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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.
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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 2016, with featured videos from Kristin Hannah and Kwame Alexander.
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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 2015, with featured videos from Viet Thanh Nguyen and Jenny Han.
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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 2014, with featured videos from Michio Kaku and Jacqueline Woodson.
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Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
The National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled (NLS) kicks off their annual Summer Reading Program, a collaborative program developed by NLS and partnering libraries around the United States, with National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Mac Barnett.
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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 2011 with featured videos from Toni Morrison and Tomie dePaola.
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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 2010, with featured videos from Orhan Pamuk and Norton Juster.
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 week we remember 2009, with featured videos from Marilynne Robinson and Kate DiCamillo.
Posted in: Books, Children and Teens, Intern Blogs, Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction, Literary History, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, National Book Festival