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The 2022 Festival Schedule is Live!

Posted by: Leah Knobel

Big news! The full schedule of author presentations and book signings for the 2022 National Book Festival on Saturday, Sept. 3 is live! You can check out the complete schedule on the National Book Festival website: loc.gov/bookfest. With more than 120 authors, writers and poets, this year’s festival has something for every reader. Plus, we’ve …

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Help us Bring the National Book Festival Near You!

Posted by: Leah Knobel

A real benefit to the mostly virtual National Book Festivals of the past two years was reaching and engaging with audiences from across the country and world. While the National Book Festival is back in person this year at the Washington Convention Center on Sept. 3, you don’t need to be in Washington, DC to …

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2017 Festival Wows Thousands – Save the Date for 2018

Posted by: John Sayers

Tens of thousands of book lovers young and old, from the Washington, D.C., area and places as far-flung as Louisiana and Texas, packed ten stages at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center for the 17thannual Library of Congress National Book Festival. Thousands more watched live online throughout the day as the Library streamed the entire …

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LIVE: Exciting Book Festival Details Coming Your Way

Posted by: Lola Pyne

When we introduced the Main Stage at last year’s Library of Congress National Book Festival, we didn’t know exactly what to expect. Sure, every year we invite engaging, award-winning authors from all walks of life and genres to present at this free festival, and year after year many authors face capacity crowds. But when people …