The 2010 National Book Festival, organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress, was held on Saturday, September 25, 2010, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
2010 National Book Festival
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Audio RecordingKen Follett: 2010 National Book Festival Matt Raymond from the Library of Congress speaks with Ken Follett, who appeared at the 2010 National Book Festival on September 25, 2010, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.BiographyKen Follett is one of the best-selling novelists in the world, having sold more than 100 million copies of his books. He became an instant sensation with his first novel, 1978’s “Eye of the Needle,”…- Contributor: Ken Follett - Matt Raymond
- Date: 2010-09-20
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Audio RecordingJane Smiley: 2010 National Book Festival Matt Raymond from the Library of Congress speaks with Jane Smiley, who appeared at the 2010 National Book Festival on September 25, 2010, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.BiographyJane Smiley is the author of several critically acclaimed and popular novels, including “The Age of God,” “The Greenlanders,” “Ordinary Love and Good Will,” “A Thousand Acres” (winner of the 1992 Pulitzer Prize and National…
- Contributor: Jane Smiley - Matt Raymond
- Date: 2010-09-10
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Audio RecordingAnchee Min: 2010 National Book Festival Matt Raymond from the Library of Congress speaks with Anchee Min, who appeared at the 2010 National Book Festival on September 25, 2010, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.BiographyAnchee Min was born in Shanghai during the rule of communist leader Mao Zedong. She was chosen to become a leader of the Little Red Guards, a group of elementary school children who supported Mao’s…
- Contributor: Anchee Min - Matt Raymond
- Date: 2010-08-31
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Audio RecordingJudith Viorst: 2010 National Book Festival Matt Raymond from the Library of Congress speaks with Judith Viorst, who appeared at the 2010 National Book Festival on September 25, 2010, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.BiographyJudith Viorst is the author of several works of fiction and nonfiction for children as well as adults. “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day,” her most famous children’s book, was first…
- Contributor: Matt Raymond - Judith Viorst
- Date: 2010-08-27
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Audio RecordingIsabel Allende: 2010 National Book Festival Matt Raymond from the Library of Congress speaks with Isabel Allende, who appeared at the 2010 National Book Festival on September 25, 2010, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.BiographyIsabel Allende is a best-selling Chilean-American writer who was born in Lima, where her father, Tomás Allende, was Chile’s ambassador to Peru. Her uncle was Chilean President Salvador Allende, who was assassinated in 1973 during…
- Contributor: Isabel Allende - Matt Raymond
- Date: 2010-08-26
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Audio RecordingPat Mora: 2010 National Book Festival Matt Raymond from the Library of Congress speaks with Pat Mora, who appeared at the 2010 National Book Festival on September 25, 2010, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.BiographyA literacy advocate excited about sharing what she calls “bookjoy,” Pat Mora founded the family literacy initiative El día de los niños/El día de los libros, Children’s Day/Book Day, now housed at the American Library…
- Contributor: Pat Mora - Matt Raymond
- Date: 2010-08-26
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Audio RecordingRae Armantrout: 2010 National Book Festival Matt Raymond from the Library of Congress speaks with Rae Armantrout, who appeared at the 2010 National Book Festival on September 25, 2010, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.BiographyRae Armantrout is the 2010 winner of the Pulitzer Prize for poetry for “Versed” (Wesleyan Poetry Press), which the Pulitzer committee cited as “a book striking for its wit and linguistic inventiveness, offering poems that…
- Contributor: Rae Armantrout - Matt Raymond
- Date: 2010-08-26