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Archive: September 2016 (12 Posts)

Dark-haired woman in a gray top, holding a stack of twelve books while she looks down at more books. Several people are behind her

Podcast: Candice Millard

Posted by: John Sayers

Time for another in our series of National Book Festival author podcasts. Today’s episode features Candice Millard, a former writer and editor for National Geographic magazine. The Library’s Jeff Flannery talks to Millard about James Garfield, Teddy Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. Listen to the podcast here. Every Tuesday and Thursday we’ll share conversations with authors who …

Dark-haired woman in a gray top, holding a stack of twelve books while she looks down at more books. Several people are behind her

Podcast: Diane Rehm

Posted by: John Sayers

A special treat today — we’ve added a special extra podcast to our National Book Festival author series for the three-day weekend, featuring public radio legend Diane Rehm. The Library’s Sheryl Cannady talks to the radio host, who was also featured in the July-August issue of our Library of Congress Magazine on radio. Listen to …

Dark-haired woman in a gray top, holding a stack of twelve books while she looks down at more books. Several people are behind her

Podcast: Meg Medina

Posted by: John Sayers

Today’s National Book Festival author podcast  features Meg Medina. The Library’s Karen Jaffee talks to the author of “Burn Baby Burn,” who says she “loves the Library of Congress!” The feeling is mutual, Meg. Listen to the podcast here. Every Tuesday and Thursday we’ll share conversations with authors who will be presenting at this year’s …