We’re Open! National Book Festival 2020
Posted by: John Sayers
The 2020 National Book Festival, all online, opens today and continues through the weekdend.
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Category: National Book Festival
Colson Whitehead and the 2020 Prize for American Fiction
Posted by: John Sayers
Colson Whitehead is the recipient of the 2020 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction.
Posted in: African American History, National Book Festival, Writers
National Book Festival: Democracy in the 21st Century
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The third major topic thread at the Library's 20th National Book Festival is "Democracy in the 21st Century," and will be explored by 21 authors in 13 programs.
Posted in: Books, National Book Festival, Writers
2020 National Book Festival: Hearing Black Voices
Posted by: Neely Tucker
"Hearing Black Voices" is one of the major threads at the 2020 National Book Festival, featuring an array of prominent Black authors.
Posted in: African American History, National Book Festival, Writers
The 2020 National Book Festival: Fearless Women
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The 2020 National Book Festival will feature three major threads -- "Fearless Women, "Hearing Black Voices" and "Democracy in the 21st Century" -- that will anchor the Library's 20th festival and its first virtual one. This post focuses on "Fearless Women."
Posted in: National Book Festival, Poetry, U.S. Poet Laureate, Women's History, Writers
Navigating the Virtual Book Festival
Posted by: Wendi Maloney
An overview of what users can expect at the 20th Library of Congress National Book Festival, all-virtual for the first time in 2020.
Posted in: Books, LC Web site, National Book Festival
Jason Reynolds: The 2020 National Book Festival
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, writes about the Library's 20th annual National Book Festival in his September newsletter.
Posted in: National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, National Book Festival
National Book Festival: History, Photos from Past Years
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The 2020 National Book Festival will be entirely online this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Two of the Library's Junior Fellows worked in the Signature Programs Office this summer to put previous events online, too.
Posted in: National Book Festival, New Online
Minerva’s Kaleidoscope: Just for Kids and Families
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The Library begins a new blog for families and children, Minerva's Kaleidoscope.
Posted in: Kids, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, National Book Festival