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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.
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Posted by: Anne Holmes
Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with author Tara Westover discussing her memoir “Educated” on the Understanding Our World 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 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+.
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Posted by: Anne Holmes
Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with mystery writer Louise Penny discussing “Glass Houses” on the Genre 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 journalist and bestselling nonfiction author Bob Woodward discussing "The Last of the President's Men" on the Main 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 Margaret Atwood discussing "MaddAddam" on the Fiction & Mystery stage at the 2013 Festival.
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Posted by: Anne Holmes
Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with columnist David Brooks discussing "The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life" on the Main Stage at the 2019 Festival.
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Posted by: Anne Holmes
Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor discussing her books for young readers, "Turning Pages: My Life Story" and "The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor," 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 7-14.
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Posted by: Anne Holmes
Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with novelist Diana Gabaldon discussing "Seven Stones to Stand or Fall: A Collection of Outlander Fiction" on the Main Stage at the 2017 Festival.
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