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Film, VideoPoetry Ancestors: How Invention Meets Influence As part of our National Book Festival Presents series for June, "Connecting the World With Words," American Book Award winner Kimiko Hahn and fellow award-winning poet Rajiv Mohabir talk about invention and influence across borders, and how poetry serves as a model for our moment, with Washington Post Book World critic Ron Charles.
- Contributor: Charles, Ron - Hahn, Kimiko - Mohabir, Rajiv
- Date: 2020-06-25
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Film, VideoWinston Churchill: The Right Words at the Right Time As part of our National Book Festival Presents series for June, "Connecting the World With Words," Erik Larson discusses his latest book, "The Splendid and the Vile," which tells the story of Winston Churchill during the London Blitz of World War II, with philanthropist and National Book Festival co-chairman David Rubenstein.
- Contributor: Rubenstein, David - Larson, Erik
- Date: 2020-06-18
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Film, VideoHa Jin on the Legendary Poet Li Bai National Book Award winner Ha Jin discusses his new book, "The Banished Immortal: A Life of Li Bai," in which he draws on a range of historical and literary sources to weave the life story of the eighth-century Chinese poet Li Bai, with the Library's Rob Casper.
- Contributor: Jin, Ha - Casper, Robert
- Date: 2020-06-11
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Film, VideoCarla Hayden & Lonnie Bunch: Cultural Institutions at Times of Social Unrest Carla Hayden and Lonnie Bunch discuss the future of their institutions and how they remain accessible and relevant during a period of global pandemic coupled with nationwide protests against injustice.
- Contributor: Hayden, Carla D. - Bunch III, Lonnie G.
- Date: 2020-06-05
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Film, VideoEric Cervini on Celebrating 50 Years of LGBTQ Pride In honor of LGBTQ Pride month (June) and the 50th anniversary of Pride celebrations, Eric Cervini discusses his book "The Deviant's War: The Homosexual vs. the United States of America," with Roswell Encina, Library of Congress chief communications officer.
- Contributor: Encina, Roswell - Cervini, Eric
- Date: 2020-05-28