Presenters included Madeleine Albright, Jenna Bush Hager, John Grisham, Colson Whitehead, Melinda Gates, Leigh Bardugo, Ann Druyan, Haben Girma, James McBride, Kate DiCamillo, Ann Patchett, Jason Reynolds, Salman Rushdie, Gene Luen Yang, Tomi Adeyemi, Sarah M. Broom, Kali Fajardo-Anstine, Joy Harjo, Robert Pinsky, Tracy K. Smith, Juan Felipe Herrera, Walter Isaacson, Sandra Cisneros, Amy Tan and Jon Meacham.
2020 Festival Videos
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Film, VideoBruce Feiler Live Q&A: 2020 National Book Festival Bruce Feiler answers questions from the virtual audience about his work at the 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival.- Contributor: Feiler, Bruce - Lamolinara, Guy
- Date: 2020-09-26
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Film, VideoGail Collins Live Q&A: 2020 National Book Festival Gail Collins answers questions from the virtual audience about her work at the 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival.- Contributor: Lederle, Cheryl - Collins, Gail
- Date: 2020-09-26
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Film, VideoJudith Warner and Esther Wojcicki Live Q&A: 2020 National Book Festival Judith Warner and Esther Wojcicki answer questions from the virtual audience about their work at the 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival.- Contributor: Wojcicki, Esther - Warner, Judith - Potter, Lee Ann
- Date: 2020-09-26
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Film, VideoDavid Kamp Live Q&A: 2020 National Book Festival David Kamp answers questions from the virtual audience about his work at the 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival.- Contributor: Kamp, David - Lamolinara, Guy
- Date: 2020-09-26
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Film, VideoJesse Dougherty Live Q&A: 2020 National Book Festival Jesse Dougherty answers questions from the virtual audience about his work at the 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival.- Contributor: Dougherty, Jesse - Casper, Robert
- Date: 2020-09-26
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Film, VideoBill Buford Live Q&A: 2020 National Book Festival Bill Buford answers questions from the virtual audience about his work at the 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival.- Contributor: Lamolinara, Guy - Buford, Bill
- Date: 2020-09-26
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Film, VideoDavid Ignatius Live Q&A: 2020 National Book Festival David Ignatius answers questions from the virtual audience about his work at the 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival.- Contributor: Lamolinara, Guy - Ignatius, David
- Date: 2020-09-26
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Film, VideoAlaya Dawn Johnson Live Q&A: 2020 National Book Festival Alaya Dawn Johnson answers questions from the virtual audience about her work at the 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival.- Contributor: Dawn Johnson, Alaya - Holmes, Anne
- Date: 2020-09-26
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Film, VideoElizabeth Tallent Live Q&A: 2020 National Book Festival Elizabeth Tallent answers questions from the virtual audience about her work at the 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival.- Contributor: Casper, Robert - Tallent, Elizabeth
- Date: 2020-09-26
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Film, VideoEdward D. Melillo Live Q&A: 2020 National Book Festival Edward D. Melillo answers questions from the virtual audience about his work at the 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival.- Contributor: Melillo, Edward D. - Apfeldorf, Michael
- Date: 2020-09-26
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Film, VideoJuan Felipe Herrera and Robert Pinsky Live Q&A: 2020 National Book Festival Juan Felipe Herrera and Robert Pinsky answer questions from the virtual audience about their work at the 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival.- Contributor: Pinsky, Robert - Herrera, Juan Felipe - Casper, Robert
- Date: 2020-09-26
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Film, VideoLeland Melvin and Jonathan Eller Live Q&A: 2020 National Book festival Leland Melvin and Jonathan Eller answer questions from the virtual audience about their work at the 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival.- Contributor: Melvin, Leland - Eller, Jonathan - Holmes, Anne
- Date: 2020-09-26
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Film, VideoKatherine Eban Live Q&A: 2020 National Book Festival Katherine Eban answers questions from the virtual audience about her work at the 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival.- Contributor: Eban, Katherine - Lamolinara, Guy - Shah, Sonam
- Date: 2020-09-26
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Film, VideoHaben Girma Live Q&A: 2020 National Book Festival Haben Girma answers questions from the virtual audience about her work at the 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival.- Contributor: Girma, Haben - Casper, Robert
- Date: 2020-09-26
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Film, VideoBarton Gellman, David Ignatius and Thomas Rid Live Q&A: 2020 National Book Festival Barton Gellman, David Ignatius and Thomas Rid answer questions from the virtual audience about their work at the 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival.- Contributor: Lamolinara, Guy - Gellman, Barton - Rid, Thomas - Ignitius, David
- Date: 2020-09-26
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Film, VideoDaniel Markovits Live Q&A: 2020 National Book Festival Daniel Markovits answers questions from the virtual audience about his work at the 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival.- Contributor: Casper, Robert - Markovits, Daniel
- Date: 2020-09-26
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Film, VideoChristopher Caldwell and Thomas Frank Live Q&A: 2020 National Book Festival Christopher Caldwell and Thomas Frank answer questions from the virtual audience about their work at the 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival.- Contributor: Frank, Thomas - Casper, Robert - Caldwell, Christopher
- Date: 2020-09-26
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Film, VideoJames A. Robinson Live Q&A: 2020 National Book Festival James A. Robinson answers questions from the virtual audience about his work at the 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival.- Contributor: Robinson, James A. - Lamolinara, Guy
- Date: 2020-09-26
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Film, VideoHarold Holzer, Ted Widmer and Kai Bird Live Q&A: 2020 National Book Festival Harold Holzer, Ted Widmer and Kai Bird answer questions from the virtual audience about their work at the 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival.- Contributor: Holmes, Anne - Widmer, Ted - Holzer, Harold - Bird, Kai
- Date: 2020-09-26
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Film, VideoDavid Rubenstein Live Q&A: 2020 National Book Festival David Rubenstein answers questions from the virtual audience about his work at the 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival.- Contributor: Rubenstein, David - Arana, Marie
- Date: 2020-09-26
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Film, VideoHeather Cox Richardson Live Q&A: 2020 National Book Festival Heather Cox Richardson answers questions from the virtual audience about her work at the 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival.- Contributor: Cox Richardson, Heather - Arana, Marie
- Date: 2020-09-26
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Film, VideoEric Foner Live Q&A: 2020 National Book Festival Eric Foner answers questions from the virtual audience about his work at the 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival.- Contributor: Potter, Lee Ann - Foner, Eric
- Date: 2020-09-26
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Film, VideoErica Armstrong Dunbar Live Q&A: 2020 National Book Festival Erica Armstrong Dunbar answers questions from the virtual audience about her work at the 2020 Library of Congress National Book Festival.- Contributor: Potter, Lee Ann - Armstrong Dunbar, Erica
- Date: 2020-09-26
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Film, VideoN.K. Jemisin: National Book Festival 2020 "The City We Became" (Orbit) is a story of culture, identity, magic and myths in contemporary New York City by Hugo Award winner and bestselling author N.K. Jemisin. In it, five New Yorkers must come together to defend their city from an ancient evil that has citizens in its grip.- Contributor: Jemisin, N.K.
- Date: 2020-09-26
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Film, VideoBruce Feiler: National Book Festival 2020 From the bestselling author of "The Secrets of Happy Families" and "The Council of Dads," Bruce Feiler's "Life Is in the Transitions: Mastering Change at Any Age" (Penguin) is a pioneering investigation into how the stories we tell ourselves about our lives can imprison or empower us, and a step-by-step guide for how to transform and reinvent ourselves in times of transition.- Contributor: Feiler, Bruce
- Date: 2020-09-26