2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival
September 22-23, 2012 on the National Mall
Washington, DC
Celebrate the Book with Two Days of Writers, Poets & Pavilions
Free
The 12th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival will be held on the National Mall between 9th and 14th Streets on Saturday, Sept. 22, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and on Sunday, Sept. 23 from noon to 5:30 p.m., rain or shine. The event is free and open to the public.
Participating writers include: T.C. Boyle, Robert A. Caro, Stephen L. Carter, Sandra Cisneros, Michael Connelly, Patricia Cornwell, Michael Dirda, Thomas Friedman, Joy Harjo, Steve Inskeep, Philip Levine, David Maraniss, Lisa Scottoline, Susan Tejada, Mario Vargas Llosa, Colson Whitehead, and dozens of others. Illustrator Rafael López did the festival poster; he’ll be there, too.
More information at the Festival website, including the Schedule.
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September 22, 2012 at 12:52 pm
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