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Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Join us on September 25th for an evening event with bestselling nonfiction author Mary Roach, and September 27th for a Saturday family-friendly program with Katherine Rundell, author of "Impossible Creatures."
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Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
We'd love to hear from you: tell us about your experience attending National Book Festival 2025!
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Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
It's almost here: Saturday, September 6th is the 25th National Book Festival. Check out this blog post for last-minute tips and tricks, and enjoy the final featured videos of acclaimed authors from past festivals as we lead up to the 2025 festival on September 6th. This time we revisit 2024 with featured videos from Erik Larsen, as well as Vera Brosgol and Kazu Kibuishi.
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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 time we revisit 2023 with featured videos from Tananarive Due and Grady Hendrix, as well as Joy Harjo and Michaela Goade.
Posted in: Books, Children and Teens, Intern Blogs, Joy Harjo, Literary History, National Book Festival
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Join us tonight! We're headed to the ballpark for Library Night at Nationals Park, when Washington, D.C.’s home team takes on the Miami Marlins.
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, 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 time we revisit 2021, with featured videos from Kristen Hannah, Maggie Shipshead and Lupita Nyong'o.
Posted in: Books, Children and Teens, Intern Blogs, Literary History, 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 time we revisit 2020, with featured videos from Amy Tan and Jason Reynolds.
Posted in: Books, Children and Teens, Intern Blogs, Literary History, National Book Festival
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
We’re excited to announce that we have posted the schedule for this year’s Library of Congress National Book Festival on the festival website here, also accessible via this link: loc.gov/bookfest. We’ve been improving the website to make it easy to find events you’d be most interested in. Use the filter function to sort by location, …
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, Books, Children and Teens, 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 revisit 2019, with featured videos from Richard Powers and Raina Telgemeier.
Posted in: Books, Children and Teens, Intern Blogs, Literary History, National Book Festival