Lineup for the 24th annual Celebration of Reading

APRIL 19 AT THE HOBBY CENTER

Clive Cussler’s actionadventure novels have appeared on the New York Times fiction best-sellers list more than 20 times. Paramount Pictures’ 2005 adaptation of “Sahara” — grossed $122 million. Cussler is also the founder and chairman of the National Underwater and Marine Agency, a nonprofit named after the fictional federal agency featured in his novels that discovers and preserves shipwreck sites.

An emergency forced Jim

Gaffigan to bow out of his 2016 “A Celebration of Reading” appearance. His debut book, “Dad Is Fat,” had a spot in the New York Times best-sellers list of top 20 titles for 17 weeks; his followup, “Foodie: A Love Story,” was released in 2014. Earlier this year, the Grammy-nominated comedian starred in his fifth, hour-long comedy special, “Cinco,” on Netflix.

Candice Millard is a former National Geographic writer, historian and editor whose third book, “Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape and

the Making of Winston Churchill,” was named Amazon’s No. 1 history book of 2016. In 2012, Millard won the Edgar Award, “Best Fact Crime Book,” for “Destination of the Republic.” She also won the 2017 Biographers International Organization Award for her biographies of Churchill and Presidents James Garfield and Theodore Roosevelt.

Christina “CK” Kerley isa self-described strategist, speaker and executive trainer whose work primarily targets business leaders. Her e-books include “The ‘Smart’ Revolution,” “Innovation Through Mobile,” “The Mobile Revolution of B2B” and “Future Proof.”

Ohio Gov. John Kasich formerly hosted “Heartland With John Kasich” and was a fill-in host for “The O’Reilly Factor” on Fox News. He unsuccessfully sought the Republican presidential nomination in both 2000 and 2016. His memoir, “Two Paths: America Divided or United,” explores his more recent presidential bid and views on the nation post-election.