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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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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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Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with mystery writer Michael Connelly discussing his popular Harry Bosch series on the Fiction & Mystery stage at the 2012 Festival.
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Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with Rep. John Lewis and Andrew Aydin discussing "March,” their graphic novel trilogy, on the Contemporary Life stage at the 2014 Festival.
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Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with poets Natasha Trethewey and Jenny Xie discussing “the poetry of place” and their new books, “Monument: Poems New and Selected” (Trethewey) and “Eye Level” (Xie), on the Poetry & Prose stage at the 2019 Festival.
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Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with Colin G. Calloway ("The Indian World of George Washington") and David Treuer ("The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee") discussing Native American history on the History & Biography stage at the 2019 Festival.
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Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with Renée Watson and Ellen Hagan discussing their young adult novel “Watch Us Rise" on the Teens stage at the 2019 Festival. This post includes prompts for writing and thinking that young readers, families and teachers can use to explore the authors and the author’s' work—recommended for ages 12+.
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Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with Harlan Coben discussing "Home," his latest thriller in the Myron Bolitar series, on the Fiction stage at the 2016 Festival.
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