A complete list of authors who have participated in the National Book Festival over the past 10 years.
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- Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
- Jill Abramson
- Joel Achenbach
- Diane Ackerman
- Kim Addonizio
- Buzz Aldrin
- Adele Logan Alexander
- Elizabeth Alexander
- William Alexander
- Sherman Alexie
- Isabel Allende
- Everett Alvarez Jr.
- Julia Alvarez
- Stephen E. Ambrose
- Ann Amernick
- Wally Amos
- M.T. Anderson
- Julie Andrews
- Tom Angleberger
- Marie Arana
- Rae Armantrout
- Maria Celeste Arraras
- Catherine Asaro
- Rick Atkinson
- Avi