Philip Roth to Headline the National Book Festival

Philip Roth will headline the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., Sept. 22 and 23. The Library of Congress on Thursday announced the authors and poets who will appear at the event. These will include T.C. Boyle, Mario Vargas Llosa, Robert Caro, Geraldine Brooks, Junot Díaz, Colson Whitehead, Philip Levine and Jeffrey Eugenides. Mystery writers attending include Charlaine Harris, Michael Connelly and Patricia Cornwell. The weekend festival features speeches and book talks by authors, book signings and a chance to meet favorite writers.

For more information visit the “Books” page at the website of the Los Angeles Times.