Literary Hill BookFest
Celebrating Books and Authors on Capitol Hill

2023 Participating Authors

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Louis Bayard

Louis Bayard

Fiction

JoAnn Hill

JoAnn Hill

Nonfiction

E. Ethelbert Miller

E. Ethelbert Miller

Poetry

Varu Chilakamarri

Varu Chilakamarri

Cookbook

Jon Ward

Jon Ward

Nonfiction

Tom Dunkel

Tom Dunkel

Nonfiction

Ginger Park

Ginger Park

Children's

Frances Park

Frances Park

Fiction/Memoir/Children's

Liz Kleinrock

Liz Kleinrock

Nonfiction

I.S. Berry

I.S. Berry

Fiction

James Kirchick

James Kirchick

Nonfiction

Melanie Choukas-Bradley

Melanie Choukas-Bradley

Nonfiction

Alexandra Petri

Alexandra Petri

Humor

Natasha Sajé

Natasha Sajé

Poetry

Christopher Chambers

Christopher Chambers

Fiction

Jenna Voris

Jenna Voris

Young Adult fiction

Watch our special Instagram Live Interviews with BookFest Authors JoAnn Hill (Secret Washington DC), Louis Bayard (Jackie and Me), and Varu Chilakamarri (Indian Cuisine for the Busy Vegetarian)

Jeffrey Dale Lofton

Jeffrey Dale Lofton

Fiction

Canden Arciniega

Canden Arciniega

Nonfiction

Cheryl Head

Cheryl Head

Mystery

Christine Vineyard

Christine Vineyard

Humor

Brenna Maloney

Brenna Maloney

Nonfiction/Children's

Robert S. Pohl

Robert S. Pohl

Nonfiction

Christopher J. Datta

Christopher J. Datta

Fiction/Memoir

Kaitlin Calogera

Kaitlin Calogera

Travel

R. Kevin Mallinson

R. Kevin Mallinson

Nonfiction

Ciera Burch

Ciera Burch

Children's

Carole Boston Weatherford

Carole Boston Weatherford

Children's

Jeffery Boston Weatherford

Jeffery Boston Weatherford

Illustrator

Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop

Elizabeth Winthrop Alsop

Memoir/fiction

E. J. Wenstrom

E. J. Wenstrom

Fantasy

Tom Guglielmo

Tom Guglielmo

History

Lewis M. Simons

Lewis M. Simons

Memoir

Pat Carlucci

Pat Carlucci

Nonfiction

Linda Bowles

Linda Bowles

Children's

Debra Naylor

Debra Naylor

Nonfiction

Sunu P. Chandy

Sunu P. Chandy

Poetry

Brad Kading

Brad Kading

Children's

Fran Abrams

Fran Abrams

Poetry

Adrienne Tropp

Adrienne Tropp

Children's/Fiction

Jona Colson

Jona Colson

Poetry

Michael Gushue

Michael Gushue

Poetry

Preeti Roy

Preeti Roy

Graphic Novel

Destinee Hodge

Destinee Hodge

Moderator

2023 Vendors

Publishers, booksellers, and organizations that support the Capitol Hill literary community

East City Bookshop

East City Bookshop

Capitol Hill Books

Capitol Hill Books

The Writer's Center

The Writer's Center

Platypus Media/Science Naturally

Platypus Media/Science Naturally

Washington Writers Publishing House

Washington Writers Publishing House

Stirred Stories

Stirred Stories

Day Eight

Day Eight

Literary Hill BookFest thanks Capitol Hill Community Foundation, Capital Community News, Tom Faison, Jake Anderson, and the Jason Martin Group for their ongoing support.