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Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Interested in contributing to the book joy and excitement at the National Book Festival this year? Sign up to volunteer with us! You have until August 9th to submit your application.
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, National Book Festival
Posted by: Clay Smith
The 2024 National Book Festival schedule is live. Check it out!
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, 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: Sasha Dowdy
Details on the PBS Books series of virtual interviews with featured festival authors, including: Sandra Cisneros, Max Greenfield, Susan and Lexi Haas, James McBride, Abby Jimenez, Tiya Miles and Renée Fleming.
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, 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: Robert Casper
The poster for this year's National Book Fest is out! Check it out online and read about the creation of the poster in an interview with designer Laci Jordan.
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Posted by: Clay Smith
Our US Poet Laureate and National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, and the whole Literary Initiatives staff, reveal their favorite programs and initiatives for the new year.
Posted in: Announcements & Operations, Live! at the Library, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, National Book Festival, U.S. Poet Laureate
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
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