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Posted by: Brett Zongker
The poster for the 2021 Library of Congress National Book Festival was designed by artist Dana Tanamachi, who discusses her background and inspiration.
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Posted by: Brett Zongker
This post was co-written by Neely Tucker in the Office of Communications. Novelist, short-story and non-fiction author Joy Williams, known for works such as “State of Grace” and “The Quick and the Dead,” is the winner of the 2021 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction, Librarian Carla Hayden announced today. The award, made annually …
Posted in: Authors, Books, Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction
Posted by: John Sayers
Launch details for the 2021 Library of Congress National Book Festival--a 10-day, multi-format event--have been announced. The festival will take place Sept. 17-26 and be available online through videos on demand, author conversations in real time and live question-and-answer sessions, as well as a new podcast series, a national television special and some in-person, ticketed events at the Library.
Posted in: Authors, Books, Programs, Social Media, TV Coverage
Posted by: Anne Holmes
Tonight at 7 p.m. ET, poet Cathy Park Hong (“Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning”) and novelist Wayétu Moore (“The Dragons, the Giant, the Women”) discuss how their memoirs give voice to history and speak to the present moment.
Posted in: Authors, Books, National Book Festival Presents, Programs
Posted by: Anne Holmes
On Thursday, May 20, at 7 p.m. ET, author Walter Isaacson discusses his new book ("The Code Breaker: Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race") with journalist Katherine Eban.
Posted in: Authors, Books, National Book Festival Presents, Programs
Posted by: Anne Holmes
Join us on Thursday, April 29, at 7 p.m. ET, for a National Poetry Month program. Poets Victoria Chang ("Obit") and Brenda Shaughnessy ("The Octopus Museum") discuss their poetry collections, which address issues of loss, fear, and the future of the planet.
Posted in: Authors, Books, National Book Festival Presents, Poetry, Programs
Posted by: Guy Lamolinara
On Thursday, April 8, at 10 a.m. ET, join us for a fascinating conversation for young people with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and Lupita Nyong’o, Oscar-winning actor and author of the No. 1 best-selling children’s book “Sulwe.”
Posted by: Anne Holmes
On Thursday, March 25, at 7 p.m. ET, prominent historians of war Margaret MacMillan ("War: How Conflict Shaped Us") and Rick Atkinson ("The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777") will be in conversation with philanthropist David M. Rubenstein as part of the National Book Festival Presents series.
Posted in: Authors, Books, National Book Festival Presents, Programs
Posted by: Anne Holmes
On Thursday, Feb. 18, at 7 p.m. ET, Peniel E. Joseph (“The Sword and the Shield”) and Tamara Payne (“The Dead Are Arising”) will discuss their books on Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. in a National Book Festival Presents virtual program with Eric Deggans, NPR’s TV critic and media analyst-contributor for MSNBC and NBC News.
Posted in: Authors, Books, National Book Festival Presents, Programs