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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.
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Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
In honor of a display and talk tomorrow at the Library about the diversity of the Library's collections through textiles, a blog on how an ancient Persian poetic form made its way to Urdu--and to beautiful illuminated manuscripts in the Library's Asian Division.
Posted in: Books, Literary History, Poetry
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
In celebration of the spooky season, the Library of Congress is putting together two events celebrating mysteries and mystery lovers. October 21st is a fun-filled day for families with children and teens, and the evening of October 26th is for everyone else!
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, Books, Children and Teens, Family Day, Live! at the Library
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Watch on Demand: this year's author talks from the National Book Festival, spotlight on LGBTQ+ authros.
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Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
This is a guest post by Natalie Miller, 2023 Junior Fellow in the Literary Initiatives Office, with contributions from Literary Initiatives intern Delaney Runge. This is an updated post with links to author talks recorded on August 12, 2023. In celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, please enjoy author talks from these twelve authors that appeared at …
Posted in: Books, Hispanic Heritage Month
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Looking for more inspiring author talks? Check out these recordings from Asian American/Pacific Islander and Native American and Native Alaskan writers who presented at this year's National Book Festival.
Posted in: Books, National Book Festival
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Check out the author talks from Black and African American writers who presented at this year's National Book Festival.
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Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Meg Medina, is setting off on the second leg of her national tour. See if you can catch her programs, and learn how you can apply to host her in your community.
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, Children and Teens, Meg Medina, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
This year’s National Book Festival welcomed tens of thousands of attendees, and we hope you all had a great time. The Festival may happen on one day, but the celebration of books keeps going. All author talk videos are now online! If you missed any of the programs, we’ve got you: they are now available …
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