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Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, Meg Medina, will talk books all day at the National Book Festival! Make sure to catch her appearances in Story District, including a live show with U.K. authors Oliver Jeffers and Sam Winston.
Posted in: Books, Children and Teens, Meg Medina, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, National Book Festival
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Explore keywords (website tags) to find topics and themes that interest you at the National Book Festival this year!
Posted in: Books, Intern Blogs, National Book Festival
Posted by: Clay Smith
Library of Congress announces the winner of the 2024 Prize for American Fiction, awarded to award-winning author James McBride.
Posted in: Books, Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction, National Book Festival
Posted by: Clay Smith
The long-awaited moment has come. The 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festival author lineup is here!
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, Books, Meg Medina, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, National Book Festival
Posted by: Clay Smith
Come to the Library of Congress on Saturday, May 11, at 2 PM to see George Takei share his life story and his newest book, "My Lost Freedom." Free tickets are required: read more to get yours!
Posted in: AAPI Heritage Month, Books, Family Day
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Explore Afrofuturism and its deep historic connections with Black women’s literary and scientific work.
Posted in: Books, Intern Blogs, Lit Bits
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
From historical fiction to middle grade fantasy to a conversation with children's authors Chelsea Clinton, Rita Williams-Garcia and our National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Meg Medina, we have a rich offering of March literary events for you. Stop by the Library and enjoy our free programs!
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, Books, Family Day
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