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Posted by: Anne Holmes
Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with journalist and novelist David Ignatius discussing his latest thriller, “The Quantum Spy," 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 18th U.S. Poet Laureate Philip Levine reading and discussing his poems on the Poetry & Prose stage at the 2012 Festival.
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Posted by: Anne Holmes
Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with Reyna Grande, Aleksandar Hemon and Suketu Mehta discussing their new immigration memoirs on the Understanding Our World 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 children’s author Raina Telgemeier discussing her books “Guts” and "Share Your Smile: Raina’s Guide to Telling Your Own Story” on the Main Stage at the 2019 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 8-14.
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Posted by: Anne Holmes
Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with author Neil Gaiman discussing “The Graveyard Book" on the Teens & Children stage at the 2008 Festival.
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Posted by: Guy Lamolinara
In April and May, we offered a series of virtual National Book Festival Presents programs related to the coronavirus pandemic. The series leaves talk of the pandemic behind with its upcoming programs, which celebrate the 50th anniversary of LGBTQ Pride and take an international scope with the June series “Connecting the World with Words.”
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Posted by: Anne Holmes
Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with biographer Stacy Schiff discussing “A Great Improvisation: Franklin, France and the Birth of America” and “Cleopatra" on the History & Biography stage at the 2010 Festival.
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Posted by: Anne Holmes
Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with poets Jericho Brown and Dorianne Laux discussing "poetry with a purpose" and their new books, “The Tradition” (Brown) and “Only As the Day Is Long” (Laux), on the Poetry & Prose stage at the 2019 Festival. Jericho Brown just received the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for "The Tradition"; Laux's book, "Only As the Day Is Long," was a finalist.
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Posted by: Anne Holmes
Our ongoing celebration of the Library of Congress National Book Festival continues with children’s author Carmen Agra Deedy discussing her book "The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!" on the Children’s Green Stage at the 2017 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 6+.
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