The all-star lineup included Condoleeza Rice, J.D. Vance, David McCullough, David Baldacci, Diana Gabaldon, Scott Berg and Mary Rand Hess, Roxanne Gay, Alice McDermott, Margot Lee Shetterly, Scott Turow, Lincoln Peirce, Ann Telnaes, Roz Chast and Gene Luen Yang.
2017 Festival Videos
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Film, VideoNoir at the 2017 National Book Festival Some of the region's most exciting names in crime fiction read from the darkest corners of their work at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
- Contributor: Bayard, Louis - Grady, James - Barber, Kathleen - Shogan, Colleen - Aymar, E.A. - Lehane, Con - Simmons, Shawn Reilly - Massey, Sujata
- Date: 2017-09-02
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Film, VideoCollections as Data: 2017 National Book Festival Kate Zwaard discusses how we can understand our world in new ways using library collections materials and computer analysis at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
- Contributor: Zwaard, Kate
- Date: 2017-09-02
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Film, VideoDavid McCullough: 2017 National Book Festival David McCullough discusses "The American Spirit: Who We Are and What We Stand For" with David M. Rubenstein at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
- Contributor: McCullough, David
- Date: 2017-09-02
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Film, VideoDiana Gabaldon: 2017 National Book Festival Diana Gabaldon discusses "Seven Stones to Stand or Fall: A Collection of Outlander Fiction" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
- Contributor: Gabaldon, Diana
- Date: 2017-09-02
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Film, VideoThomas L. Friedman: 2017 National Book Festival Thomas L. Friedman discusses "Thank You for Being Late: An Optimist's Guide to Thriving in the Age of Accelerations" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
- Contributor: Friedman, Thomas L.
- Date: 2017-09-02
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Film, VideoJ.D. Vance: 2017 National Book Festival J.D.Vance discusses "Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis" with David M. Rubenstein at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
- Contributor: Vance, J.D.
- Date: 2017-09-02
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Film, VideoDavid Baldacci: 2017 National Book Festival (Main Stage) David Baldacci discusses "The Fix" on the Main Stage at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
- Contributor: Baldacci, David
- Date: 2017-09-02
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Film, VideoCondoleezza Rice: 2017 National Book Festival Condoleezza Rice discusses "Democracy: Stories from the Long Road to Freedom" with David M. Rubenstein at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
- Contributor: Rice, Condoleezza
- Date: 2017-09-02
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Film, VideoMichael Lewis: 2017 National Book Festival Michael Lewis discusses "The Undoing Project: A Friendship that Changed Our Minds" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
- Contributor: Lewis, Michael
- Date: 2017-09-02
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Film, VideoCynthia & Sanford Levinson: 2017 National Book Festival Cynthia Levinson and Sanford Levinson discuss "Fault Lines in the Constitution: The Framers, Their Fights and the Flaws That Affect Us Today" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
- Contributor: Levinson, Sanford - Levinson, Cynthia
- Date: 2017-09-02
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Film, VideoEmma Donoghue: 2017 National Book Festival Emma Donoghue discusses "The Lotterys Plus One" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
- Contributor: Donoghue, Emma
- Date: 2017-09-02
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Film, VideoReshma Saujani: 2017 National Book Festival Reshma Saujani discusses "Girls Who Code: Learn to Code and Change the World" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
- Contributor: Saujani, Reshma
- Date: 2017-09-02
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Film, VideoRonald L. Smith: 2017 National Book Festival Ronald L. Smith discusses "The Mesmerist" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
- Contributor: Smith, Ronald L.
- Date: 2017-09-02
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Film, VideoRachel Renee Russell: 2017 National Book Festival Rachel Renee Russell and Nikki Russell discuss "The Misadventures of Max Crumbly 2: Middle School Mayhem" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
- Contributor: Russell, Nikki - Russell, Rachel Renee
- Date: 2017-09-02
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Film, VideoNathaniel Philbrick: 2017 National Book Festival Nathaniel Philbrick discusses "Ben's Revolution: Benjamin Russell and the Battle of Bunker Hill" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
- Contributor: Philbrick, Nathaniel
- Date: 2017-09-02
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Film, VideoMadelyn Rosenberg & Wendy Wan-Long Shang: 2017 National Book Festival Madelyn Rosenberg and Wendy Wan-Long Shang discuss "This Is Just a Test" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
- Contributor: Shang, Wendy Wan-Long - Rosenberg, Madelyn
- Date: 2017-09-02
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Film, VideoJavaka Steptoe: 2017 National Book Festival Javaka Steptoe discusses "Radiant Child: The Story of Young Artist Jean-Michel Basquiat" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
- Contributor: Steptoe, Javaka
- Date: 2017-09-02
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Film, VideoSherri Duskey Rinker & John Rocco: 2017 National Book Festival Sherri Duskey Rinker and John Rocco discuss "Big Machines: The Story of Virginia Lee Burton" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
- Contributor: Rinker, Sherri Duskey - Rocco, John
- Date: 2017-09-02
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Film, VideoMike Curato: 2017 National Book Festival Mike Curato discusses "All the Way to Havana" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
- Contributor: Curato, Mike
- Date: 2017-09-02
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Film, VideoKadir Nelson: 2017 National Book Festival Kadir Nelson discusses "Blue Sky White Stars" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
- Contributor: Nelson, Kadir
- Date: 2017-09-02
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Film, VideoMichael Buckley: 2017 National Book Festival Michael Buckley discusses "The Sisters Grimm: Fairy-Tale Detectives" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
- Contributor: Buckley, Michael
- Date: 2017-09-02
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Film, VideoKelly Barnhill: 2017 National Book Festival Kelly Barnhill discusses "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
- Contributor: Barnhill, Kelly
- Date: 2017-09-02
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Film, VideoJack Gantos: 2017 National Book Festival Jack Gantos discusses "Writing Radar: Using Your Journal to Snoop Out and Craft Great Stories" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
- Contributor: Gantos, Jack
- Date: 2017-09-02
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Film, VideoEllen Oh & Meg Medina: 2017 National Book Festival Ellen Oh & Meg Medina discuss "Flying Lessons & Other Stories" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
- Contributor: Oh, Ellen - Medina, Meg
- Date: 2017-09-02
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Film, VideoVerónica Murguía: 2017 National Book Festival Verónica Murguía discusses "Loba" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
- Contributor: Murguía, Verónica
- Date: 2017-09-02