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2012
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- Bob Balaban
- Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band
- Mac Barnett
- Annie Barrows
- James H. Billington
- Fergus Bordewich
- Natalie Pope Boyce
- T.C. Boyle
- Christopher Bram
- Giannina Braschi
- Douglas Brinkley
- Donna Britt
- Geraldine Brooks
- Marc Brown
- Peter Brown
- Nick Bruel
- Michael Buckley
- Lois McMaster Bujold
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- Robert A. Caro
- Stephen L. Carter
- Choo Choo Soul
- Sandra Cisneros
- Esme Raji Codell
- Bryan Collier
- Michael Connelly
- Patricia Cornwell
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- DC Public Library Contest Winners
- James Dashner
- Anna Dewdney
- Junot Díaz
- Michael Dirda
- Maria Dueñas
- Stephen Dunn
- Chet Van Duzer
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- Jenny Han
- Joy Harjo
- Charlaine Harris
- Paul Hendrickson
- Susan Hertog
- John W. Hessler
- Tad Hills
- Hip Hop Harry
- Ellen Hopkins
- Nalo Hopkinson
- Tony Horwitz
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- Hope Larson
- Philip Levine
- David Levithan
- John Lewis
- Margot Livesey
- Rafael López
- Lois Lowry
- Matt Luckhurst
- Mike Lupica
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- Thomas Mallon
- Michael Mandelbaum
- Sonia Manzano
- David Maraniss
- Leonard Marcus
- Melissa Marr
- Steven Millhauser
- Dominique Moceanu
- Walter Dean Myers
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- Adam Rex
- Peter H. Reynolds
- Justin Roberts & the Not Ready for Naptime Players
- Marilynne Robinson
- Amy Krouse Rosenthal
- Rachel Renee Russell
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- Laura Amy Schlitz
- Lisa Scottoline
- Francesca Serritella
- Bob Shea
- Susan Richards Shreve
- Judy Sierra
- Anita Silvey
- David Small
- Jean Edward Smith
- Sally Bedell Smith
- Eileen Spinelli
- Jerry Spinelli
- Erin E. Stead
- Philip C. Stead
- David Ezra Stein
- David O. Stewart
- Sarah Stewart
- Maggie Stiefvater
- R.L. Stine
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- Elizabeth Dowling Taylor
- Susan Tejada
- Raina Telgemeier
- Craig Thompson
- Jeffrey Toobin
- Justin Torres
- Gail Tsukiyama
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Children
Sponsored by AT&T
- Avi
- Bob Balaban
- Natalie Pope Boyce
- Peter Brown
- James Dashner
- Anna Dewdney
- Michael Grant
- Jewel
- Mary Pope Osborne
- Patricia Polacco
- Laura Amy Schlitz
- Eileen Spinelli
- Jerry Spinelli
- Erin E. Stead
- Philip C. Stead
- David Ezra Stein
Teens & Children
- Bryan Collier
- Sharon Flake
- John Green
- Jenny Han
- Ellen Hopkins
- David Levithan
- Lois Lowry
- Mike Lupica
- Sonia Manzano
- Melissa Marr
- Walter Dean Myers
- Maggie Stiefvater
- R.L. Stine
- Siobhan Vivian
- Jacqueline Woodson
Contemporary Life
- Christopher Bram
- Douglas Brinkley
- Donna Britt
- Thomas Friedman
- Linda Greenhouse
- Joy Harjo
- Steve Inskeep
- Charles Kupchan
- John Lewis
- Michael Mandelbaum
- Marilynne Robinson
- Lisa Scottoline
- Francesca Serritella
- Jeffrey Toobin
- Eric Weiner
- Daniel Yergin
History & Biography
Sponsored by Wells Fargo
- Fergus Bordewich
- Robert A. Caro
- David Eisenhower
- Julie Nixon Eisenhower
- John Farrell
- John Lewis Gaddis
- Susan Hertog
- Tony Horwitz
- Walter Isaacson
- David Maraniss
- Lien-Hang Nguyen
- Jean Edward Smith
- Sally Bedell Smith
- David O. Stewart
- Elizabeth Dowling Taylor
- Susan Tejada
- Bob Woodward
Fiction & Mystery
- Geraldine Brooks
- Stephen L. Carter
- Sandra Cisneros
- Michael Connelly
- Patricia Cornwell
- Maria Dueñas
- Charlaine Harris
- Eloisa James
- Steven Millhauser
- Lisa Scottoline
- Susan Richards Shreve
- Justin Torres
- Gail Tsukiyama
- Mario Vargas Llosa
Poetry & Prose
Sponsored by National Endowment for the Arts
SciFi Fantasy & Graphic Novels
Special Programs
- DC Public Library Contest Winners
- Michael Dirda
- Hope Larson
- Rafael López
- Leonard Marcus
- National Student Poets
- Corey Olsen
- Anita Silvey
Family Storytelling Stage
Sponsored by Target
- Jill Abramson
- Tom Angleberger
- Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band
- Mac Barnett
- Annie Barrows
- James H. Billington
- Marc Brown
- Nick Bruel
- Michael Buckley
- Choo Choo Soul
- Esme Raji Codell
- Kathleen Ernst
- Tad Hills
- Hip Hop Harry
- Jeff Kinney
- Jarrett J. Krosoczka
- Matt Luckhurst
- Dominique Moceanu
- Jane O'Connor
- Okee Dokee Brothers
- Jose Luis Orozco
- Adam Rex
- Peter H. Reynolds
- Justin Roberts & the Not Ready for Naptime Players
- Amy Krouse Rosenthal
- Rachel Renee Russell
- Bob Shea
- Judy Sierra
- David Small
- Sarah Stewart
- R.L. Stine
- Ed Young