teens & Children," "Poetry," and "Home & Family" pavilions. Browse this Web site to learn about the authors featured throughout the day in each pavilion and the activities planned especially for children in the Let's Read America pavilion.
The Library of Congress will have a pavilion of its own where festival goers can explore the Library's acclaimed Web site at www.loc.gov and also hear about the Veterans History Project, a grassroots effort to document the stories of veterans from World War I through the current conflicts and those who supported the war effort on the home front. A Pavilion of the States will include representatives from throughout the country with information on local reading and literacy programs.
The Smithsonian metro stop brings you directly onto the festival grounds, where you can spend the day listening to and meeting your favorite authors and picking up the free festival poster. We hope you will join us on September 30 for this unparalleled celebration of the joy of reading and American creativity!
