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The 2021 Library of Congress National Book Festival is Sept. 17-26, with live author conversations every day. On Sept. 17 at 10 a.m. ET, 35 video-on-demand programs will become available to watch anytime. This year’s Festival also features interactive presentations with Library of Congress experts, a national television special and related events on PBS, NPR podcasts, and author interviews on Washington Post Live. Check out Festival Near You to discover related events from local organizations.

This year, the Library of Congress brings the National Book Festival closer to home. Below, you can find events such as watch parties, community conversations, story walks, poetry slams, book club meetings and more, brought to you by local organizations and affiliate Centers for the Book.

You can also explore these events by state and discover Great Reads from Great Places book selections and videos through the Festival Near You interactive map.

Local Events

Event Date State Format
Watch Party: National Book Festival Conversation with Guy Raz and Mindy Thomas External Sep 24, 2021 Colorado In-person
Watch Party: National Book Festival Conversation with Tana French External Sep 18, 2021 Colorado Online
Watch Party: National Book Festival Conversation with Kazuo Ishiguro External Sep 25, 2021 Colorado Online
Watch Party: National Book Festival Conversation with Michael J. Fox External Sep 20, 2021 Colorado In-person
Watch Party: National Book Festival Conversation with Dan Gutman External Sep 22, 2021 Colorado In-person
Watch Party: National Book Festival Conversation with Trung Le Nguyen External Sep 17, 2021 Colorado In-person
Share Your Story External Sep 17-Nov 30, 2021 Washington Hybrid
Author Talk: Dan Gutman External Sep 30, 2021 Connecticut Online
Author Talk: Michael J. Fox External Nov 16, 2021 Connecticut Online
Author Talk: Isabel Wilkerson External Oct 7, 2021 Connecticut Online
Author Talk: Angie Thomas External Oct 29, 2021 Connecticut Online
Conversations and Representations in Asian American Literature External Connecticut Online
Gothic Horror with Silvia Moreno-Garcia & Sarah Pearse External Sep 21, 2021 Connecticut Hybrid
King of Kindergarten StoryWalk External Connecticut In-person
Anti-Racist Book Club: Fitch High School (Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam) External Sep 23, 2021 Connecticut Hybrid
Anti-Racist Book Club: Fitch High School External Sep 24, 2021 Connecticut Hybrid
Story Walk External Sep 1-30, 2021 Connecticut In-person
Poetry Workshop, Grades 4-5 External Sep 26, 2021 District of Columbia Online
Poetry Workshop, Grades 6-8 External Sep 26, 2021 District of Columbia Online
Story Walk — Washington, DC ABCs External District of Columbia Online
LGBTQ Stories: Connecting the Real and Imagined External Sep 24, 2021 Massachusetts Online
Watch Party & Community Conversations: Isabel Wilkerson's "Caste" External Sep 22, 2021 Massachusetts Hybrid
Immigrant Storytelling in the American Narrative External Sep 22, 2021 Massachusetts Online
Opening Up with "Closer to Nowhere": In Conversation with Author Ellen Hopkins External Sep 21, 2021 Nevada Online
Watch Party: Conversation with Nikki Grimes External Sep 22, 2021 Louisiana Online
Watch Party: Conversation with Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam External Sep 23, 2021 Louisiana Online
Watch Party: Conversation with Angie Thomas External Sep 24, 2021 Louisiana Online
Watch Party: Conversation with Derrick Barnes External Sep 17, 2021 Louisiana Online
Watch Party: Conversation with Kate DiCamillo and Sophie Blackall External Sep 20, 2021 Louisiana Online
Watch Party: Conversation with Kacen Callender External Sep 21, 2021 Louisiana Online
Book Club Meeting: Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Sarah Pearse External Sep 23, 2021 Arkansas In-person
Young Children's Stories from the Sunshine State: Celebrating the 2021 National Book Festival External Sep 13, 2021 Florida Hybrid
Young Children's Stories from the Sunshine State: Celebrating the 2021 National Book Festival External Sep 20, 2021 Florida Hybrid
Great Reads from Great Places: Heidi King External Sep 25, 2021 Florida Online
NC Culture Storywalk External Sep 13-30, 2021 North Carolina In-person
Great Reads from Great Places: Jessica Lanan External Colorado Online
Watch Party: Family Secrets — Navigating Unexpected Genealogical Finds External Sep 24, 2021 Pennsylvania Online
Watch Party: Lunch Chat with Jason Reynolds External Sep 18, 2021 Maryland Online
Watch Party: Happy Hour with Levar Burton External Sep 17, 2021 Maryland Online
National Book Festival On-Demand Video Round-table Discussion External Sep 22, 2021 Maryland Online
Watch Party: Angie Thomas External Sep 17, 2021 Mississippi Online
Mack's Corner with NoNieqa Ramos, author of "Your Mama" (Virginia selection for 2021 Great Reads) External Sep 14, 2021 Virginia Online
Considering the Work and Words of Roxane Gay External Sep 24, 2021 Illinois Online