Meet the Authors

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

Andrew Klavan, recipient of two Edgar Awards, is the author of several bestsellers, including " Don't Say a Word" and " True Crime," both made into full-length motion pictures. His latest book is the political thriller " Empire of Lies." Fiction & Mystery 5 p.m. Signing 3 p.m.

Betsy Lewin is the Caldecott Honor-winning illustrator, along with author Doreen Cronin, of " Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type" and its sequels: " Giggle, Giggle, Quack"; " Duck for President"; and the latest, " Thump, Quack, Moo: A Wacky Adventure." Children 12:35 p.m. Signing 2:30 p.m.

Michael Lind is the author of a number of books of history, fiction and verse. His works of poetry include: " When You Are Someone Else," a chapbook; " Bluebonnet Girl," a prize-winning children's book in verse; and " The Alamo," a critically acclaimed narrative poem. His first collection of verse is " Parallel Lives." Poetry 3 p.m. Signing 3:30 p.m.

David Maraniss, an associate editor of The Washington Post, has won several awards, including the Pulitzer Prize for National Reporting in 1993. His books include " They Marched Into Sunlight: War and Peace in Vietnam and America"; " When Pride Still Mattered: A Life of Vince Lombardi"; and " First in His Class: A Biography of Bill Clinton." His latest is " Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World." History & Biography 1:30 p.m. Signing 3:30 p.m.

James McBride was a journalist for eight years at the Boston Globe, People and The Washington Post before moving to New York to pursue music. He wrote the critically acclaimed memoir " The Color of Water" while working as a tenor saxophonist for the legendary Little Jimmy Scott. His latest book is " Song Yet Sung." Fiction & Mystery 1:30 p.m. Signing 3 p.m.

Brad Meltzer's thrillers have a total of almost 3 million copies in print and have been translated into more than a dozen languages. His latest is " The Book of Lies." He is also the author of the popular comic book "Identity Crisis." Fiction & Mystery 11:10 a.m. Signing 12:30 p.m.

Julie Morgenstern is an internationally known organizational and time-management expert, corporate productivity consultant and speaker. Her books include " Organizing from the Inside Out" and " Time Management from the Inside Out"-- both made into popular PBS specials. Her latest is " When Organizing Isn't Enough: SHED Your Stuff, Change Your Life." Home & Family 1 p.m. Signing 2:30 p.m.

Kadir Nelson's career in illustration began with the storyboards he created for director Steven Spielberg's film "Amistad." Since then he has illustrated many award-winning picture books, including " Thunder Rose", "Ellington Was Not a Street," " Moses: When Harriet Tubman Led Her People to Freedom" and " Just the Two of Us." His latest illustrations are in Doreen Rappaport's " Abe's Honest Words." Children 2:05 p.m. Signing 4 p.m.

Katherine Paterson's books for young people have been translated into 21 languages. She is the winner of two National Book Awards, for " The Master Puppeteer" and " The Great Gilly Hopkins"; two Newbery Medals, for " The Bridge to Terabithia" and " Jacob, Have I Loved"; and is one of the few American recipients of the Hans Christian Andersen Award. She is author of "The Eyes and Ears of the Public" in " Our White House: Looking In and Looking Out." Teens & Children 12:30 p.m. Signing 2:30 p.m.

Molly Peacock is the author of several books of poetry, including her latest, " The Second Blush." Among her other works are " How to Read a Poem and Start a Poetry Circle" and a memoir, " Paradise, Piece by Piece." She conducts quarterly poetry circles on Wisconsin Public Radio's "Here on Earth" and does a one-woman staged monologue in poems. Poetry 2:30 p.m. Signing 3 p.m.

Andrea Davis Pinkney is the author of more than a dozen children's books, including " Let It Shine: Stories of Black Women Freedom Fighters," which won the 2001 Coretta Scott King Author Award. She and her husband, Brian Pinkney, have collaborated on several books, including their latest, " Boycott Blues: How Rosa Parks Inspired a Nation." Teens & Children 10:35 a.m. Signing 12 noon.

Stanley Plumly is the author of 10 collections of poetry, including " In the Outer Dark," " Out-of-the-Body Travel" and " Old Heart: Poems." His works of nonfiction include his latest book, " Posthumous Keats: A Personal Biography." He is the recipient of the Delmore Schwartz Memorial Award, the William Carlos Williams Award and six Pushcart Prizes. He is a professor of English at the University of Maryland at College Park. Poetry 4 p.m. Signing 4:30 p.m.