2003 National Book Festival

Among the celebrated authors attending this year are Julie Andrews, Lynn Sherr, Michael Beschloss, Edmund Morgan, David Maraniss, Walter Isaacson, Rick Atkinson, Michael Connelly, James Patterson, Robert Caro, Avi, R.L. Stine, Walter Dean Myers, Stan and Jan Berenstain, Stephen Carter, Nelson DeMille, Julia Glass, Julie Sussman and Stephanie Glakas-Tenet, James McBride, P. Allen Smith, Pat Conroy, Cassandra King, Nancy Farmer, Jane Yolen, Carolyn Hart, Jaques Pepin, Catherine Coulter and Bob Schieffer. Festival goers may bring books, or buy them at a kiosk on the Mall, for authors to sign.

Storytellers will bring to life the cultural traditions of Africa, Scotland, Appalachia, the Cherokee nation and others that comprise the country's diverse heritage.

The National Book Festival is made possible with generous support from Charter Sponsors AT&T and the Washington Post; Patrons AARP, the James Madison Council, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Kinder Foundation, Target, and WorkPlace USA as well as a host of other contributors. Major support for the Pavilion of the States was provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

For more information about the 2003 National Book Festival, call toll-free (888) 714-4696 or visit the festival's Web site at www.loc.gov/bookfest.