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Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Celebrate the 25th National Book Festival with us! Each week "Bookmarked" features videos of acclaimed authors from past festivals as we lead up to the 2025 festival on September 6th. This week we remember 2018, with featured videos from Annie Proulx and Elizabeth Acevedo.
Posted in: Books, Children and Teens, Intern Blogs, Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction, Literary History, National Book Festival
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
The 2025 Library of Congress National Book Festival is coming together, and we want you to be part of it! We invite you to volunteer with us: review the requirements in this blog post and use the included link to apply.
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, Books, National Book Festival
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Celebrate the 25th National Book Festival with us! Each week "Bookmarked" features videos of acclaimed authors from past festivals as we lead up to the 2025 festival on September 6th. This week we remember 2017, with featured videos from Roxane Gay and Ellen Oh with Meg Medina.
Posted in: Books, Children and Teens, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, National Book Festival
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Find out who's featured at the Library of Congress National Book Festival this year! Check out the list of more than 90 authors who will join the 25th festival, their genres ranging from fiction to nonfiction, picture book to biography, poetry to young adult, and more – there’s something for everyone.
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, Books, Children and Teens, National Book Festival, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Celebrate the 25th National Book Festival with us! Each week "Bookmarked" features videos of acclaimed authors from past festivals as we lead up to the 2025 festival on September 6th. This week we remember 2016, with featured videos from Kristin Hannah and Kwame Alexander.
Posted in: Books, Children and Teens, Intern Blogs, Literary History, National Book Festival