Meet the Authors

From left: Michelle Singletary, Brad Meltzer, Cokie Roberts, Philippa Gregory, Sandra Brown, David Maraniss and Tony Horwitz. (Kagan McLeod)

Joseph Bruchac draws on his Native American heritage (Abenaki) in his more than 70 books for adults and children, including his latest, " March Toward the Thunder." He is the recipient of the Cherokee National Prose Award, the Knickerbocker Award and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native Writers Circle of the Americas. Teens & Children 11:10 a.m. Signing 12:30 p.m.

Laura Bush joined with the Library of Congress in 2001 to launch the first National Book Festival in Washington. As first lady of Texas, Mrs. Bush founded the statewide Texas Book Festival in 1995. She has taught in the Dallas, Houston and Austin public schools. She is the co-author with her daughter Jenna of " Read All About It!" Signing 10:30 a.m.

Jenna Bush taught elementary school in Washington, D.C., after graduating from the University of Texas at Austin in 2004. Her first book, " Ana's Story: A Journey of Hope," is based on her work with UNICEF. She and her mother are co-authors of " Read All About It!" Signing 10:30 a.m.

David A. Carter's Bug series began in 1988 with " How Many Bugs in a Box?" He is also the author and illustrator of the critically acclaimed pop-up series featuring " One Red Dot," "Blue 2" and " 600 Black Spots." His latest books are " The Big Bug Book: A Pop-up Celebration" and " Yellow Square." Children 2:55 p.m. Signing 1 p.m.

Dan Chiasson has written two books of poetry, " The Afterlife of Objects" and " Natural History," and a book of criticism, " One Kind of Everything: Poem and Person in Contemporary America." He teaches poetry at Wellesley College. Poetry 10:30 a.m. Signing 11 a.m.

Eleanor Clift, a contributing editor for Newsweek and a panelist on "The McLaughlin Group" is the author of " War Without Bloodshed: The Art of Politics" and " Madam

President: Shattering the Last Glass Ceiling," both co-authored with her late husband, Tom Brazaitis. Her latest book, " Two Weeks of Life," recounts her husband's battle with cancer. Home & Family 10 a.m. Signing 11:30 a.m.

Doreen Cronin's award-winning books include " Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type," "Duck for President," " Diary of a Worm" and the latest, with illustrator Betsy Lewin, " Thump , Quack, Moo: A Wacky Adventure." Children 12:35 p.m. Signing 2:30 p.m.

Elsa Cross is the author of 20 books of poetry, including " Jaguar," " Espirales," and a trilogy: " Los sueños (Elegías)," " Ultramar (Odas)" and " El vino de las cosas (Ditirambos)." Her latest collection is " Cuaderno de Amorgós." She is a recipient of the Xavier Villaurrutia Prize (2008), Mexico's most prestigious poetry prize. Poetry 1:15 p.m. Signing 2 p.m.

Marisa de los Santos was originally a poet and author of the award-winning collection " From the Bones Out." Her first novel was " Love Walked In." Her latest book is " Belong to Me." Fiction & Mystery 11:45 a.m. Signing 1 p.m.

Michael Dobbs, a reporter and columnist for The Washington Post, has won numerous prizes, including the George Polk Award for international reporting. His latest book is " One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War." History & Biography 2:40 p.m. Signing 4 p.m.

Kimberly Dozier, a correspondent in the CBS News Washington bureau, reported primarily on the war in Iraq from 2003 until she was seriously injured by a car bomb in 2006, as recounted in her book " Breathing the Fire." She is the recipient of a 2008 Peabody Award and four Gracie Awards from American Women in Radio and Television. History & Biography 12:55 p.m. Signing 2:30 p.m.