Past Library of Congress National Book Festivals
Related Resources at the Library
CHILDREN
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- *Special Presentation*
- Mary Brigid Barrett
- Holly Black
- Kate DiCamillo
- Tony DiTerlizzi
- Nikki Grimes
- Shannon Hale
- Craig Hatkoff
- Steven Kellogg
- Lois Lowry
- Megan McDonald
- Charles Santore
- Jon Scieszka
- David Shannon
- Mo Willems
TEENS & CHILDREN
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- Judy Blume
- Patrick Carman
- Sharon Creech
- Paula Deen
- Carmen Agra Deedy
- Kate DiCamillo
- Shannon Hale
- Liz Kessler
- Jeff Kinney
- Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah
- Kadir Nelson
- James Patterson
- Jerry Pinkney
- Rick Riordan
- Sharon Robinson
- James L. Swanson
- Jacqueline Woodson
FICTION & FANTASY
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MYSTERIES & THRILLERS
- David Baldacci
- Lee Child
- Mary Jane Clark
- Margaret Coel
- Michael Connelly
- Craig Johnson
- Walter Mosley
- James Patterson
- George Pelecanos
- S.J. Rozan
- Lisa Scottoline
- Daniel Silva
HISTORY & BIOGRAPHY
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- Dan Balz
- Douglas Brinkley
- Ken Burns
- Dayton Duncan
- Kirstin Downey
- Annette Gordon-Reed
- Gwen Ifill
- Haynes Johnson
- Sue Monk Kidd
- Mark Kurlansky
- Jon Meacham
- Rickey Minor
- Simon Schama
- Patricia Sullivan
- Ann Kidd Taylor
- David A. Taylor
POETRY & PROSE
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- W. Ralph Eubanks
- Julia Glass
- Edward Hirsch
- Jane Hirshfield
- Valerie Martínez
- Ana Menendez
- Azar Nafisi
- Tim O'Brien
- Poetry Out Loud student winners
- Marilynne Robinson
- Kay Ryan, U.S. Poet Laureate
- Patricia Smith