Speakers included U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, historians David McCullough, Michael Beschloss and Henry Louis Gates Jr., chef and humanitarian José Andrés, graphic novelists Raina Telgemeier and Ngozi Ukazu, TV personality and author Matthew Gray Gubler, award-winning novelist Laila Lalami and Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction recipient Richard Ford.
2019 Festival Videos
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Film, VideoRick Atkinson: 2019 National Book Festival Rick Atkinson discussed "The British Are Coming: The War for America, Lexington to Princeton, 1775-1777" at the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Atkinson, Rick
- Date: 2019-08-31
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Film, VideoAndrew Roberts: 2019 National Book Festival Andrew Roberts discussed "Churchill: Walking with Destiny" with David M. Rubenstein at the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Roberts, Andrew
- Date: 2019-08-31
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Film, VideoEvan Thomas: 2019 National Book Festival Evan Thomas discussed "First: Sandra Day O'Connor" at the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Thomas, Evan
- Date: 2019-08-31
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Film, VideoDouglas Brinkley: 2019 National Book Festival Douglas Brinkley discussed "American Moonshot: John F. Kennedy and the Great Space Race" with David M. Rubenstein at the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Brinkley, Douglas
- Date: 2019-08-31
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Film, VideoElaine Weiss: 2019 National Book Festival Elaine Weiss discussed "The Woman's Hour: The Great Fight to Win the Vote" at the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Weiss, Elaine
- Date: 2019-08-31
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Film, VideoNative American History: 2019 National Book Festival Colin G. Calloway discussed "The Indian World of George Washington" and David Treuer discussed "The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee" at the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Calloway, Colin G. - Treuer, David
- Date: 2019-08-31
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Film, VideoCasey Gerald: 2019 National Book Festival Casey Gerald discussed "There Will Be No Miracles Here: A Memoir" at the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Gerald, Casey
- Date: 2019-08-31
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Film, VideoJoanne B. Freeman: 2019 National Book Festival Joanne B. Freeman discussed "The Field of Blood: Violence in Congress and the Road to Civil War" at the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Freeman, Joanne B.
- Date: 2019-08-31
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Film, VideoDavid Maraniss: 2019 National Book Festival David Maraniss discussed "A Good American Family: The Red Scare and My Father" at the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Maraniss, David
- Date: 2019-08-31
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Film, VideoMichael Beschloss: 2019 National Book Festival Michael Beschloss discussed "Presidents of War" with David M. Rubenstein at the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Beschloss, Michael
- Date: 2019-08-31
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Film, VideoDavid McCullough: 2019 National Book Festival David McCullough discussed "The Pioneers: The Heroic Stories of the Settlers Who Brought the American Ideal West" at the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: McCullough, David
- Date: 2019-08-31
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Film, VideoRaina Telgemeier: 2019 National Book Festival Raina Telgemeier discussed "Share Your Smile: Raina's Guide to Telling Your Own Story" at the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Telgemeier, Raina
- Date: 2019-08-31
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Film, VideoDavid Brooks: 2019 National Book Festival David Brooks discussed "The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life" with David M. Rubenstein at the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Brooks, David
- Date: 2019-08-31
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Film, VideoJosé Andrés: 2019 National Book Festival José Andrés discussed "Vegetables Unleashed" and "We Fed an Island: The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One Meal at a Time" with Diane Rehm at the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Andrés, José
- Date: 2019-08-31
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Film, VideoU.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg: 2019 National Book Festival U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg discussed "My Own Words" with Nina Totenberg at the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Ginsburg, Ruth Bader
- Date: 2019-08-31
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Film, VideoRichard Ford: 2019 National Book Festival Richard Ford received the Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction from Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, then Ford discussed his life's work at the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Ford, Richard
- Date: 2019-08-31
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Film, VideoSharon Robinson: 2019 National Book Festival Sharon Robinson launched her new book "Child of the Dream: A Memoir of 1963" at the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Robinson, Sharon
- Date: 2019-08-31
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Film, VideoRonald L. Smith: 2019 National Book Festival Ronald L. Smith discussed "The Owls Have Come to Take Us Away" at the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Smith, Ronald L.
- Date: 2019-08-31
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Film, VideoVictoria Schwab: 2019 National Book Festival Victoria Schwab launched her new book "Tunnel of Bones" at the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Schwab, Victoria
- Date: 2019-08-31
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Film, VideoMatt Phelan: 2019 National Book Festival Matt Phelan discussed "Knights vs. Monsters" at the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Phelan, Matt
- Date: 2019-08-31
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Film, VideoR.J. Palacio: 2019 National Book Festival R.J. Palacio discussed "We're All Wonders" at the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Palacio, R.J.
- Date: 2019-08-31
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Film, VideoJuana Medina: 2019 National Book Festival Juana Medina launched her new book "Juana & Lucas: Big Problemas" at the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Medina, Juana
- Date: 2019-08-31
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Film, VideoJennifer & Matthew Holm: 2019 National Book Festival Jennifer L. Holm and Matthew Holm launched their new book "The Evil Princess vs. the Brave Knight" at the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Holm, Jennifer L. - Holm, Matthew
- Date: 2019-08-31
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Film, VideoLucy Ruth Cummins: 2019 National Book Festival Lucy Ruth Cummins discussed "Truman" at the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Cummins, Lucy Ruth
- Date: 2019-08-31
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Film, VideoFabien Cousteau: 2019 National Book Festival Fabien Cousteau discussed "Great White Shark Adventure" at the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.- Contributor: Cousteau, Fabien
- Date: 2019-08-31