The National Book Festival

Megan McDonald is the author of Judy Moody. By popular demand, Judy Moody's little brother, Stink, now has his own series. Her most recent book is Judy Moody & Stink: The Holly Joliday. Children 10 a.m. Signing 11 a.m.

N. Scott Momaday is a poet, novelist, playwright, storyteller, artist and professor of English and American literature. His books of poetry include In the Bear's House and In the Presence of the Sun. His first novel, House Made of Dawn (1969), won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Poetry 2:30 p.m. Signing 3 p.m.

Shelia P. Moses is the ninth of 10 chil dren raised on Rehobeth Road in Rich Square, N.C., where her award-winning The Legend of Buddy Bush is set. Her newest book, The Baptism, is about family life in a small North Carolina town. She is a Coretta Scott King Honor winner and a National Book Award finalist. Teens & Children 1:35 p.m. Signing 3 p.m.

Sena Jeter Naslund is the author of five novels, including Ahab's Wife and Abundance: A Novel of Marie Antoinette. She is currently a professor and writer in residence at the University of Louisville and program director of the Spalding University brief-residency Master in Fine Arts in Writing. Fiction & Fantasy 2:40 p.m. Signing 4 p.m.

Joan Nathan, author of 10 cookbooks, is the host of "Jewish Cooking in America" on PBS. She is a two-time recipient of the James Beard Award and the IACP/Julia Child Cookbook Award for her book Jewish Cooking in America and The New American Cooking. Home & Family 3:20 p.m. Signing 4 p.m.

Joyce Carol Oates is the author of more than 70 books, including bestselling novels, short story collections, poetry volumes, plays, literary criticism and essays. She is a recipient of the National Book Award, the PEN/Malamud Award and the Common Wealth Award for Distinguished Service in Literature. Her most recent novel is The Gravedigger's Daughter. Fiction & Fantasy 1:20 p.m. Signing 2 p.m.

Michael B. Oren has written dozens of scholarly and popular articles on the history and politics of the Middle East. He is the author of Six Days of War: June 1967 and the Making of the Modern Middle East. His most recent book is Power, Faith and Fantasy: America in the Middle East: 1776 to the Present. History & Biography 2:05 p.m. Signing 3 p.m.

Nancy Pearl is a librarian whose books include Book Lust and Book Crush , which feature recommended reading for children and teens. She is credited with starting the One Book, One Community reading promotion initiative, "If All Seattle Read the Same Book," which has spread throughout the U.S. Home & Family 12:40 p.m. Signing 2 p.m.

Jodi Picoult is the author of 14 novels, including My Sister's Keeper, The Tenth Circle and Nineteen Minutes. She has also written for the DC Comics Wonder Woman comic book series. Fiction & Fantasy 4 p.m. Signing 2 p.m.

Terry Pratchett is the author of the bestselling Discworld series, which includes The Colour of Magic and Making Money. He is the author of two sf novels and seven books for younger readers, and his novels have sold more than 45 million copies worldwide and have been translated into 27 languages. Fiction & Fantasy 12 p.m. Signing 1 p.m.

Jack Prelutsky, named the nation's first Children's Poet Laureate by the Poetry Foundation, is the author of more than 40 books of verse and editor of several poetry anthologies. His classics include A Pizza the Size of the Sun and The New Kid on the Block. His latest books are In Aunt Giraffe's Green Garden and The Wizard. Poetry 1 p.m. Signing 2 p.m.

Kevin Prufer is the author of three books of poetry, including Fallen From a Chariot. He is also editor of The New Young American Poets, Pleiades and Dark Horses: Poets on Overlooked Poems with Joy Katz. He is the recipient of three Pushcart prizes. Poetry 10 a.m. Signing 10:30 a.m.