The Library of Congress announced the lineup for its annual National Book Festival in September, with Colson Whitehead, Madeleine Albright, and Jason Reynolds among the authors scheduled to appear at the virtual event.
Whitehead, the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Underground Railroad and The Nickel Boys, will accept the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction at the event and will discuss his writing career.
Former Secretary of State Albright will be on hand to talk about her memoir Hell and Other Destinations, while Reynolds will discuss Stamped, the antiracist book for young readers he co-authored with Ibram X. Kendi.
Kendi will also be in attendance, speaking with Kirkus Prize–winning author Saeed Jones (How We Fight for Our Lives) about “ways to confront racism and bigotry.”
Two presidential daughters are scheduled to appear at the festival: Jenna Bush Hager, who will talk about her popular book club and her own book, Everything Beautiful in Its Time, and Chelsea Clinton, who will discuss her latest children’s book, She Persisted in Sports: American Olympians Who Changed the Game.
Other authors on the roster include N.K. Jemisin, Rita Dove, John Grisham, Sandra Cisneros, Dan Brown, Mo Willems, Emily St. John Mandel, and Melinda Gates.
The National Book Festival is scheduled for Sept. 25-27. Updates on the festival will be posted on the Library of Congress blog.
Michael Schaub is a Texas-based journalist and regular contributor to NPR.
