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Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with Ernest Gaines discussing “The Tragedy of Brady Sims” on the Poetry & Prose 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 reporter and writer Linda Greenhouse discussing “The U.S. Supreme Court: A Very Short Introduction" on the Contemporary Life stage at the 2012 Festival.
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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.
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Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with journalist, author and political commentator Cokie Roberts discussing her book "Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868" on the History stage at the 2015 Festival.
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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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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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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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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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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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