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, 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: National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
- 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: National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
- 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: National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
- 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: National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
- 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: National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
- 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: National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
- 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: National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
- 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: National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoJane Smiley: 2015 National Book Festival Jane Smiley and NPR's Lynn Neary discuss "Some Luck" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoHa Jin: 2015 National Book Festival Ha Jin discusses "A Map of Betrayal: A Novel" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoPhil Klay: 2015 National Book Festival Phil Klay discusses "Redeployment" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoLalita Tademy: 2015 National Book Festival Lalita Tademy discusses "Citizens Creek: A Novel" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoWard Just: 2015 National Book Festival Ward Just discusses "American Romantic" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoThomas Mallon: 2015 National Book Festival Thomas Mallon discusses "Finale: A Novel of the Reagan Years" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoCokie Roberts: 2015 National Book Festival Cokie Roberts discusses "Capital Dames: The Civil War and the Women of Washington, 1848-1868" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoJoseph Ellis: 2015 National Book Festival Joseph Ellis and David M. Rubenstein discuss "The Quartet: Orchestrating the Second American Revolution, 1783-1789" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoJan Jarboe Russell: 2015 National Book Festival Jan Jarboe Russell discusses "The Train to Crystal City: FDR's Secret Prisoner Exchange Program and America's Only Family Internment Camp During World War II" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoEdward J. Larson: 2015 National Book Festival Edward J. Larson discusses "The Return of George Washington 1783-1789" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoElizabeth A. Fenn: 2015 National Book Festival Elizabeth A. Fenn discusses "Encounters at the Heart of the World: A History of the Mandan People" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoEvan Osnos: 2015 National Book Festival Evan Osnos discusses "Age of Ambition: Chasing Fortune, Truth and Faith in the New China" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoAnne-Marie O'Connor: 2015 National Book Festival Anne-Marie O'Connor discusses "The Lady in Gold: The Extraordinary Tale of Gustav Klimt's Masterpiece, Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoJay Winik: 2015 National Book Festival Jay Winik discusses "1944: FDR and the Year That Changed History" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoLawrence Wright: 2015 National Book Festival Lawrence Wright and NPR's Michael Oreskes discuss "Thirteen Days in September: The Dramatic Story of the Struggle for Peace" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoDanielle Allen: 2015 National Book Festival Danielle Allen discusses "Our Declaration: A Reading of the Declaration of Independence in Defense of Equality" at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
- Date: 2015
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Film, VideoPoetry Slam: 2015 National Book Festival Teen poets compete in a high-spirited competition reciting new poems celebrating books & literature at the 2015 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: National Book Festival (U.S.) - Library of Congress
- Date: 2015