John Grisham(Fiction & Fantasy) |
Jodi Piccoult(Fiction & Fantasy) |
John Irving(Fiction & Fantasy) |
Julia Alvarez(Fiction & Fantasy) |
Ken Burns & Dayton Duncan(History & Biography) |
Annette Gordon-Reed(History & Biography) |
James Patterson(Mysteries & Thrillers) |
Paula Deen(Teens & Children) |
Nicholas Sparks(Fiction & Fantasy) |
Gwen Ifill(History & Biography) |
Junot Diaz(Fiction & Fantasy) |
Jacqueline Woodson(Teens & Children) |
Jeff Kinney(Teens & Children) |
Judy Blume(Teens & Children) |
Ralph Eubanks(Poetry & Prose) |
Children
Sponsored by AT&T
- Mary Brigid Barrett
- Holly Black
- Kate DiCamillo
- Tony DiTerlizzi
- Nikki Grimes
- Shannon Hale
- Craig Hatkoff
- Steven Kellogg
- Lois Lowry
- Megan McDonald
- Kadir Nelson
- Jerry Pinkney
- Sharon Robinson
- Charles Santore
- Jon Scieszka
- David Shannon
- Mo Willems
- & The Exquisite Corpse
Teens & Children
Sponsored by Target
- Judy Blume
- Patrick Carman
- Sharon Creech
- Carmen Agra Deedy
- Paula Deen
- Kate DiCamillo
- Shannon Hale
- Liz Kessler
- Jeff Kinney
- Wilson Kimeli Naiyomah
- James Patterson
- Rick Riordan
- James L. Swanons
- Jacqueline Woodson
Fiction & Fantasy
Sponsored by Target
- Sabiha Al Khemir
- Julia Alvarez
- Junot Díaz
- John Grisham
- John Irving
- Katherine Neville
- Jodi Picoult
- Nicholas Sparks
- Jeannette Walls
- Colson Whitehead
- David Wroblewski
Mysteries & Thrillers
- David Baldacci
- Lee Child
- Mary Jane Clark
- Margaret Coel
- Michael Connelly
- Craig Johnson
- Walter Mosley
- James Patterson
- George Pelecanos
- S.J. Rozan
- Lisa Scottoline
- Daniel Silva
History & Biography
Sponsored by The James Madison Council
- Dan Balz
- Douglas Brinkley
- Ken Burns
- Kirstin Downey
- Dayton Duncan
- Annette Gordon-Reed
- Gwen Ifill
- Haynes Johnson
- Sue Monk Kidd
- Mark Kurlansky
- Jon Meacham
- Rickey Minor
- Simon Schama
- Patricia Sulliavan
- Ann Kidd Taylor
- David A. Taylor
Poetry & Prose
Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts
- W. Ralph Eubanks
- Julia Glass
- Edward Hirsch
- Jane Hirshfield
- Valerie Martínez
- Ana Menendez
- Azar Nafisi
- Tim O’Brien
- Marilynne Robinson
- Kay Ryan, Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry
- Poetry Out Loud student winners
Sponsors of the 2009 National Book Festival
Distinguished
Benefactor
Target
Charter Sponsors
PBS KIDS Raising
Readers
The Washington Post
Patrons
AT&T
Institute of Museum
and Library Services
The James Madison
Council
National Endowment for the Arts
Contributors
Borders
Digital Bookmobile
powered by OverDrive
The Libary of Congress
Federal Credit Union
Penguin Group (USA)
ReadAloud.org
Scholastic Inc.
US Airways
Friends
Marshall B. Coyne
Foundation, Inc.
The Hay-Adams
National Endowment
for the Humanities
Special Thanks
C-SPAN2: Book TV
The Junior League of Washington once again provided hundreds of volunteers to support the National Book Festival and the promotion of reading and literacy.