When: Saturday, September 25
Where: National Mall (between 3rd and 7th), Washington, D.C.
What time: 10 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Event Information: For more information visit the festival website.

The 10th annual National Book Festival. Organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress. President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama are honorary chairs for the event. The festival, a celebration of the joy of reading for all ages, is free and open to the public.

Authors in attendance include PEN members Elizabeth Alexander, Jules Feiffer, Jonathan Safran Foer, Jonathan Franzen, Julia Glass, Allegra Goodman, Olga Grushin, Norton Juster, Chang-rae Lee, Thomas Mallon, Pat Mora, James McGrath Morris, Marilyn Nelson, David Remnick, Richard Rhodes, Stacy Schiff, Scott Spencer, Peter Straub, Natasha Trethewey, and Judith Viorst.