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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: 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: 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
Posted by: Lola Pyne
Consider a trip for your troop to the Library of Congress National Book Festival to hear from popular authors and illustrators, get books signed and take part in fun activities. Then, mark the experience with the 2015 festival patch. Join book lovers of all ages on Sept. 5, 2015, at the Walter E. Washington Convention …
Posted in: Children & Families
Posted by: Lola Pyne
Para la siguiente entrada del blog se invitó a Marie Arana, Co-directora del Festival Nacional del Libro de la Biblioteca del Congreso, para que colaborara con una sesión de preguntas y respuestas. ¡Misterio! ¡Drama! ¡Romance! El Festival Nacional del Libro 2015 contará con una rica infusión de todos estos elementos en el programa de autores …
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. Mystery! Drama! Romance! The 2015 National Book Festival will enjoy a rich infusion of all these in the Latin American authors program slated for the new International Pavilion. Among the many celebrated writers who will …
Posted by: Lola Pyne
The following is a guest post by John Y. Cole, Director, Library of Congress Center for the Book. The double anniversary of the Library's most popular public event and most important historical acquisition is celebrated in a three-case display opening today and on view through September 14 in the Library's Thomas Jefferson Building.
Posted in: Festival History