Festival Schedule Published
Check out the Festival schedule, which is filled with more than 200 of the nation's most accomplished writers in conversation with one another about their latest books. From panels about Mexico and the politics of food to Lifestyle Tent sessions about garden design, the Festival serves all kinds of readers. You can also tag the sessions you'd like to attend at the Festival using the My Schedule button and use our website to send your schedule to your friends so they can meet up with you at Festival sessions. The Festival is entirely open and free to the public.
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Vlad the Impaler on Halloween Day
The Dracula myth has sparked a legacy of endlessly entertaining creepy tales. The fictional character, originally penned by Bram Stoker, was inspired by and named after a real-life fiend—Prince Vlad Dracula, the fifteenth-century ruler of Wallachia—a man infamous for massacring and impaling his enemies. Written by Sid Jacobson, the bestselling writer behind The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation, Vlad the Impaler is a brilliant and gruesome account of Vlad Dracula's life. Jacobson will be talking about the book and showing images from it on Halloween Day in the Capitol.
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The Politics of Food on Sunday, Nov. 1st
Our eating decisions are now fraught with the kind of scrutiny and even anxiety that previous generations either ignored or were blissfully unaware of. Not to mention that food is now, more than ever before, a marker of taste (pun intended). Two Festival sessions on Sunday, November 1st about the politics of food - one in the Capitol and the second one in the Cooking Tent - have been scheduled so that festivalgoers can attend both sessions. The Festival is entirely free and open to the public.
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