READING WITH

THE STARS

Bethesda Literary Festival Takes

Over Downtown Bethesda this Weekend

Today through Sunday is the 13th annual Bethesda Literary Festival. Of course, every day is a literary festival at the Bethesda Library and Barnes & Noble at Bethesda Row. If you're an English major or just mad about books, you'll want to attend every event. But for those who are short on time, here are the big stars, and when and where they'll be in downtown Bethesda this weekend.

PAMELA BROWN

ABC 7's news anchor and reporter extraordinare will be Mistress of Ceremonies, as awards for the festival's Essay and Short Story Contest are handed out. *Tonight* 7 PM, Hyatt Regency Bethesda (atop the Bethesda Metro station for those coming from DC).

R.L. STINE

Author of the Goosebumps series. Saturday, 11:30 AM, Bethesda Elementary School.

WALTER ISSACSON

Author of the bestselling "Steve Jobs" biography. Saturday, 12:30 PM, Doubletree Bethesda hotel.

THOMAS FRIEDMAN

Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist; author of That Used to Be Us. Sunday, 11 AM, Doubletree Bethesda.

BOB EDWARDS

Longtime NPR host of "All Things Considered" and "Morning Edition," now author of A Voice in the Box: My Life in Radio. Sunday, 12:30 PM, Doubletree Bethesda.