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Posted by: Anne Holmes
Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with Luis Alberto Urrea discussing his novel "The House of Broken Angels" on the Fiction stage at the 2018 Festival.
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Posted by: Anne Holmes
Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with Jo Ann Jenkins discussing her book "Disrupt Aging: A Bold New Path to Living Your Best Life at Any Age" on the Contemporary Life stage at the 2016 Festival.
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Posted by: Anne Holmes
Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with author Kwame Alexander discussing his children's book “The Crossover” on the Teens stage at the 2015 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 8+.
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Posted by: Anne Holmes
Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with author Roxane Gay discussing her latest collection of stories, "Difficult Women," and her recent memoir, "Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body," on the Contemporary Life stage at the 2017 Festival.
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Posted by: Anne Holmes
Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with J.D. Vance discussing his memoir "Hillbilly Elegy" on the Main stage at the 2017 Festival.
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Posted by: Anne Holmes
Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with novelist Elizabeth Strout discussing "Anything Is Possible" on the Fiction stage at the 2017 Festival.
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Posted by: Anne Holmes
Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with political theorist and author Danielle Allen discussing her memoir, "Cuz: The Life and Times of Michael A.," on the Contemporary Life stage at the 2017 Festival.
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Posted by: Anne Holmes
Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with the inauguration of Jason Reynolds as the seventh National Ambassador for Young People's Literature in 2019. This post includes prompts for writing and thinking that young readers, families and teachers can use to explore the the author and the author’s work—recommended for ages 9+.
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Posted by: Guy Lamolinara
This online series, a continuation of the themes raised in our June 5 program, “Carla Hayden and Lonnie Bunch: Cultural Institutions at Times of Social Unrest,” features Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden in conversation with some of the nation’s great literary figures.
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