Charles Todd – mystery fans will be thrilled to hear author Charles Todd talk about his legendary post-World War I series featuring Scotland Yard Inspector Ian Rutledge. And in this case, due to intriguing authorial misdirection, this is a two-for-one treat! Charles Todd is actually the mother-son writing team of Caroline and Charles Todd. Their bestselling books such as Proof of Guilt weave history and tantalizing puzzles into stories rich with depth, danger and superb characters.

Becky Aikman – meet the remarkable woman behind the brave, funny and feisty memoir Saturday Night Widows: The Story of Six Friends Remaking Their Lives. A journalist and native of western Pennsylvania, Aikman lost her husband in her early forties. Struggling to make sense of an altered world, she founded a group with five other young widows who shared resilience, humor and adventure as they created new lives. Featured on the The Katie Couric Show and other national media, Aikman’s wise, touching and often very funny story explores surprising discoveries about experiencing grief and transcending loss.

Andrew Blum – join the witty, insightful author of Tubes: A Journey to the Center of the Internet, on a tour of the amazing physical world underpinning the Internet. Blum zooms right inside the infrastructure, revealing the quirks and treasures of the online world. From the coast of Portugal where a ten-thousand-mile undersea cable just two thumbs wide connects Europe and Africa, to the wilds of the Pacific Northwest where Google, Microsoft, and Facebook have built monumental data centers, Blum offers a riveting chronicle of the Internet’s development.

Jodi Moore – a big hit when she appeared at BookFest PA in 2011 with her humorous, imaginative When a Dragon Moves In, Jodi Moore returns this year to share her new book Good News, Nelson. An upbeat story of an unlikely friendship and the joy that comes from helping others, its hero will inspire young readers “to cheer and create some good news of their own," according to Tammi Sauer, children's author.

Annie Matsick – artist Anni Matsick’s newest book, Eat It! Food Adventures with Marco Polo, Volume One: Leaving Home, is the tale of a youngster traveling with Marco Polo’s famous expedition who discovers wondrous foods along the old Silk Road. The book highlights the fun of cooking and eating fruits and vegetables with 30 easy-to-follow recipes from Venice to the Middle East. Matsick’s expressive illustrations are as delicious as the recipes!

Join the BookFestPA Fun!
* visit the Book Tent
* buy books for yourself or as a gift
* get autographs
* learn about writing and getting published
* meet the authors
* have fun!!