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Posted by: Anne Holmes
The Library of Congress and Every Child a Reader have announced that Jason Reynolds' term as National Ambassador for Young People's Literature will be extended to include a third year, for the first time in the history of the program.
Posted in: National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, National Book Festival, News and Events
Posted by: Anne Holmes
The Library of Congress has just announced the author lineup and schedule of programs for the 2021 National Book Festival! The 10-day festival, taking place Sept. 17-26, features more than 100 authors, poets and writers in a range of formats — all celebrating the festival theme, "Open a Book, Open the World."
Posted in: Digital Resources, National Book Festival, News and Events
Posted by: Anne Holmes
The television broadcast program “Open a Book, Open the World: The Library of Congress National Book Festival,” hosted by LeVar Burton, will premiere Sunday, Sept. 12 on PBS. Television viewers can see an inspiring introduction to the 2021 Library of Congress National Book Festival and its exciting lineup of authors, poets and writers in this one-hour special.
Posted in: National Book Festival, News and Events
Posted by: Anne Holmes
Novelist, short-story and non-fiction writer Joy Williams, known for books such as "State of Grace" and "The Quick and the Dead," has won the 2021 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction.
Posted in: News and Events, Prize for American Fiction
Posted by: Anne Holmes
Tonight at 7 p.m. ET, Nobel Prize in Literature recipient Mario Vargas Llosa and his longtime Spanish-to-English translator, Edith Grossman, discuss their work together. This conversation is part of our Behind the Book series, which provides a behind-the-scenes view of the world of American book publishing.
Posted in: Interviews, News and Events
Posted by: Anne Holmes
Join us for a conversation with former U.S. Poet Laureate Billy Collins about his signature laureate project, Poetry 180, which brings poetry to schools for each of the 180 days of the school year.
Posted in: Digital Resources, News and Events, Poets Laureate
Posted by: Robert Casper
Today is a big day in the literary world, with the announcement of the Pulitzer Prizes. And this year’s winners in poetry and fiction have strong connections to the Library of Congress—and to our poet laureate’s efforts to champion the voices of Native Americans.
Posted in: Collections, Digital Resources, News and Events, Prize for American Fiction
Posted by: Anne Holmes
On Thursday, June 10, at 7 p.m. ET, author Paul Hendrickson discusses how his new book (“Plagued by Fire: The Dreams and Furies of Frank Lloyd Wright") was “made” through his use of the unparalleled collections of the Library of Congress.
Posted in: Collections, Guest Posts, News and Events
Posted by: Robert Casper
Tonight at 7 p.m. ET, poet Cathy Park Hong (“Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning”) and novelist Wayétu Moore (“The Dragons, the Giant, the Women”) discuss how their memoirs give voice to history and speak to the present moment.
Posted in: News and Events