August 13, 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festival Teams Up with C-SPAN's Book TV to Showcase Nonfiction Literary Voices

C-SPAN's Book TV is partnering with the Library of Congress to bring the 2024 National Book Festival to a national television audience, live and on-site from the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Aug. 24.

As an original media partner of the National Book Festival, C-SPAN's Book TV is contributing the following for this year's event held on Saturday, Aug. 24:

• Live coverage of author interviews and panel discussions.
• Live call-in interviews with nonfiction authors on location from the festival.
• 20,000 totes promoting both the Library of Congress and C-SPAN's Book TV available to festival attendees.
• Public access to its video coverage via C-SPAN's online archives at C-SPAN.org.

C-SPAN's Book TV has been providing live, in-depth, uninterrupted coverage of the National Book Festival — and partnering with the Library of Coverage on promotion — since the event began on Sept. 8, 2001. Book TV's extensive coverage of nonfiction authors appearing at the National Book Festival kicks off the network's coverage of book fairs held throughout the country in the fall. 

A full day of live coverage on C-SPAN2 on Aug. 24 will feature these festival presentations and author interviews:

• 9:30 a.m. — To the Edge of the World: Rethinking Exploration with Amanda Bellows and Hampton Sides.
• 10:30 a.m. — Interview with Doris Kearns Goodwin about her book “An Unfinished Love Story.”
• 10:50 a.m. — Harriet Tubman and Audre Lorde, Icons of Resistance: Alexis Pauline Gumbsand Tiya Miles.
• 12:10 p.m. — American History is Native History, with Ned Blackhawk and Kathleen DuVal.
• 1:10 p.m. — Interview with Stuart Eizenstat about his book “The Art of Diplomacy.”
• 1:30 p.m. — Erik Larson on the Hubris of the Men in Power at the Dawn of the Civil War.
• 2:15 p.m. — Interview with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden about the festival.
• 2:50 p.m. — Words at War: Misinformation Then and Now with Annalee Newitz and Peter Pomerantsev.
• 3:50 p.m. — Interview with Viet Thanh Nguyen on his book “A Man of Two Faces.”
• 4:10 p.m. — America’s Largest and Least Understood Minority: Marie Arana on “LatinoLand.”
• 5:30 p.m. — Max Boot Talks About His New Biography of Ronald Reagan.
• 6:50 p.m. — Words Matter: Politicians on the Page with Jeffrey Rosen and Carlos Lozada.

Select programs during the festival will be livestreamed online, and videos of all programs will be available shortly after the event for on-demand viewing. The complete schedule and more information about the 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festival can be found at loc.gov/bookfest.  

The National Book Festival is made possible by the generous support of private- and public-sector sponsors who share the Library’s commitment to reading and literacy, led by National Book Festival Co-Chair David M. Rubenstein. Sponsors include: General Motors, James Madison Council, Institute of Museum and Library Services, National Endowment for the Arts, National Endowment for the Humanities, CoStar Group, the John W. Kluge Center, AARP, Friends of the Library of Congress, Diane and Tim Naughton, the Library of Congress Federal Credit Union, The Hay-Adams, and the Junior League of Washington.

Presenting Partners include NPR and C-SPAN’s Book TV. Media Partners also include The Washington Post, the Washington Nationals and El Tiempo Latino.

About the Library of Congress 

The Library of Congress is the world’s largest library, offering access to the creative record of the United States — and extensive materials from around the world — both on site and online. It is the main research arm of the U.S. Congress and the home of the U.S. Copyright Office. Explore collections, reference services and other programs and plan a visit at loc.gov, access the official site for U.S. federal legislative information at congress.gov and register creative works of authorship at copyright.gov. 

About Book TV
Book TV — Sundays on C-SPAN2 — is the only television service dedicated to nonfiction books. Book TV features programming on a rich variety of topics, such as history, biography, politics, current events, the media and more. Watch author interviews, book readings and coverage of the nation's largest book fairs. Every Sunday on C-SPAN2 starting 8 am ET or online anytime at booktv.org. Use that website as well to connect with Book TV via social media and the email newsletter.