Here’s the list of authors scheduled to speak/sign books at the National Book Festival. All events take place on Sept. 26. The first times listed are when the authors will speak. The times in parentheses are the hours of book signings. Please note: Times may change.
For information, schedules and locations, visit www.loc.gov/bookfest/2009/schedulePavilion.html
Children
10 to 11 a.m.: Mary Brigid Barrett (11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)
10 to 10:55 a.m.: Kate DiCamillo (11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)
10 to 10:55 a.m.: Nikki Grimes (2:30 to 3:30 p.m.)
10 to 10:55 a.m.: Shannon Hale (2 to 3 p.m.)
10 to 10:55 a.m.: Steven Kellogg (1 to 2 p.m.)
10 to 10:55 a.m.: Megan McDonald (4 to 5 p.m.)
10 to 10:55 a.m.: Jon Scieszka (11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)
11 to 11:30 a.m.: Charles Santore (noon to 1 p.m., 3 to 4 p.m.)
11:35 a.m. to 12:05 p.m.: Nikki Grimes (2:30 to 3:30 p.m.)
12:10 to 12:40 p.m.: Craig Hatkoff (1 to 2 p.m.)
12:45 to 1:15 p.m.: Lois Lowry (3 to 4 p.m.)
1:20 to 1:50 p.m.: Kadir Nelson (2:30 to 3:30 p.m.)
1:20 to 1:50 p.m.: Sharon Robinson (2:30 to 3:30 p.m.)
1:55 to 2:25 p.m.: Megan McDonald (4 to 5 p.m.)
2:30 to 3 p.m.: Tony DiTerlizzi (12:30 to 1:30 p.m.)
2:30 to 3 p.m.: Holly Black (12:30 to 1:30 p.m.)
3:05 to 3:35 p.m.: Mo Willems (12:30 to 1:30 p.m.)
3:40 to 4:10 p.m.: Steven Kellogg (1 to 2 p.m.)
4:15 to 4:45 p.m.: Jerry Pinkney (2 to 3 p.m.)
4:50 to 5:20 p.m.: David Shannon (11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)
4:50 to 5:20 p.m.: Jon Scieszka (11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)
Teens and children
10 to 10:30 a.m.: James Patterson (11 a.m. to noon)
10:35 to 11:05 a.m.: Liz Kessler (noon to 1 p.m.)
11:10 to 11:40 a.m.: James L. Swanson (2 to 3 p.m.)
11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.: Paula Deen (1 to 2 p.m.)
12:20 to 12:50 p.m.: Shannon Hale (2 to 3 p.m.)
12:55 to 1:25 p.m.: Carmen Agra Deedy (3:30 to 4:30 p.m.)
12:55 to 1:25 p.m.: Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah (3:30 to 4:30 p.m.)
1:30 to 2 p.m.: Jacqueline Woodson (4 to 5 p.m.)
2:05 to 2:35 p.m.: Sharon Creech (11 a.m. to noon)
2:40 to 3:10 p.m.: Kate DiCamillo (11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)
3:15 to 3:45 p.m.: Rick Riordan (1:30 to 2:30 p.m.)
3:50 to 4:20 p.m.: Patrick Carman (2 to 3 p.m.)
4:25 to 4:55 p.m.: Jeff Kinney (1 to 2 p.m.)
5 to 5:30 p.m.: Judy Blume (11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)
Fiction and fantasy
10 to 10:55 a.m.: John Grisham (11 a.m. to 11:45)
11 to 11:30 a.m.: Jodi Picoult (12:30 to 1:30 p.m.)
11:35 a.m. to 12:05 p.m.: Katherine Neville (12:30 to 1:30 p.m.)
12:10 to 12:40 p.m.: Jeannette Walls (1:30 to 2:30 p.m.)
12:45 to 1:15 p.m.: Sabiha Al Khemir (2:30 to 3:30 p.m.)
1:20 to 2:05 p.m.: Julia Alvarez (3 to 4 p.m.)
2:10 to 2:55 p.m.: John Irving (noon to 1 p.m.)
