National Book Festival in Washington, Sept. 26
WASHINGTON — A slew of celebrity writers from John Irving to Jodi Picoult are scheduled to take part in this year’s National Book Festival in Washington, scheduled for Sept. 26.
Other famous authors expected to participate include James Patterson, Marilynne Robinson, Judy Blume, John Grisham, Junot Diaz, Colson Whitehead, Jeannette Walls, and Julia Glass.
The event, organized by the Library of Congress and held on the National Mall, is free.
Patterson, author of the Alex Cross series of thrillers set in Washington, will present at the Mysteries & Thrillers Pavilion, along with George Pelicanos, whose books are also set in Washington.
Patterson, who writes novels aimed at teens too, will appear at the Teens & Children pavilion as well, along with Nikki Grimes, Sharon Creech and Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah, who will appear with his collaborator, Carmen Agra Deedy.
Authors from the history and biography genre scheduled to appear at the event include Douglas Brinkley, Ken Burns, Gwen Ifill, Sue Monk Kidd and Simon Schama.
To get up-to-the-minute information for this year’s event such as author activities and day-of event details, follow the Library of Congress on Twitter or become a fan of the Library of Congress on Facebook. The library also plans to launch, at the festival, a Web site called Read.gov, to pull together all of the Library’s literary-promotion programs.
If you can’t make it to the event, you can listen to podcasts featuring interviews with festival authors. The podcasts are free through the Library of Congress Web site or on iTunes.
For more information, visit www.loc.gov/bookfest.
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September 1st, 2009 at 2:42 am
I am unable to attend the Book Festival in Washington due to an accident. However, is there a way to introduce my new novel to others who are attending?
Gateway To Dream World
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PRLog (Press Release) – Aug 20, 2009 – On their way home from baseball tryouts, Brad Colby and his two sons are involved in a terrible car accident that leaves six-year-old Pete in a coma. When Pete awakens, the family is crushed to learn that he is paralyzed.
Meanwhile, Pete’s eight-year-old brother, Jason, has been having powerful dreams that lead him to a mysterious realm known as DreamWorld. Jason discovers that all of his desires can come true in DreamWorld, but the time is fast approaching when he will have to choose between his two worlds.
And when more devastating news strikes at the heart of the Colby family, Jason and Pete set out on a desperate attempt to find the Gateway to DreamWorld and save their family. With time running out on their dangerous path, will Jason and Pete’s fear of the Unknown keep them from reaching the paradise of their dreams?
Publisher’s website: http://www.eloquentbooks.com/GatewayToDreamWorld.html
ISBN: / SKU: 9781608605330
Available at Amazon.com
About the Author:
Brenda Estacio lives in Atwater, California with her husband. She is currently working on a science fiction trilogy and a mystery-thriller novel. Gateway to DreamWorld is her second novel.