The 19th Library of Congress National Book Festival once again will bring the nation's best authors, poets and illustrators to Washington to discuss their work and meet their fans.
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BiographyJosé Andrés José Andrés is a Michelin-starred, James Beard Award-winning chef, and was named among Time’s “100 Most Influential People.” He is the founder and chairman of World Central Kitchen, the nongovernmental organization behind #ChefsForPuertoRico, and co-founder of the Washington, D.C.-based ThinkFoodGroup, which has more than 30 restaurants around the world. He is also the author of … Continue reading José Andrés →
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BiographyRichard Ford Richard Ford’s seven novels include “The Sportswriter,” the first of the Bascombe Trilogy, and “Canada,” winner of the Prix Femina étranger. He has also published three short story collections, a novella collection and a memoir.
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BiographyHenry Louis Gates Jr. Henry Louis Gates Jr. is the Alphonse Fletcher University Professor and director of the Hutchins Center for African and African American Research at Harvard University. An award-winning filmmaker, literary scholar, journalist, cultural critic and institution builder, Gates has written or co-written 22 books and created 18 documentary films, including “Finding Your Roots.” His six-part PBS … Continue reading Henry Louis Gates Jr. →
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BiographyU.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Associate Justice of the Supreme Court Ruth Bader Ginsburg received her B.A. from Cornell University, attended Harvard Law School and received her LL.B. from Columbia Law School. She served as a law clerk to Judge Edmund L. Palmieri of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, from 1959 to 1961. In … Continue reading U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader…
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BiographyBarbara Kingsolver Barbara Kingsolver’s books of fiction, poetry and creative nonfiction are widely translated and have won numerous literary awards. She is the founder of the PEN/Bellwether Prize, and in 2000 was awarded the National Humanities Medal, the country’s highest honor for service through the arts. Prior to her writing career, she studied and worked as a … Continue reading Barbara Kingsolver →
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BiographyDorianne Laux Dorianne Laux was born in Augusta, Maine, in 1952. She is the author of several volumes of poetry, including The Book of Men (2012) and What We Carry (1994), both finalists for the National Book Critics Circle Award, and Facts About the Moon (2005), which was a finalist for the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize. She … Continue reading Dorianne Laux →
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BiographyDavid McCullough Awarded: April 2008 (b. July 7, 1933) David McCullough’s works of narrative history have been praised for their exceptional narrative sweep, their scholarship and their insight into American life. None of his books has ever been out of print. Twice he has won the National Book Award and the prestigious Francis Parkman Prize. He received … Continue reading David McCullough →
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BiographyJoyce Carol Oates Joyce Carol Oates was born in Lockport, New York, in 1938. She has published more than 70 books of fiction, poetry, and essays. Her best known works include A Garden of Earthly Delights (1967), We Were the Mulvaneys (1996), The Gravedigger’s Daughter (2007), and The Accursed (2013). She has been a professor at Princeton University … Continue reading Joyce Carol Oates →
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BiographyJon Scieszka Jon Scieszka, 2008-2009 National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature, was the first writer to hold this position. During his two-year term, Scieszka created a platform with the mission to “get kids excited about reading.”
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BiographyRaina Telgemeier Raina Telgemeier, with more than 15 million books in print, is one of the most critically acclaimed and successful graphic novelists of her generation. She is the No. 1 New York Times best-selling creator of “Smile” and “Sisters,” both graphic memoirs based on her childhood. “Smile” was on the New York Times best-seller list for … Continue reading Raina Telgemeier →
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BiographyNatasha TretheweyU.S. Poet Laureate, 2012-2014Natasha Trethewey was born in Gulfport, Mississippi, on April 26, 1966. She served two terms as the 19th Poet Laureate of the United States (2012-2014), and is the author of five collections of poetry, a book of nonfiction, and a memoir.
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