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, VideoKathleen Glasgow: 2017 National Book Festival. Kathleen Glasgow discusses "Girl in Pieces" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoDavid Baldacci: 2017 National Book Festival (Teens). David Baldacci discusses "The Width of the World" on the Teens Stage at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoTanya Lee Stone: 2017 National Book Festival. Tanya Lee Stone discusses "Girl Rising: Changing the World One Girl at a Time" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoAngie Thomas: 2017 National Book Festival. Angie Thomas discusses "The Hate U Give" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoPoetry Slam: 2017 National Book Festival. The Poetry Slam at the 2017 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C. included some of the nation's top youth slam groups—from the capital and around the country. Champion delegates from these groups will compete to be named top youth slammer by performing new works on books and reading. This event is presented in collaboration with the Library of Congress, the National Endowment...- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoDanielle Allen: 2017 National Book Festival. Danielle Allen launches her new book "Cuz: The Life and Times of Michael A" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoSiddhartha Mukherjee: 2017 National Book Festival. Siddhartha Mukherjee discusses "The Gene: An Intimate History" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoMatthew Desmond: 2017 National Book Festival. Matthew Desmond discusses "Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoLeland Melvin: 2017 National Book Festival. Leland Melvin discusses "Chasing Space: An Astronaut's Story of Grit, Grace and Second Chances" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoDava Sobel: 2017 National Book Festival. Dava Sobel discusses "The Glass Universe: How the Ladies of the Harvard Observatory Took the Measure of the Stars" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoGraham Allison: 2017 National Book Festival. Graham Allison discusses "Destined for War: Can America and China Escape Thucydides's Trap?" with David M. Rubenstein. at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoRoxane Gay: 2017 National Book Festival. Roxane Gay discusses "Hunger: A Memoir of (My) Body" and "Difficult Women" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoMark Kurlansky: 2017 National Book Festival. Mark Kurlansky discusses "Havana: A Subtropical Delirium" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoRace in America: 2017 National Book Festival. Michael Eric Dyson presents "Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America" and Ibram X. Kendi presents "Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America" in a panel discussion at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoSam Kean: 2017 National Book Festival. Sam Kean discusses "Caesar's Last Breath: Decoding the Secrets of the Air Around Us" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoLibrary of Congress Prize for American Fiction: 2017 National Book Festival. An event honoring the late Denis Johnson, recipient of the 2107 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction, featuring Nicole Aragi, Marie Arana, Susan Kamil and Sam Nicholson at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoElizabeth Strout: 2017 National Book Festival. Elizabeth Strout discusses "Anything Is Possible" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoAlice McDermott: 2017 National Book Festival. Alice McDermott launches her new book "The Ninth Hour" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoColm Tóibín: 2017 National Book Festival. Colm Tóibín discusses "House of Names" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoNathan Hill: 2017 National Book Festival. Nathan Hill discusses "The Nix" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoJesmyn Ward: 2017 National Book Festival. Jesmyn Ward launches her new book "Sing, Unburied, Sing" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoJuan Gabriel Vásquez: 2017 National Book Festival. Juan Gabriel Vásquez discusses "Reputations" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoClaire Messud: 2017 National Book Festival. Claire Messud launches her new book "The Burning Girl" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoHa Jin: 2017 National Book Festival. Ha Jin discusses "The Boat Rocker" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2017
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Film, VideoAmor Towles: 2017 National Book Festival. Amor Towles discusses "A Gentleman in Moscow" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Library of Congress - National Book Festival (U.S.)
- Date: 2017