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Posted by: Neely Tucker
Edwidge Danticat, the Haitian-born novelist who has become one of America’s most honored authors, told a crowd at the Coolidge Auditorium this week that she first felt the magic of storytelling as a child in Port-au-Prince.
Posted in: Events, National Book Festival
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Cokie Roberts, the longtime Washington journalist, author and broadcaster, has died at age 75. She was a devoted supporter of the LIbrary.
Posted in: National Book Festival, News, Women's History
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Neil Patrick Harris helps launch the Library's "National Book Festival Presents" series in grand fashion, drawing an overflow crowd on Sept. 11, 2019.
Posted in: Events, National Book Festival, Pic of the Week
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Pablo Cartaya, author of the award-winning "The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora," answers questions about his writitng in advance of an appearance at the National Book Festival on Aug. 31, 2019.
Posted in: National Book Festival
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The Library of Congress 2019 National Book Festival is Aug. 31.
Posted in: National Book Festival
Posted by: Neely Tucker
An interview with author Louis Bayard, who will be speaking and signing books at the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival.
Posted in: Abraham Lincoln, National Book Festival, U.S. Presidents, Washington DC
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Philippa Gregory, the internatiionally bestselling author of historical fiction, will appear at the 2019 National Book Festival.
Posted in: National Book Festival
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Author Monica Hesse answers questions about her bestselling books, including "American Fire" and "Girl in the Blue Coat."
Posted in: National Book Festival
Posted by: Wendi Maloney
This is a guest post by Guy Lamolinara of the Library’s Center for the Book. The loss of the incomparable writer Toni Morrison leaves a gaping hole in the literary landscape. Fortunately for us, before she died on Monday, she filled the world with prose that touched millions of readers worldwide. Through her novels, children’s …
Posted in: Books, National Book Festival