Hey Kids! Dav Pilkey Reads From “Dog Man,” Shows You How to Draw Big Jim
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Bestselling children's author Dav Pilkey shows readers how to draw "Big Jim," a character from his "Dog Man" series, and reads from one of the books.
Archive: 2020 (149 Posts)
Best of the National Book Festival: Stephen King
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Horror writer Stephen King is featured in this talk from the 2016 National Book Festival.
Posted in: National Book Festival
Erik Larson: True Tales from the Library of Congress
Posted by: Wendi Maloney
Bestselling author Erik Larson starts research for many of his books at the Library of Congress. "There's always something of incredible value," he says in this interview.
Posted in: Manuscripts, Newspapers, Researcher Stories
José Andrés: Best of the National Book Festival
Posted by: Neely Tucker
This is a guest post by Marie Arana, the Library’s Literary Director. In it, she explains how the National Book Festival blog will be featuring an author talk from our archives each day during the current public health crisis. We’ll be featuring one or two per week on this blog as well, given the level …
Posted in: National Book Festival, Writers
Ask a Librarian — We’re Open for (Online) Business!
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The Library's Ask a Librarian online service is open, even if the Library itself is closed during the coronavirus pandemic.
Posted in: Education
Garth Brooks: A Few Minutes in Nashville
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Garth Brooks' music fits into the Library's long history of documenting and preserving American traditional music.
Posted in: Gershwin Prize for Popular Song, Music, Performing Arts
Free to Use and Reuse: Cherry Blossoms
Posted by: Neely Tucker
It's peak cherry blossom season and the gorgeous trees are highlighted this month in the Library's Free to Use and Reuse sets of copyright-free photographs, prints and illustrations.
Posted in: Free to Use and Reuse, Photos, Pic of the Week, Washington DC
National Recording Registry: It’s Victor Willis, Mr. “Y.M.C.A”!
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Victor Willis, the lead singer and songwriter for The Village People, recounts how he wrote "Y.M.C.A," the group's massive hit that was just added to the Library's National Recording Registry.
Posted in: African American History, National Recording Registry
Mystery Photo Contest: The Lady in the Hat Revealed!
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The Library's Mystery Photo contest features a solved case -- a photo of what turned out to be actress Cynthia Lynn, best known as a recurring guest star on "Hogan's Heroes."
Posted in: Mystery Photo Contest, Photos, Researcher Stories