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Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Highlights from an interview with Kekla Magoon on her new book, Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People at the 2021 National Book Festival.
Posted in: African American History, Books & Author Programs, For Teens, Researching
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Highlights from the 2021 National Book Festival interview with author Dan Gutman on his new book Houdini and Me.
Posted in: Books & Author Programs, For Kids, Uncategorized, Writing
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
A tribute to the late Jerry Pinkney, with highlights from his many appearances at the National Book Festival.
Posted in: Books & Author Programs, For Kids, Reading, Uncategorized
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Seeing, hearing, and reading Ralph Ellison & Invisible Man in the Library's collections.
Posted in: African American History, Books & Author Programs, Reading, Writing
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Ideas for organizing a family book collection, drawing inspiration from photographs in the Library's collection and the Library of Congress's classification system.
Posted in: Activities & Crafts, Books & Author Programs, For Kids
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
On September 18, author and current National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Jason Reynolds will participate in a live virtual Q&A with nationwide audiences as part of the Library’s ten-day-long National Book Festival celebrations. Mark your calendars and follow this link to attend this event live! Jason Reynolds is the author of 14 books, including …
Posted in: Books & Author Programs, Events, For Teens
Posted by: Naomi Coquillon
Suggestions for making the most of the National Book Festival for kids & teens.
Posted in: Books & Author Programs, Events, For Kids, For Teens
Posted by: Sasha Dowdy
Teens share their favorite resources from the Library and their recommendations for participating in the 2021 National Book Festival.
Posted in: Books & Author Programs, For Teens
Posted by: Kaleena Black
In this blog post, we highlight thoughts from several children's and YA authors featured in this year's National Book Festival, about how books and reading have "opened the world" for them.
Posted in: Books & Author Programs, Events, For Kids, For Teens