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The National Book Festival
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EXHIBITS 1 Pavilion of the States 2 Let’s Read America II 3 Let’s Read America I 4 PBS Kids Raising Readers 5 Library of Congress Pavilion 6 Digital Bookmobile 7 Gateway To Knowledge 8 C-SPAN
more than 17 million copies worldwide. She has also written “The Exile: An Out- lander Graphic Novel,” illustrated by Hoang Nguyen. Gabaldon has degrees in zoology, marine biology and quanti- tative behavioral ecology, and her edu- cation informs much of her work, which she refers to as “historical fantasias.” Signing 1 p.m.
Fiction &
Mystery pavilion
10 A.M.
ISABEL ALLENDE Isabel Allende was born in Lima, where her father, Tomás Allende, was Chile’s ambassador to Peru. Her uncle was Chilean President Salvador Allende, who was assassinated in 1973 during a military coup. Believing it was unsafe to remain in Chile, Isabel, her husband and two children fled to Venezuela. While in exile, she wrote her first novel, “The House of the Spirits.” Her most re- cent novel is “Island Beneath the Sea.” Allende will receive this year’s Library of Congress National Book Festival Cre- ative Achievement Award. Signing 11 a.m.
11 A.M. DIANA GABALDON Diana Gabaldon is the author of the “Outlander” novels, which have sold
11:35 A.M. ELIZABETH KOSTOVA When Elizabeth Kostova was a child, she spent a year in Slovenia and trav- eled with her family throughout Eu- rope. The tales of vampires that her fa- ther told inspired “The Historian.” For her most recent book, “The Swan Thieves,” she drew on her background in art. An attack on a painting in Wash- ington’s National Gallery sets the novel in motion. Signing 1:30 p.m.
12:10 P.M. JULIA GLASS Julia Glass was awarded the 2002 Na- tional Book Award for “Three Junes,” her first novel. Her newest book is “The Widower’s Tale,” reviewed on page 10. Signing 2:30 p.m.
12:45 P.M. KEN FOLLETT Ken Follett became an instant sensation in 1978 with his first novel, “Eye of the Needle.” His latest book, “Fall of Giants,” focuses on World War I and the Russian Revolution and is reviewed on page 10. Signing 11 a.m.
1:20 P.M. OLGA GRUSHIN Since coming to the United States from Russia, Olga Grushin has been an inter- preter for Jimmy Carter, a cocktail wait- ress in a jazz bar, a translator at the World Bank, a research analyst at a Washington law firm and, most recently, an editor at Harvard University’s Dum- barton Oaks Research Library and Col- lection. “The Dream Life of Sukhanov,” her first novel, won the 2007 New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award and was chosen by The Post as one of the 10 best of the year. Her most recent novel is “The Line.” Grushin lives near Washington, D.C. Signing 3 p.m.
1:55 P.M. ANCHEE MIN Anchee Min was born in Shanghai dur- ing the rule of communist leader Mao Zedong. After suffering a severe spinal cord injury in 1984, she left China for the United States. Her books have been praised for their raw, sharp language and historical accuracy. They include “Becoming Madame Mao,” “The Last Empress” and her most recent novel, “Pearl of China,” which tells the story of Nobel Prize-winner Pearl S. Buck. Sign- ing 11:30 a.m.
2:30 P.M. SCOTT SPENCER Scott Spencer was born in Washington, D.C., raised in Chicago and now lives in upstate New York. He is the author of 10 novels, including “Endless Love,” “Wak- ing the Dead,” “A Ship Made of Paper” and “Willing.” Both “Endless Love” and “A Ship Made of Paper” were nominated
for the National Book Award. His new novel is “Man in the Woods.” Signing 3:30 p.m.
3:05 P.M. MARTHA GRIMES Martha Grimes is the author of more than 20 Richard Jury mysteries, as well as novels, poetry and short stories. Her latest mystery is “The Black Cat.” Grimes lives in Maryland. Signing 11:30 a.m.
3:40 P.M. PETER STRAUB Peter Straub is a novelist and poet. His horror fiction has received the Bram Stoker, World Fantasy and International Horror Guild awards, among many oth- ers. His 1979 novel, “Ghost Story,” was his first bestseller and was made into a film in 1981. His latest novel is “A Dark Matter.” Signing 1 p.m.
4:15 P.M. KARIN SLAUGHTER Karin Slaughter has been writing novels and short stories since she was a child growing up in a small Georgia town. Her Grant County series consists of “Blindsighted,” “Kisscut,” “A Faint Cold Fear,” “Indelible” and “Faithless.” Her newest book, “Broken,” is the third to feature special agent Will Trent. Signing 2 p.m.
4:50 P.M. SCOTT TUROW Scott Turow is the author of eight novels including “Presumed Innocent” (1987) and its sequel, “Innocent,” published
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