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Film, VideoPBS Books 2023 National Book Festival Author Talk: Angeline Boulley and Trang Thanh Tran PBS Books, in collaboration with Kansas City PBS and KERA in Dallas, Texas, interviews authors Angeline Boulley followed by Trang Thanh Tran.
- Contributor: Tran, Trang Thanh - Boulley, Angeline
- Date: 2023-08-31
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Film, VideoPBS Books 2023 National Book Festival Author Talk: Héctor Tobar PBS Books, in collaboration with PBS SoCal, interviews Héctor Tobar, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and novelist. Tobar is the author of the critically-acclaimed bestseller "Deep Down Dark" as well as "The Barbarian Nurseries," "Translation Nation" and "The Tattooed Soldier."
- Contributor: Tobar, Héctor
- Date: 2023-08-30
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Film, VideoPBS Books 2023 National Book Festival Author Talk: Matthew Desmond PBS Books, in collaboration with WTTW in Chicago, hosts Matthew Desmond, a professor of sociology at Princeton University to discuss his latest release "Poverty, by America."
- Contributor: Desmond, Matthew
- Date: 2023-08-24
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Film, VideoPBS Books 2023 National Book Festival Author Talk: TJ Klune PBS Books, in collaboration with South Florida PBS, presents TJ Klune, the bestselling author of "The House in the Cerulean Sea," "Into This River I Drown" and "Under the Whispering Door."
- Contributor: Klune, Tj
- Date: 2023-08-23
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Film, Video2023 National Book Festival: Comics Come Alive Did you know that the Library of Congress has one of the largest publicly accessible comic book collections in the world? See some highlights from the comic book collection and share your interests.
- Contributor: Halsband, Megan - Queen, Michael
- Date: 2023-08-12
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Film, Video2023 National Book Festival: Get Close-Up With History: Explore, Transcribe, Learn By the People invites the public to help transcribe digitized Library of Congress collections online at crowd.loc.gov. Since 2018, virtual volunteers have completed over 600,000 transcriptions. These improve search, accessibility and discovery for the papers of Theodore Roosevelt, Rosa Parks, Walt Whitman and more. Learn how transcribers impact research at the Library of Congress - and how you can get involved.
- Contributor: Algee, Lauren
- Date: 2023-08-12
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Film, Video2023 National Book Festival: NLS, an Accessible Library In cooperation with nearly 100 affiliated libraries around the United States, the National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled provides accessible reading materials in audio and braille free of charge to readers who cannot use standard print materials. Readers of all ages can benefit from NLS and its services and can continue to explore the joy of reading, regardless of disability.
- Contributor: Yasner, Jason
- Date: 2023-08-12
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Film, Video2023 National Book Festival: Inspire Your Students The Library of Congress supports K-16 teachers with primary source-inspired programs, classroom materials, fellowships and grants. This program will introduce a sampling of these opportunities and allow time for Q&A, as well as participant input about how they have used Library resources.
- Contributor: Potter, Lee Ann
- Date: 2023-08-12
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Film, Video2023 National Book Festival: Cook Tales and Cocktails The recent publication "American Feast: Cookbooks and Cocktails from the Library of Congress" traces the lip-smacking evolution of food and drink from the colonial period to the present. Join authors Zach Klitzman and Susan Reyburn for a discussion on rare and landmark cookbooks as well as the surprising culinary treasures their research uncovered.
- Contributor: Klitzman, Zachary - Reyburn, Susan
- Date: 2023-08-12
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Film, Video2023 National Book Festival: Copyright for All When you write a story, create a work of art, compose or record music, or take a picture, you engage with copyright. Learn more about how copyright serves all of us, empowering creators and enriching our culture.
- Contributor: Thuronyi, George
- Date: 2023-08-12
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Film, Video2023 National Book Festival: La Biblioteca del Congreso es para todos Súmense a nuestra única presentación en español para tener una visión general de la Biblioteca, sus colecciones, programas y servicios. Entérense de los recursos y datos divertidos disponibles para quienes aman la cultura, la historia y, sobre todo, la lectura! También tendremos un mensaje sorpresa de una de sus autoras de literatura infantil favoritas.
- Contributor: Peña, MarÃa
- Date: 2023-08-12
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Film, Video2023 National Book Festival: Finding LGBTQ+ Hidden History Historic newspapers are a rich yet often overlooked resource when it comes to studying LGBTQ+ history. This presentation provides recommended search tips and strategies, focusing primarily on the kinds of unique resources that can be found in our Chronicling America historic newspaper collection.
- Contributor: Metcalf, Meg
- Date: 2023-08-12
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Film, Video2023 National Book Festival: Saving Your Stories A how-to program for young children based on our family history for kids guide, this presentation will focus on oral histories (interviewing your family), family trees and family history fiction (see these sections in the guide). Participants can get started with a fillable family tree and learn tips for preserving family photos for albums and scrapbooks from the Library's preservation staff.
- Contributor: Mercer, Emily - Budge, Sheree - Whitney, Wanda
- Date: 2023-08-12
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Film, Video2023 National Book Festival: Animals Talk to Me with Henry Hoke & Shelby Van Pelt For us to see ourselves clearly, sometimes we need to hear from outside observers - as in, outside our species. Shelby Van Pelt's "Remarkably Bright Creatures" follows the unlikely connection between a grieving woman and a giant octopus, while Henry Hoke's "Open Throat" is narrated by a queer mountain lion navigating the hills and people of Los Angeles. Moderated by Kirkus Reviews' Megan Labrise.
