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Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
It's the first holiday season for "Bookmarked" blog! We did and tried a lot of fun things. Check out the year's highlights from our team, which includes U.S. Poet Laureate Ada Limón and National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Meg Medina.
Posted in: Ada Limón, Books, Children and Teens
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
DId you ever wonder what our interns are up to? Click to hear from Library of Congress literary programming intern, Agnes Redvil, and read her account of the fall 2023 semester with us.
Posted in: Books, Intern Blogs, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, National Book Festival
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
It's been 150 years since Willa Cather was born, but conversations about her novels such as "My Ántonia" and "One of Ours" and her unconventional life continue and thrive in 2023. Read on about her life, her work and a statue dedicated to her memory.
Posted in: Books
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Native American Heritage Month: both a great time for the vast histories of Native nations, and also the time to celebrate the contemporary lives, arts and cultures of Indigenous people in the 21st century. Check out these 6 authors and their recorded talks from past National Book Festivals.
Posted in: Books
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: 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.
Posted in: Books
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