Watch our special Instagram Live Interviews with BookFest Authors Margaret Rodenberg (Finding Napoleon) and Louis Bayard (Courting Mr. Lincoln) conducted by Olivia Sanchez.
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Schedule
A Guide to timing for the video above
0:00—Welcome and Panel I: Finding Literary Inspiration in and Around D.C.
Featuring authors Melanie Choukas-Bradley, JoAnn Hill, E. Ethelbert Miller, Elizabeth Purcell, Garrett Peck, Kim Roberts, and Cindy Vasko. Moderated by Tim Krepp, author of The Ghosts of Georgetown. Followed by a special performance by Laura Hankin and a reading by Teri Ellen Cross Davis.
1:09—Panel 2: The Power of Children's Literature to Dismantle Divisions
Featuring authors Maya Ajmera, Courtney Davis, Kitty Felde, Grant Goodman, Glen Mourning, Lucinda Robb, and Rebecca Boggs Roberts. Moderated by Louis Bayard, national bestselling author of Courting Mr. Lincoln. Followed by a video by Varu Chilakamarri.
2:06—Panel 3: All Topics Great and Small: Tackling Societal Issues Through Narrative Nonfiction
Featuring authors Ariel Sabar, Jennifer Howard, Marc Levinson, and Tamara Copeland. Moderated by Christopher Chambers, author of Scavenger. Followed by a special performance by Elizabeth Safley Brinker.
2:57—Poetry on the Patio (Virtually)
Poetry on the Patio (Virtually): Our annual feature returns. Hosted by poet Jonathan Lewis, award-winning author of Babel On. Jonathan also read our crowd-sourced poem, “Now I See My Life with New Eyes.”