- Contributor: Labrise, Megan - Hoke, Henry - Van Pelt, Shelby
- Date: 2023-08-12
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Film, Video2023 National Book Festival: Alone With a Secret with Victor LaValle & Kevin Wilson Everyone has a dark secret - and then there are really dark secrets. Victor LaValle's novel "Lone Women" follows a young woman who's haunted by a secret sin that could burn many people. In Kevin Wilson's "Now Is Not the Time to Panic," a young woman's life may fall apart due to a life-altering secret from her past. Moderated by The Washington Post's John...
- Contributor: Williams, John - Lavalle, Victor - Wilson, Kevin
- Date: 2023-08-12
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Film, Video2023 National Book Festival: New Ways of Confronting Systemic Racism with Shane McCrae & Nicole Sealey Poetry and poets confront racism in this panel. In his memoir "Pulling the Chariot of the Sun," poet Shane McCrae pieces together the story of his childhood kidnapping by his white grandparents???and the fragments of his biracial identity. Nicole Sealey's poetry collection "The Ferguson Report" reimagines the eponymous report on racially-biased policing in Missouri. Moderated by Anya Creightney.
- Contributor: McCrae, Shane - Sealey, Nicole - Creightney, Anya
- Date: 2023-08-12
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Film, Video2023 National Book Festival: My Gig at the Godzilla Preserve with John Scalzi Lions, tigers or kaiju? I don't think we're on Earth anymore. So what should one do when they find themselves in an alternate, human-free universe? Well, in John Scalzi's novel, "The Kaiju Preservation Society," the KPS organization was created to preserve the Godzilla-like creatures from extinction, a job that will reveal the real monster. Moderated by NPR's Linda Holmes.
- Contributor: Holmes, Linda - Scalzi, John
- Date: 2023-08-12
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Film, Video2023 National Book Festival: Witchlings Go on a New Adventure with Claribel A. Ortega The golden frog games have arrived! Every four years these games return, but what happens when the competitors are affected by a hex that's turning them to stone? Return to familiar characters and join Claribel A. Ortega as she discusses her second entry in the Witchlings series, "The Golden Frog Games." Moderated by The Washington Post's Amy Joyce.
- Contributor: Ortega, Claribel A. - Joyce, Amy
- Date: 2023-08-12
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Film, Video2023 National Book Festival: Celebrating the Black Family Home with Jeanine Hays & Bryan Mason If there's one place to find rich generational history besides a museum, it's a house. Follow Jeanine Hays and Bryan Mason as they explore the intimate spaces of Black family homes from their smart new design book, "AphroChic: Celebrating the Legacy of the Black Family Home." Moderated by The Washington Post's Robin Givhan.
- Contributor: Givhan, Robin - Mason, Bryan - Hays, Jeanine
- Date: 2023-08-12
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Film, Video2023 National Book Festival: The World Is a Big Place for Little Creatures with Doug Salati & Lane Smith The wonders of the world can be the ordinary or the extraordinary. A dachshund pup in Doug Salati's "Hot Dog" is overwhelmed by the world. In Lane Smith's "Stickler Loves the World," a woodland creature covered in sticks is inspired by the world. Both creatures go on an adventure to arrive at a place of joy. Moderated by Juanita Giles.
- Contributor: Giles, Juanita - Salati, Doug - Smith, Lane
- Date: 2023-08-12
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Film, Video2023 National Book Festival: Backroads & Buried Bodies with S.A. Cosby S.A. Cosby returns his readers to rural Virginia in his thriller "All the Sinners Bleed," which follows a Black officer who must investigate the death of a former student responsible for murdering his teacher. Throughout the book, Cosby explores his protagonist's inner world and what it means for him to be a Black officer in the South. Moderated by Erek L. Barron.
- Contributor: Barron, Erek L. - Cosby, S.A.
- Date: 2023-08-12
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Film, Video2023 National Book Festival: Why Fiction Matters with Jesmyn Ward In this thought-provoking conversation, 2022 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction winner Jesmyn Ward discusses with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden the power and importance of fiction writing. Ward is also the recipient of the National Book Award for fiction for her novels "Salvage the Bones" and "Sing, Unburied, Sing."
- Contributor: Ward, Jesmyn - Hayden, Carla
- Date: 2023-08-12
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Film, Video2023 National Book Festival: You Need Me to Solve a Mystery & Homework? with Nick Brooks & Karen M. McManus Imagine needing to solve a mystery while juggling a mountain of schoolwork - not fun (but maybe more fun than homework?). Nick Brooks' "Promise Boys" follows three teens of color who investigate their principal's murder to clear their names. Karen M. McManus' "One of Us Is Back" follows the Bayview Crew who must investigate the sudden disappearance of a crew member.
- Contributor: McManus, Karen M. - Brooks, Nick - Felton, Jamila
- Date: 2023-08-12
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Film, Video2023 National Book Festival: Talking About Crime with Rebecca Makkai & Sarah Weinman Which crime victims' stories get told, retold and obsessed over? What if crime media were instead a catalyst for social change? Rebecca Makkai's novel "I Have Some Questions for You" examines a fictional, distant murder. Sarah Weinman's anthology "Evidence of Things Seen" features 14 essays about true crimes and asks readers to think about what justice looks like. Moderated by novelist Angie Kim.
- Contributor: Makkai, Rebecca - Kim, Angie - Weinman, Sarah
- Date: 2023-08-12
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Film, Video2023 National Book Festival: Sports & American Culture with R.K. Russell R.K. Russell's sports life and personal life collided when he publicly identified as bisexual during his time in the NFL. In "The Yards Between Us," he aims to shorten the distance between LGBTQ+ professional athletes and American communities. He shares his experience struggling with the secret of his sexuality while on his path towards the NFL. Moderated by Roswell Encina.
- Contributor: Russell, R.K. - Encina, Roswell - Granderson, LZ
- Date: 2023-08-12