The National Book Festival is an annual literary event that brings together best-selling authors and thousands of book fans for author talks, panel discussions, book signings and other activities. PBS Book View Now is offering live streaming coverage of the 16th Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington DC on Saturday, September 24th, 12-6pm ET

Authors scheduled to appear in the coverage include:

Stephen King, one of the most sought after interviews in publishing
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, basketball legend and outspoken cultural voice
Salman Rushdie, Knighted for his contribution to literature in 2007
Ken Burns, PBS documentarian
Joyce Carol Oates, prolific writing legend
Bob Woodward, legendary journalist and non-fiction author
Marilynne Robinson, Pulitzer Prize winning novelist
Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize winner, NY Times bestseller
Yaa Gysasi, highly anticipated debut novelist
Jacqueline Woodson, National Book Award winner
Jeffrey Toobin, bestselling author, CNN analyst
Plus one of the first interviews with the brand new, just confirmed Librarian of Congress, Dr. Carla Hayden
And many more!