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Posted by: Neely Tucker
In a National Book Festival Presents conversation that premieres tonight (June 5), Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution Lonnie Bunch discuss the national protests that have roiled the nation after the death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police.
Posted in: African American History, Civil Rights, Crime and Punishment, National Book Festival, News
Posted by: Neely Tucker
John Hessler, a specialist in the Library's Geography and Map Division, is tracking the COVID-19 pandemic with computational geography and geographic information science.
Posted in: Influeza/Covid-19, Maps, National Book Festival
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Horror writer Stephen King is featured in this talk from the 2016 National Book Festival.
Posted in: 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