2011 National Book Festival Pavilions and Authors
Children
Sponsored by AT&T
- Mary Brigid Barrett
- Harry Bliss
- Calef Brown
- Carmen Agra Deedy
- Tomie dePaola
- Exquisite Corpse Adventure
- Joe Hayess
- William Joyce
- Dorie McCullough Lawson
- John Bemelmans Marciano
- Sam McBratney
- John McCutcheon
- Julianne Moore
- Jon J Muth
- Chris Van Dusen
Left: - Adrienne Brooks
Center: - Abby Brack
Right: - Adrienne Brooks
Teens
- Cassandra Clare
- Susan Cooper
- Sarah Dessen
- Jack Gantos
- Gordon Korman
- Uma Krishnaswami
- Fredrick L. McKissack Jr.
- Patricia McKissack
- Shelia P. Moses
- Kadir Nelson
- Katherine Paterson
- Gary Schmidt
- Brian Selznick
- Rita Williams-Garcia
Contemporary Life
- Joel Achenbach
- Amy Chua
- Bob Edwards
- Leon Fleisher
- Joshua Foer
- Jessica Harris
- Marc Kaufman
- Hoda Kotb
- Jim Lehrer
- Anne Midgette
- Siddhartha Mukherjee
- Sylvia Nasar
- Sarah Vowell
Left: - Abby Brack
Center: - Barry Wheeler
Right: - Paul Morigi
Fiction & Mystery
Sponsored by The James Madison Council
- Sherman Alexie
- Russell Banks
- Louis Bayard
- Steve Berry
- Jennifer Egan
- Margaret George
- Laura Lippman
- Gregory Maguire
- Terry McMillan
- Toni Morrison
- Sara Paretsky
- Esmeralda Santiago
- Neal Stephenson
History & Biography
Sponsored by Wells Fargo
- Eric Foner
- Adam Goodheart
- Maya Jasanoff
- Justin Martin
- David McCullough
- Candice Millard
- Kristie Miller
- Edmund Morris
- Carla L. Peterson
- Eugene Robinson
- James L. Swanson
- Douglas Waller
- Isabel Wilkerson
Poetry & Prose
Sponsored by the National Endowment for the Arts
- Michael Cunningham
- Rita Dove
- Dave Eggers
- Claudia Emerson
- Mary Gordon
- Kimiko Hahn
- Terrance Hayes
- Garrison Keillor
- Yusef Komunyakaa
- Linda Pastan
- Poetry Out Loud
- John Milliken Thompson
- Jonathan Yardley
Family Storytelling Stage
Sponsored by Target
- Wally Amos
- Tom Angleberger
- Mac Barnett
- James H. Billington
- Michael Buckley
- Choo Choo Soul with Genevieve
- Hip Hop Harry
- Daniel Kirk
- Jarrett J. Krosoczka
- Josh Lewis
- Tom Lichtenheld
- Loren Long
- Cedella Marley
- Moona Luna
- Julianne Moore
- Lauren Myracle
- Jane O’Connor
- Okee Dokee Brothers
- Mark Pett
- Matthew Reinhart
- Justin Roberts & the Not Ready for Naptime Players
- John Rocco
- Gary Rubinstein
- Ellen Sabin
- Bob Shea
- Angela Farris Watkins
- Lisa Yee
The Cutting Edge
- Eric Dezenhall
- Kia DuPree
- Colleen Houck
- Kimberla Lawson Roby
Graphic Novels
- Kazu Kibuishi
- Rachel Renee Russell
- Allen Say
- Richard Thompson
- Eric Wight
State Poets Laureate
- Kelly Cherry
- Dolores Kendrick
- Wesley McNair
- Carol Muske-Dukes
- Stanley Plumly
2011 National Book Festival Sponsors
Co-chair, National Book Festival Board
- David M. Rubenstein
Distinguished Corporate Benefactor
- Target
Charter Sponsors
- The Washington Post
- Wells Fargo
Patrons
- AT&T
- Institute of Museum and Library Services
- The James Madison Council
- National Endowment for the Arts
- PBS Kids
Contributors
- Barnes & Noble
- Digital Bookmobile
- Powered by OverDrive
- Penguin Group (USA)
- Readaloud.org
- Scholastic Inc.
Friends
- Marshall B. Coyne Foundation Inc.
- Harper Lee Prize for Legal Fiction
- The Hay-Adams
- National Endowment for the Humanities
Special Thanks
- C-SPAN2’S Book TV, for coverage
- The Junior League of Washington, which once again provided hundreds of volunteers to support the National Book Festival and the promotion of reading and literacy.
