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."
Arthur Sze has just been named the 25th U.S. Poet Laureate by the Library of Congress! We have some highlighted ways for you to get to know the new laureate--including special "Bookmarked" content!
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.
Geraldine Brooks has been named the recipient of the 2025 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction! Check out videos of her prior appearances at the Library's National Book Festival, and make sure to catch her talk at this year's festival on September 6th.
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, …
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.
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.