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Archive: April 2020 (23 Posts)

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Best of the National Book Festival: Tracy K. Smith and Robert Hass, 2018

Posted by: Anne Holmes

Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with Poets Laureate Tracy K. Smith and Robert Hass discussing the making of poetry, the position of Poet Laureate and their new books, "American Journal: Fifty Poems for Our Time" (edited by Smith) and "A Little Book on Form: An Exploration into the Formal Imagination of Poetry" (Hass), on the Poetry & Prose stage at the 2018 Festival.

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

Understanding the Pandemic: New Virtual Programs Announced

Posted by: Guy Lamolinara

The National Book Festival Presents series was created to provide a book festival experience to lovers of the event on a year-round basis. Because these programs can no longer be held at the Library, we are offering a virtual multipart series, with authors who have written books about widespread diseases and the worldwide response to them.

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

Best of the National Book Festival: Jacqueline Woodson, 2018

Posted by: Anne Holmes

Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with children’s and young adult author Jacqueline Woodson discussing her books "The Day You Begin" and "Harbor Me" on the Children's Purple Stage at the 2018 Festival. This post includes prompts for writing and thinking that young readers, families and teachers can use to explore the author and the author’s work—recommended for ages 7+.