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Posted by: Lola Pyne
David Fernandez-Barrial has been an author escort at the National Book Festival since 2009, and worked before that representing the Copyright Office in the Library of Congress pavilion at every festival from 2003-2008. He is currently the foreign-language librarian of the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped. In this Q&A he shares …
Posted in: Authors, Festival History, Volunteers
Posted by: Guy Lamolinara
The countdown is on! (Literally. You can see the National Book Festival countdown “clock” at www.loc.gov/bookfest.) In just eight days, the 15th National Book Festival will kick off at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The festival, on Saturday, Sept. 5, from 10 a.m. until 10 p.m. (doors open at 9), will present more than …
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Posted by: Gayle Osterberg
The following post is a Q&A with Peter Slen, Senior Executive Producer, Book TV. How many author interviews does Book TV air on average each year? Book TV is a 48-hour block of nonfiction book programming every weekend on C-SPAN2 that brings you a rich variety of nonfiction topics: history, biography, politics, current events, the …
Posted in: Sponsors, TV Coverage
Posted by: Lola Pyne
The following guest post is a Q&A conducted by Marie Arana, co-director of the Library of Congress National Book Festival. You probably know A. Scott Berg as the author of numerous prize-winning biographies of American originals, among them “Maxwell Perkins: Editor of Genius,” which won him a National Book Award when he was barely out …
Posted by: John Sayers
I’m excited to announce our newest enhancement to our big event–a National Book Festival App for smartphones hit the streets today! We’ve been keeping this little beauty under wraps as we’ve worked to develop a complete guide and a wonderful festival-at-your-fingertips experience. Now, if you use an Apple iPhone, iPad or Android device, you can …
Posted in: Social Media
Posted by: Gayle Osterberg
Every year as the National Book Festival approaches (and especially on National Book Festival day), book lovers from other parts of the country send us sad tweets about how much they wish they could be here. We wish they could all be here too, but we have some solutions for those who can’t. We have …
Posted in: Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction, Live Stream, Programs, Sponsors
Posted by: Gayle Osterberg
This year’s 15th National Book Festival is all about milestones. Not only is the festival itself marking 15 years, it is also celebrating 200 years since Thomas Jefferson’s personal library came to the Library of Congress. Another key celebration is the 15th anniversary of the Veterans History Project (VHP) at the Library of Congress. VHP …
Posted by: Lola Pyne
Fifteen years is a big anniversary and that’s why we keep adding on ways to celebrate the upcoming 15th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival. This year’s festival will take place over Labor Day Weekend on Saturday, Sept. 5, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C., and we are getting in …
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Posted by: Lola Pyne
It’s pretty spectacular that the National Book Festival is turning 15 this year! Started in 2001 by first lady Laura Bush and the Library of Congress, the event has experienced tremendous growth over the years. I’ve actually worked on the festival planning team in various capacities for the past ten years and by far the …
Posted in: #ThrowbackThursday, Festival History