Jeff Kinney - 2009 National Book Festival

New York Times best-selling author Jeff Kinney appears at the National Book Festival. Speaker Biography: From the early 1990s, when he attended the University of Maryland, Jeff Kinney knew he wanted to be a cartoonist. The campus paper ran his comic strip, called "Igdoof." In 1998, he began to formulate ideas for "Diary of a Wimpy Kid." He published daily installment of the "Diary" online before releasing it as a book, which became a No. 1 New York Times best-seller. He followed that success with two other "Diary" books. The newest in the series is "Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw" (2009). Jeff lives in Massachusetts.

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David Baldacci - 2009 National Book Festival

Trial and corporate attorney turned author David Baldacci appears at the National Book Festival. Speaker Biography: David Baldacci, trial and corporate attorney turned author, has written seven original screenplays, short stories, a novella, a children's book series and 14 consecutive New York Times best-sellers, including "The Collectors" (2006), whose crime occurs in the Library of Congress; "Simple Genius" (2007); and "Divine Justice" (2008). Baldacci's latest release, "First Family" (2009), is also a best-seller. With more than 50 million copies in print worldwide, his books have been published in more than 40 languages and in more than 80 countries. A tireless advocate for literacy and the importance of reading, he is the co-founder, with his wife, of the Wish You Well Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to supporting literacy efforts across America. He lives in Virginia.

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Peter Straub: 2010 National Book Festival

Peter Straub at the 2010 National Book Festival. Speaker Biography: Peter Straub was born in Milwaukee, the first of three sons of a salesman and a nurse. The salesman wanted him to become an athlete, the nurse thought he would do well as either a doctor or a Lutheran minister, but all he wanted to do was to learn to read. He is a novelist as well as a poet and is most famous for his works in the horror genre. His horror fiction has received the Bram Stoker, World Fantasy and International Horror Guild awards, among many others. His 1979 novel, "Ghost Story," was his first smash best-seller and was made into a film in 1981. His current novel is "A Dark Matter" (Doubleday). Straub lives in New York.

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"Your Book Is Your Hook" Show - Oprah-Featured Author & The National Writers Union (3:15 mins)

yourbookisyourhook.com - Join me as I talk with Larry Goldbetter who is the President of the National Writers Union, the nation's only labor union and advocacy organization for freelance writers in all genres, media, and formats, and Victoria Moran who is the Oprah-featured author of ten books on wellness and practical spirituality, including the weight-loss classic "Fit from Within," the international bestseller "Creating a Charmed Life," and its new sequel "Living a Charmed Life." Find out how Victoria got published with her first book, how she found her first agent, and how she uses her books as her hook. Youll also hear about what she did when she got that call from Oprahs producer not once, but twice!

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