Tuesday, August 26, 2014

National Book Festival Announces Schedule

The National Book Festival, sponsored by the Library of Congress, changes venues this year as it moves from the grounds of the Mall over to the Washington Convention Center. The move indoors may be disappointing to some, but it allows for new evening activities such as a "Great Books to Great Movies" pavilion that will explore classic literary adaptations through discussions and screenings, a "super-session" for graphic-novel enthusiasts, and a poetry slam.

Over 100 award-winning authors, illustrators and poets will beon hand to discuss and sign their books on August 30th, including the following from the fiction and mystery realm:

Fiction & Mystery

Time Author

Signing

10:00-10:45 E.L. Doctorow 11:00-noon
10:55-11:40 Ishmael Beah noon-1:00
11:50-12:35 Sara Sue Hoklotubbe 1:00-2:00
12:45-1:30 Claire Messud 2:00-3:00
1:40-2:25 Tiphanie Yanique 3:00-4:00
2:35-3:20 Siri Hustvedt 4:00-5:00
3:30-4:15 Lisa See 5:00-6:00
4:25-5:10 Anne Hillerman 2:30-3:30
5:20-6:00 Alice McDermott 3:30-4:30

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