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, VideoMichael Hiltzik: 2016 National Book Festival Michael Hiltzik discusses "Big Science: Ernest Lawrence and the Invention that Launched the Military-Industrial Complex" at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Hiltzik, Michael
- Date: 2016-09-24
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Film, VideoAmy Ellis Nutt: 2016 National Book Festival Amy Ellis Nutt discusses "Becoming Nicole: The Transformation of an American Family" at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Nutt, Amy Ellis
- Date: 2016-09-24
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Film, VideoJames Gleick: 2016 National Book Festival James Gleick discusses "Time Travel" in a book launch event with Joe Palca from NPR at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Gleick, James
- Date: 2016-09-24
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Film, VideoPeter D. Kramer: 2016 National Book Festival Peter D. Kramer discusses "Ordinarily Well: The Case for Antidepressants" with Leonard Bernstein from the Washington Post at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Kramer, Peter D.
- Date: 2016-09-24
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Film, VideoMary Roach: 2016 National Book Festival Mary Roach discusses "Grunt: The Curious Science of Humans at War" with Tim Smith from the Washington Post at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Roach, Mary
- Date: 2016-09-24
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Film, VideoStephen King on Literacy Stephen King calls for nominations for the Library of Congress Literacy Awards with an important message on the importance of literacy.- Contributor: King, Stephen
- Date: 2016-09-24
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Film, VideoRaina Telgemeier: 2016 National Book Festival Raina Telgemeier discusses "Ghosts" at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Telgemeier, Raina
- Date: 2016-09-24
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Film, VideoSalman Rushdie: 2016 National Book Festival Salman Rushdie discusses "Two Years Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights" with Bilal Qureshi from NPR at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Rushdie, Salman
- Date: 2016-09-24
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Film, VideoKareem Abdul-Jabbar: 2016 National Book Festival Kareem Abdul-Jabbar discusses "Writings on the Wall: Searching for a New Equality Beyond Black and White" with Kevin Merida, executive editor of The Undefeated at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem
- Date: 2016-09-24
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Film, VideoBob Woodward: 2016 National Book Festival Bob Woodward discusses "The Last of the President's Men" with David M. Rubenstein at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Woodward, Bob
- Date: 2016-09-24
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Film, VideoMargo Jefferson: 2016 National Book Festival Margo Jefferson discusses "Negroland: A Memoir" with Marcia Davis from the Washington Post at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Jefferson, Margo
- Date: 2016-09-24
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Film, VideoJon Meacham: 2016 National Book Festival Jon Meacham discusses "Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush" at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Meacham, Jon
- Date: 2016-09-24
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Film, VideoKatherine Paterson: 2016 National Book Festival Katherine Paterson discusses her career and biography "Stories of My Life" at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Paterson, Katherine
- Date: 2016-09-24
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Film, VideoCandice Millard: 2016 National Book Festival Candice Millard discusses "Hero of the Empire: The Boer War, a Daring Escape and the Making of Winston Churchill" with Jonathan Yardley from the Washington Post at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Millard, Candice
- Date: 2016-09-24
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Film, VideoSarah Vowell: 2016 National Book Festival Sarah Vowell discusses "Lafayette in the Somewhat United States" at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Vowell, Sarah
- Date: 2016-09-24
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Film, VideoRep. John Lewis & Andrew Aydin: 2016 National Book Festival Rep. John Lewis and co-author Andrew Aydin discuss "March: Book Three" at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Aydin, Andrew - Lewis, John
- Date: 2016-09-24
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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: King, Stephen
- Date: 2016-09-24
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Film, VideoJoby Warrick: 2016 National Book Festival Joby Warrick discusses "Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS" at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Warrick, Joby
- Date: 2016-09-24
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Film, VideoAnnette Gordon-Reed & Peter Onuf: 2016 National Book Festival Annette Gordon-Reed and co-author Peter S. Onuf discuss "Most Blessed of the Patriarchs: Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination" with Melissa Block from NPR at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Gordon-Reed, Annette - Onuf, Peter S.
- Date: 2016-09-24
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Film, VideoStacy Schiff: 2016 National Book Festival Stacy Schiff discusses "The Witches: Salem, 1692" at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Schiff, Stacy
- Date: 2016-09-24
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Film, VideoDouglas Brinkley: 2016 National Book Festival Douglas Brinkley discusses "Rightful Heritage: Franklin D. Roosevelt and the Land of America" at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Brinkley, Douglas
- Date: 2016-09-24
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Film, VideoGene Luen Yang: 2016 National Book Festival (evening) Gene Luen Yang discusses "Secret Coders: Paths and Portals" at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Yang, Gene Luen
- Date: 2016-09-24
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Film, VideoEd Piskor: 2016 National Book Festival Ed Piskor discusses "Hip-Hop Family Tree: 1984-1985" with Damon Locks at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Piskor, Ed
- Date: 2016-09-24
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Film, VideoDarrin Bell & Michael Ramirez: 2016 National Book Festival Darrin Bell presents "Goodnight Grandpa: The 7th Candorville Collection" and Michael Ramirez presents "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Obamacare" in a panel discussion on politics and editorial cartoons at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Bell, Darrin - Ramirez, Michael
- Date: 2016-09-24
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Film, VideoNoelle Stevenson: 2016 National Book Festival Noelle Stevenson discusses "Lumberjanes Vol. 2: Friendship to the Max" at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Stevenson, Noelle
- Date: 2016-09-24