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Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
This is a guest post from Zach Klitzman, writer-editor in the Library of Congress Publishing Office. Earlier this month the Library of Congress published “To Catch a Thief” by David Dodge as the 19th entry in its Crime Classics Series. The book, originally published in 1952, tells the story of John Robie, a retired jewel thief …
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Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
On Tuesday, February 27th, the University of Maryland will host our very own National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, Meg Medina, for the 2024 McLeod Lecture series: “Advocating for Books, Children and Imagination in a Time of Division.” This hybrid event is free to attend. The MacLeod lecture, a signature program of the university’s College …
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Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Check out the new collection of personal papers from Wyandot poet and folklorist Bertrand N. O. Walker (Hen-Toh), now available at the Library's Manuscript Division reading room. Click for a preview of his drafts, typed-up poems and other writings.
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Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
This post was written by Katya Soto, an intern in the Center for the Book of the Library of Congress under the mentorship of Guy Lamolinara, researched by Sasha Dowdy. For the end of Hispanic Heritage Month, we are featuring Isabel Allende, the 2010 Library of Congress Creative Achievement Award for Fiction. Isabel Allende is …
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This year’s National Book Festival welcomed tens of thousands of attendees, and we hope you all had a great time. The Festival may happen on one day, but the celebration of books keeps going. All author talk videos are now online! If you missed any of the programs, we’ve got you: they are now available …
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Enjoy cherry blossoms all year: highlights and behind the scenes moments from "Cherry Blossoms: Sakura Collections from the Library of Congress," a book by the Library's own curators, Mari Nakahara and Katherine Blood
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