Presenters included Stephen King, Salman Rushdie, Bob Woodward, Raina Telgemeier, Newt Gingrich, Sarah Vowell, Rep. John Lewis, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Jerry Pinkney, Ken Burns, Calvin Trillin, Yaa Gyasi, Harlen Coben, Álvaro Enrigue, Candice Millard, Kristin Hannah, Laila Lalami and Lois Lowry.
2016 Festival Videos
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Film, Video2016 National Book Festival Welcome Sponsors, authors and Library staff welcome you to the 2016 Library of Congress National Book Festival, Saturday, Sept. 24, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2016
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Film, VideoStephen King: 2016 National Book Festival Stephen King discusses his career and new book "End of Watch," and receives recognition for his work in literacy from Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2016
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Film, VideoSharon Robinson: 2016 National Book Festival Sharon Robinson discusses "The Hero Two Doors Down: Based on the True Story of Friendship Between a Boy and a Baseball Legend" with Susan Stamberg from NPR at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2016
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Film, VideoDoreen Cronin & Betsy Lewin: 2016 National Book Festival Doreen Cronin and Betsy Lewin discuss "Click, Clack, Surprise!" at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2016
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Film, VideoJanet Nolan & Thomas Gonzalez: 2016 National Book Festival Janet Nolan and Thomas Gonzalez discuss "Seven and a Half Tons of Steel" at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2016
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Film, VideoMelissa Sweet: 2016 National Book Festival Melissa Sweet discusses "Some Writer! The Story of E.B. White" in a book launch event celebrating the author of "Charlotte's Web" at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2016
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Film, VideoJerry Pinkney: 2016 National Book Festival Jerry Pinkney discusses "In Plain Sight" at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2016
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Film, VideoJuana Medina: 2016 National Book Festival Juana Medina discusses "Juana and Lucas" at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2016
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Film, VideoNadia Hashimi: 2016 National Book Festival Nadia Hashimi discusses "One Half from the East" at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2016
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Film, VideoJason Reynolds: 2016 National Book Festival Jason Reynolds discusses "Ghost" at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2016
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Film, VideoHervé Tullet: 2016 National Book Festival Hervé Tullet discusses "Let's Play" at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2016
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Film, VideoCalvin Trillin: 2016 National Book Festival Calvin Trillin discusses "No Fair! No Fair! And Other Jolly Poems of Childhood" at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2016
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Film, VideoCallista Gingrich: 2016 National Book Festival Callista Gingrich discusses "Hail to the Chief" at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2016
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Film, VideoBrendan Wenzel: 2016 National Book Festival Brendan Wenzel discusses "They All Saw a Cat" at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2016
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Film, VideoKate Beaton: 2016 National Book Festival Kate Beaton discusses "King Baby" at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2016
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Film, VideoAaron Becker: 2016 National Book Festival Aaron Becker discusses "Return" at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2016
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Film, VideoAndrea Beaty: 2016 National Book Festival Andrea Beaty discusses "Ada Twist, Scientist" at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2016
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Film, VideoShannon Hale: 2016 National Book Festival Shannon Hale discusses "The Princess in Black and the Hungry Bunny Horde" at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2016
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Film, VideoRaymond Arroyo: 2016 National Book Festival Raymond Arroyo discusses "Will Wilder: The Relic of Perilous Falls" at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2016
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Film, VideoTonya Bolden: 2016 National Book Festival Tonya Bolden discusses "How to Build a Museum: Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture" at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2016
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Film, VideoSophie Blackall: 2016 National Book Festival Sophie Blackall discusses "Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear" at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2016
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Film, VideoLouise Borden: 2016 National Book Festival Louise Borden celebrates the 75th anniversary of Curious George and discusses "The Journey That Saved Curious George: The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H.A. Rey" at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2016
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Film, VideoContemporary Issues in African-American Lives: 2016 National Book Festival Three authors discuss contemporary issues and human rights movements: Angela J. Davis, "Arbitrary Justice: The Power of the American Prosecutor," Jabari Asim, "Only the Strong," and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, "From #BlackLivesMatter to Black Liberation" at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2016
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Film, VideoAnne-Marie Slaughter: 2016 National Book Festival Anne-Marie Slaughter discusses "Unfinished Business: Women Men Work Family" with Mary Louise Kelly from NPR at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2016
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Film, VideoAlejandro Danois: 2016 National Book Festival Alejandro Danois discusses "The Boys of Dunbar: A Story of Love, Hope and Basketball" in a book launch event at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2016