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Postcards from America

Two men and one woman talk on stage, seated in chairs in front of a "National Book Festival" black and white backdrop.

Viet Thanh Nguyen: Finding a Voice in America

Head and shoulders portrait of a young woman in a white shirt and blue jacket. She has long blondish hair parted in the middle. She is smiling, standing in front of a tree in bloom, and facing the camera

Kelsey Beeghly, Library’s Albert Einstein Fellow

James McBride, seated onstage, with an open notebook on his lap, looks over his glasses while in conversation.

James McBride at the NBF: “Love is the greatest … novel ever written.”

Studio potrait of a man seated at side of camera frame, leaning forward with elbows on his knees, turned to smile at the camera.

Riding a Wave with Kazu Kibuishi

Half length photo of a smiling man with arms crossed, wearing a V-neck shirt.

Catching a “Curveball” with Pablo Cartaya

Annalee Newitz in a head and shoulders pose, smiling at the camera, wearing glasses.

Annalee Newitz and “Weaponized Stories” at the National Book Festival

Head and shoulders photo of Greg Lukow speaking at a microphone, wearing a suit and tie, looking directly at the camera

Gregory Lukow, Library’s Film Preservation Leader, Retires

A brownish map with a faint outline of the eastern and Gulf Coasts of what is now the United States.

The (Newly Revealed) Wonders of a 16th Century Portolan Chart of the North American Coast