Among the presenters were U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, historians Doris Kearns Goodwin, Jon Meacham and Ron Chernow, novelist Amy Tan, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, U.S. Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith, two-time Newbery Medal winner Kate DiCamillo, Library of Congress National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Jacqueline Woodson and E. Annie Proulx, winner of the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction.
2018 Festival Videos
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Film, VideoDoris Kearns Goodwin: 2018 National Book Festival Doris Kearns Goodwin launches her new book "Leadership: In Turbulent Times" with David M. Rubenstein at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Goodwin, Doris Kearns
- Date: 2018-09-01
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Film, VideoAmy Tan: 2018 National Book Festival Amy Tan discusses "Where the Past Begins: A Writer's Memoir" at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Tan, Amy
- Date: 2018-09-01
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Film, VideoMadeleine Albright: 2018 National Book Festival Madeleine Albright discusses "Fascism: A Warning" with David M. Rubenstein at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Albright, Madeleine
- Date: 2018-09-01
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Film, VideoU.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor: 2018 National Book Festival U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor discusses her new books "Turning Pages: My Life Story" and "The Beloved World of Sonia Sotomayor" with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Sotomayor, Sonia
- Date: 2018-09-01
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Film, VideoLouise Penny: 2018 National Book Festival Louise Penny discusses "Glass Houses" at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Penny, Louise
- Date: 2018-09-01
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Film, VideoJeffery Deaver: 2018 National Book Festival Jeffery Deaver discusses "The Cutting Edge" at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Deaver, Jeffery
- Date: 2018-09-01
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Film, VideoGraphic Novels: 2018 National Book Festival Patrick McDonnell discusses "The Mutts: Spring Diaries," Pénélope Bagieu presents "Brazen: Rebel Ladies Who Rocked the World," Tillie Walden presents "Spinning" and Ed Piskor discusses "X-Men: Grand Design" at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: McDonnell, Patrick - Walden, Tillie - Bagieu, Pénélope - Piskor, Ed
- Date: 2018-09-01
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Film, VideoLeigh Bardugo: 2018 National Book Festival Leigh Bardugo discusses "Crooked Kingdom" at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Bardugo, Leigh
- Date: 2018-09-01
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Film, VideoDeborah Harkness: 2018 National Book Festival Deborah Harkness discusses "The World of All Souls: The Complete Guide to A Discovery of Witches, Shadow of Night, and The Book of Life" at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Harkness, Deborah
- Date: 2018-09-01
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Film, VideoJoseph Finder: 2018 National Book Festival Joseph Finder discusses "The Switch" at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Finder, Joseph
- Date: 2018-09-01
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Film, VideoDavid Ignatius: 2018 National Book Festival David Ignatius discusses "The Quantum Spy" at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Ignatius, David
- Date: 2018-09-01
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Film, VideoHank Phillippi Ryan: 2018 National Book Festival Hank Phillippi Ryan launches her new book "Trust Me" at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Ryan, Hank Phillippi
- Date: 2018-09-01
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Film, VideoBrad Meltzer: 2018 National Book Festival Brad Meltzer discusses "The Escape Artist" at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Meltzer, Brad
- Date: 2018-09-01
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Film, VideoLawrence Wright: 2018 National Book Festival Lawrence Wright discusses "God Save Texas: A Journey into the Soul of the Lone Star State" at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Wright, Lawrence
- Date: 2018-09-01
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Film, VideoSteve Coll: 2018 National Book Festival Steve Coll discusses "Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America's Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan" at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Coll, Steve
- Date: 2018-09-01
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Film, VideoPatricia O'Toole: 2018 National Book Festival Patricia O'Toole discusses "The Moralist: Woodrow Wilson and the World He Made" at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: O'Toole, Patricia
- Date: 2018-09-01
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Film, VideoLawrence P. Jackson: 2018 National Book Festival Lawrence P. Jackson discusses "Chester B. Himes: A Biography" at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Jackson, Lawrence P.
- Date: 2018-09-01
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Film, VideoRon Chernow: 2018 National Book Festival Ron Chernow discusses "Grant" at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Chernow, Ron
- Date: 2018-09-01
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Film, VideoFounders & Their Slaves: 2018 National Book Festival Erica Armstrong Dunbar presents "Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge" and Catherine Kerrison presents "Jefferson's Daughters: Three Sisters, White and Black, in a Young America" at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Dunbar, Erica Armstrong - Kerrison, Catherine
- Date: 2018-09-01
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Film, VideoBrian Kilmeade: 2018 National Book Festival Brian Kilmeade discusses "Andrew Jackson and the Miracle of New Orleans: The Battle That Shaped America's Destiny" at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Kilmeade, Brian
- Date: 2018-09-01
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Film, VideoStuart E. Eizenstat: 2018 National Book Festival Stuart E. Eizenstat discusses "President Carter: The White House Years" with David Rubenstein at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Eizenstat, Stuart E.
- Date: 2018-09-01
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Film, VideoPanel on Spywork & John le Carré: 2018 National Book Festival Kai Bird presents "The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames," David Ignatius presents "The Quantum Spy," Joseph Kanon presents "Defectors" and Adam Sisman presents "John le Carré: The Biography" in a panel discussion at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Sisman, Adam - Kanon, Joseph - Ignatius, David - Bird, Kai
- Date: 2018-09-01
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Film, VideoEdward Tenner: 2018 National Book Festival Edward Tenner discusses "The Efficiency Paradox: What Big Data Can't Do" at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Tenner, Edward
- Date: 2018-09-01
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Film, VideoBorder Lives: 2018 National Book Festival Francisco Cantú presents "The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border" and Alfredo Corchado presents "Homelands: Four Friends, Two Countries and the Fate of the Great Mexican-American Migration" at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Corchado, Alfredo - Cantú, Francisco
- Date: 2018-09-01
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Film, VideoGordon S. Wood: 2018 National Book Festival Gordon S. Wood discusses "Friends Divided: John Adams and Thomas Jefferson" with David M. Rubenstein at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Wood, Gordon S.
- Date: 2018-09-01