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Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Catch a glimpse of the current "Native American Arts" display in the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building. We invite you to come to see the exhibit before the display closes in December.
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, Native American Heritage Month
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Halloween may be behind us, but we read horror and thrillers deep into the colder months too. Check out these talks from authors who have been featured at the Library's National Book Festivals throughout the years. Get a glimpse into the minds of those who write horror.
Posted in: Books, National Book Festival
Posted by: Clay Smith
The National Ambassador for Young People's Literature talks all day about books (No, really, all day!).
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, Children and Teens, Meg Medina, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature
Posted by: Robert Casper
This coming week the Library of Congress features a wealth of literary programming, including Ann Patchett and Kate DiCamillo in conversation tonight, "Family Mystery Day" on Saturday the 21st, and "Pick Your Poison: Mystery Night" on Thursday the 26th.
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, Books, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
This post was written by Katya Soto, an intern in the Center for the Book of the Library of Congress under the mentorship of Guy Lamolinara, researched by Sasha Dowdy. For the end of Hispanic Heritage Month, we are featuring Isabel Allende, the 2010 Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction. Isabel Allende is …
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Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, check out some highlights from the Library's archived author talks by Hispanic and Latino authors.
Posted in: Hispanic Heritage Month, Library Collections, U.S. Poet Laureate
Posted by: Robert Casper
Congratulations to U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón, named a MacArthur Foundation Fellow for 2023.
Posted in: Ada Limón, Announcements & Operations, U.S. Poet Laureate
Posted by: Robert Casper
An interview with U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón, for National Hispanic Heritage Month, on the the 80th anniversary of the Library's PALABRA Archive of audio recordings by such writers as Nobel Laureates Pablo Neruda, Octavio Paz and Gabriela Mistral.
Posted in: Ada Limón, Hispanic Heritage Month, Poetry, U.S. Poet Laureate
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Meg Medina, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, shares her favorite moments connecting with the voices captured by the Library's PALABRA archive, a collection of Hispanic and Latino poets and writers reading from their works.
Posted in: Meg Medina, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, Poetry