Researcher Stories: Charles W. Calhoun and the American 19th Century
Charles W. Calhoun, a history professor and author, has used the Library’s collections for more than half a century in his work on studying late 19th century America.
Archive for the Writers Category (76 posts)
Jason Reynolds: Grab The Mic, December Edition
Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Children’s Literature, pens his December newsletter.
Jason Reynolds: On the (Virtual) School Tour
Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, is staging a virtual tour of 13 schools around the country in the first two weeks of December 2020.
Poet Laureate Joy Harjo Gets a Third Term; Launches “Living Nations, Living Words”
Joy Harjo, the first Native American to serve as the U.S. Poet Laureate, will serve a third term in the office, the Librarian of Congress announced today.
Jason Reynolds: Grab the Mic November Newsletter
Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, is back with the November edition of his monthly newsletter, Grab The Mic.
Jason Reynolds: Grab the Mic October Newsletter
Jason Reynolds, the National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, uses his October newsletter to how to learn during remote learning.
Colson Whitehead and the 2020 Prize for American Fiction
Colson Whitehead is the recipient of the 2020 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction.
National Book Festival: Democracy in the 21st Century
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.
2020 National Book Festival: Hearing Black Voices
“Hearing Black Voices” is one of the major threads at the 2020 National Book Festival, featuring an array of prominent Black authors.
The 2020 National Book Festival: Fearless Women
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.”