2022 National Book Festival
Books bring us together! The National Book Festival returned to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center over Labor Day weekend in 2022 for a day of free talks and activities. Videos of all talks are available here.
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Experience the Festival
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Watch the Festival
Watch programs from the Main Stage, Society & Culture stage, Young Adult stage and more.
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Festival Blog
Get the latest updates about this year's Festival, and subscribe for updated news as it happens.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Where is it? When is it? How do I get there? Here are the answers to your questions.
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Watch on PBS Books
Catch a sneak peek of the festival on PBS Books with interviews from 11 authors.
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The Festival Near You
Find watch parties close to you and discover great reads from your own state.
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Explore Past Festivals
Browse photo galleries and watch videos from 20 years of the National Book Festival.
Featured Authors
Highlighted Videos
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Women Leaders of the Civil Rights Movement with Tomiko Brown-Nagin and Kate Clifford Larson
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Nick Offerman Goes Where the Deer and the Antelope Play
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What Happens Next in Sequelland? with Victoria Aveyard, Namina Forna and Chloe Gong
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Time to Meet Her Majesty the Queen of Kindergarten! with Derrick Barnes and Vanessa Brantley-Newton
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Who Do You Trust? Conspiracies in America with Brendan McConville and Elizabeth Williamson
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Past Pain, Future Hope with Tomás Q. Morín and Morgan Talty
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Black Girls Sew with Hekima Hapa and Lesley Ware
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Memories, Maladies, Mysteries and Murders with Rob Hart and Victor Manibo
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Latinitas: Celebrating 40 Big Dreamers! with Juliet Menéndez
