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Archive: May 2019 (2 Posts)

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Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction to be Awarded to Richard Ford

Posted by: Guy Lamolinara

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden has announced that Richard Ford, author of “Independence Day” – the first novel to win both the Pulitzer Prize and the PEN/Faulkner Award – will receive the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction during the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival on Aug. 31. “He has been called …

Posted in: Authors, Books, Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction

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

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg to Join Leading Authors at 2019 National Book Festival

Posted by: Brett Zongker

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will be among the featured speakers at the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival, along with dozens of best-selling authors, novelists, historians, poets and children’s writers, the Library announced today. This year’s festival will be held Saturday, Aug. 31, from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the …

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