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
Category: 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
Rick Atkinson: The Lasting Impact of World War II on the U.S.
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Rick Atkinson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author whose books include "An Army at Dawn," The Day of Battle," "The Guns at Last Light," and "Battle of the Bulge," writes about the lasting impact of World War II on American society.
Posted in: History, Veterans History Project, Writers
Jason Reynolds: Grab the Mic August Newsletter
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young Peoples Literature, writes about the problems of posing for photographs in his August newsletter.
Posted in: National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, Writers
Jason Reynolds: Grab the Mic Newsletter
Posted by: Neely Tucker
Jason Reynold's "Grab the Mic" July Newsletter.
Posted in: Writers
Hearing Frederick Douglass: His Speech on John Brown
Posted by: Neely Tucker
How would freed slave and abolitionist Frederick Douglass have sounded while delivering one of his classic speeches? A speech on John Brown offers a few clues.
Posted in: Abraham Lincoln, African American History, Civil War, Manuscripts, Newspapers, Writers
Jason Reynolds: GRAB THE MIC June Newsletter
Posted by: Neely Tucker
The June newsletter from Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature.
Posted in: National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, Writers