3 to 3:30 p.m.: Nicholas Sparks (noon to 1 p.m.)
3:35 to 4:05 p.m.: Junot Daz (12:30 to 1:30 p.m.)
4:10 to 4:40 p.m.: Colson Whitehead (1:30 to 2:30 p.m.)
4:45 to 5:15 p.m.: David Wroblewski (3 to 4 p.m.)
History and biography
10 to 10:30 a.m.: Kirstin Downey (11 a.m. to noon)
10:35 to 11:05 a.m.: Douglas Brinkley (noon to 1 p.m.)
10:35 to 11:05 a.m.: David A. Taylor (noon to 1 p.m.)
11:10 to 11:40 a.m.: Mark Kurlansky (2 to 3 p.m.)
11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.: Rickey Minor (3:30 to 4:30 p.m.)
12:20 to 12:50 p.m.: Annette Gordon-Reed (3:30 to 4:30 p.m.)
12:55 to 1:25 p.m.: Patricia Sullivan (2:30 to 3:30 p.m.)
1:30 to 2 p.m.: Sue Monk Kidd (11 a.m. to noon)
1:30 to 2 p.m.: Ann Kidd Taylor (11 a.m. to noon)
2:05 to 2:35 p.m.: Jon Meacham (3:30 to 4:30 p.m.)
2:40 to 3:10 p.m.: Simon Schama (4 to 5 p.m.)
3:15 to 3:45 p.m.: Gwen Ifill (4 to 5 p.m.)
3:50 to 4:20 p.m.: Dan Balz (4:30 to 5:30 p.m.)
3:50 to 4:20 p.m.: Haynes Johnson (4:30 to 5:30 p.m.)
4:35 to 5:05 p.m.: Ken Burns (3 to 4 p.m.)
4:35 to 5:05 p.m.: Dayton Duncan (3 to 4 p.m.)
Mysteries and thrillers
10 to 10:30 a.m.: Michael Connelly (11 a.m. to 12)
10:35 to 11:05 a.m.: Margaret Coel (noon to 1 p.m.)
11:10 to 11:40 a.m.: Craig Johnson (1:30 to 2:30 p.m.)
11:45 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.: Walter Mosley (4 to 5 p.m.)
12:20 to 12:50 p.m.: Mary Jane Clark (3:30 to 4:30 p.m.)
12:55 to 1:25 p.m.: James Patterson (11 a.m. to noon)
1:30 to 2 p.m.: S.J. Rozan (2:30 to 3:30 p.m.)
2:05 to 2:35 p.m.: Lee Child (12:30 to 1:30 p.m.)
2:40 to 3:10 p.m.: George Pelecanos (11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.)
3:15 to 3:45 p.m.: Lisa Scottoline (1 to 2 p.m.)
3:50 to 4:20 p.m.: Daniel Silva (1 to 2 p.m.)
4:30 to 5 p.m.: David Baldacci (1:30 to 2:30 p.m.)
Poetry and prose
10 to 10:30 a.m.: Julia Glass (10:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.)
10:30 to 11 a.m.: Valerie Martinez (11 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.)
11 to 11:30 a.m.: Edward Hirsch (11:30 a.m. to noon)
11:30 a.m. to noon: Poetry Out Loud
Noon to 12:45 p.m.: Kay Ryan (1 to 1:30 p.m.)
1 to 1:30 p.m.: Jane Hirshfield (1:30 to 2 p.m.)
1:30 to 2 p.m.: Ana Menendez (2 to 2:30 p.m.)
2 to 2:30 p.m.: Patricia Smith (2:30 to 3 p.m.)
2:30 to 3 p.m.: W. Ralph Eubanks (3 to 3:30 p.m.)
3 to 3:45 p.m.: Azar Nafisi (4 to 5 p.m.)
3:45 to 4:15 p.m.: Marilynne Robinson (2 to 3 p.m.)
4:15 to 5 p.m.: Tim O’Brien (2:30 to 3:30 p.m.)
