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Archive: July 2020 (7 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

Best of the National Book Festival: Kadir Nelson, 2011

Posted by: Anne Holmes

Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with writer and illustrator Kadir Nelson discussing his young-adult book “Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans” on the Teens stage at the 2011 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 8-12.

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: Graphic Novels, 2018

Posted by: Anne Holmes

Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with graphic novelists Patrick McDonnell ("The Mutts: Spring Diaries"), Pénélope Bagieu ("Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World"), Tillie Walden ("Spinning") and Ed Piskor ("X-Men: Grand Design") discussing their work on the Genre Fiction stage at the 2018 Festival.