Tell Us About Your 2025 National Book Festival Experience!
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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Category: National Book Festival
25 Years of the National Book Festival: Highlights from 2024
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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25 Years of the National Book Festival: Highlights from 2023
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.
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Library of Congress Night at Nationals Park Tonight, September 2!
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.
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25 Years of the National Book Festival: Highlights from 2022
Posted by: Robert Casper
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 2022, with featured videos from Leslie Jordan and Tui T. Sutherland.
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Geraldine Brooks is our New Prize for American Fiction Winner!
Posted by: Robert Casper
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.
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25 Years of the National Book Festival: Highlights from 2021
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.
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25 Years of the National Book Festival: Highlights from 2020
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.
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National Book Festival Updates: Schedule Launch and Family Friendly Activities
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, …
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