Among the speakers were Buzz Aldrin, Juan Felipe Herrara, David Baldacci, Walter Isaacson, David McCullough, David Maraniss, Al Roker, chef Patrick O'Connell, Cokie Roberts, Trina Robbins, Walter Mosley, Library of Congress Fiction Prize winner Louise Erdrich, and special programs on romance fiction, first nations of Australia and the human side of war.
2015 Festival Videos
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Film, VideoDavid McCullough Welcomes You to the 2015 National Book Festival Award-winning author David McCullough invites everyone to this year's National Book Festival.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoWells Fargo 2015 National Book Festival Public Service Announcement Mike Golden invites all to the 2015 National Book Festival and gives an overview of Wells Fargo activities at the festival.- Contributor: Library of Congress
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoStephan Pastis: 2015 National Book Festival Cartoonist Stephan Pastis appears at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoWhy Literature Matters: 2015 National Book Festival In an age that would argue that more vital priorities prevail, why does literature matter? Three very different thinkers (Jane Hirshfield, Azar Nafisi and Jeffrey Brown) came together at the 2015 National Book Festival to talk about the transformational power of the imagination and how it speaks to the most vibrant questions of our time: revolution, dissent, success, failure, abundance, poverty, war, community and...- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoJuan Felipe Herrera 2015 National Book Festival PSA (English) Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera welcomes you to the 2015 National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., Sept. 5, 2015. (English)- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoJuan Felipe Herrera 2015 National Book Festival PSA (Spanish) Poeta laureado Juan Felipe Herrera le da la bienvenida al 2015 Festival Nacional del Libro en Washington, DC, 05 de septiembre 2015.(Spanish)- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoGraphic Novels Panel 1 - Knight, Alcaraz, Stantis: 2015 National Book Festival Michael Cavna moderates a panel on comics and cartooning featuring Keith Knight, Lalo Alcara &, Scott Stantis at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoGraphic Novels Panel 2 - Noomin, Lasko-Gross, Robbins: 2015 National Book Festival Diane Noomin, Miss Lasko-Gross & Trina Robbins discuss comics and cartooning at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoRomance Fiction: 2015 National Book Festival NPR's Petra Mayer emcees a program devoted to romance fiction, featuring Sarah MacLean, Beverly Jenkins & Paige Tyler at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoBooks to Movies: 2015 National Book Festival After a multimedia overview of the Hollywood industry by A. Scott Berg, Washington Post film critic Ann Hornaday moderated a panel on making books into movies with Lawrence Wright, Anne-Marie O'Connor & Berg at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoRobin Givhan: 2015 National Book Festival Robin Givhan discusses "The Battle of Versailles: The Night American Fashion Stumbled into the Spotlight and Made History" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoKluge Center Panel: 2015 National Book Festival Manuel Castells, Morton Kondracke & Julia G. Young discuss their work on a panel celebrating the 15th anniversary of the John W. Kluge Center at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoAl Roker: 2015 National Book Festival Al Roker discusses "The Storm of the Century: Tragedy, Heroism, Survival, and the Epic True Story of America's Deadliest Natural Disaster: The Great Gulf Hurricane of 1900" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoDoes This Beach Make Me Look Fat? 2015 National Book Festival Lisa Scottoline & Francesca Serritella discuss "Does This Beach Make Me Look Fat?: True Stories & Confessions" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoBarry Svrluga: 2015 National Book Festival Barry Svrluga discusses "The Grind: Inside Baseball's Hardest Season" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoMelting Pot America: 2015 National Book Festival Ray Suarez, Erika Lee & Tom Gjelten present a dynamic portrait of America as the world's melting pot at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoHéctor Tobar: 2015 National Book Festival Héctor Tobar discusses "Deep Down Dark: The Untold Stories of 33 Men Buried in a Chilean Mine and the Miracle That Set Them Free" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoA Path Appears: 2015 National Book Festival Nicholas Kristof & Sheryl WuDunn discuss "A Path Appears: Transforming Lives, Creating Opportunity" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoYochi Dreazen: 2015 National Book Festival Yochi Dreazen discusses "The Invisible Front: Love and Loss in an Era of Endless War" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoSheila P. Moses: 2015 National Book Festival Sheila P. Moses discusses "Dark Girls" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoDavid Maraniss: 2015 National Book Festival David Maraniss discusses "Once in a Great City: A Detroit Story" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoLibrary of Congress Prize for American Fiction: 2015 National Book Festival Louise Erdrich receives the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. She discusses her work with Marie Arana, co-director of the festival.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoViet Thanh Nguyen: 2015 National Book Festival Viet Thanh Nguyen discusses "The Sympathizer" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoMarilynne Robinson: 2015 National Book Festival Marilynne Robinson and the Washington Post's Ron Charles discuss "Lila" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoStephen L. Carter: 2015 National Book Festival Stephen L. Carter discusses "Back Channel" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2015