Favorite Fridays: Library of Congress National Book Festival

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This week, we wanted to share a special PBS broadcast that will highlight some of the nation’s most renowned authors and literary voices. The Library of Congress National Book Festival: Celebrating American Ingenuity is a two-hour program airing on PBS on Sunday, September 27, 6-8pm ET/PT and will be available for on-demand streaming online and through the PBS app.

Check out the virtual activities available on the Library of Congress website, including live author chats and discussions, book buying opportunities, and on-demand videos.

Highlights of the 20th National Book Festival: Celebrating American Ingenuity:

Two-time Pulitzer Prize winner Colson Whitehead will receive the Library’s Prize for American Fiction and discuss his lifelong career in writing.

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National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature Jason Reynolds on his book Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You, which he co-wrote with Ibram X. Kendi.

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“Today” show co-host Jenna Bush Hager on Everything Beautiful in Its Time, a collection of stories about her grandparents, Barbara and George H.W. Bush, and her book club “Read With Jenna.”

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Chelsea Clinton on her new book for young readers, She Persisted in Sports: American Olympians Who Changed the Game.

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John Grisham, master of the legal thriller, on his latest books, Camino Winds and The Guardians.

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Melinda Gates on her new book, The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World.

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Mo Willems, creator of The Pigeon books, Because and other bestsellers for children, on his work and creative process.

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Parker Curry and her mother, Jessica Curry, on their book, Parker Looks Up: An Extraordinary Moment, recounting a visit to the Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery and viewing a portrait of first lady Michelle Obama.

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Dan Brown, author of The Da Vinci Code, makes his children’s book debut with Wild Symphony.

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Ibram X. Kendi and Saeed Jones on ways to confront racism and bigotry, as described in Kendi’s book How to Be an Antiracist and Jones’ memoir, How We Fight for Our Lives.
Rebecca Boggs Roberts and Lucinda Robb on their new book, The Suffragist Playbook.
Veronica Chambers on her children’s book Finish the Fight!: The Brave, Unruly, and Radical Women Who Fought for the Right to Vote.

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Thomas Frank and Christopher Caldwell on The Road to Populism and their related books.

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*Hoopla is available to Howell library district residents only.

Favorite Fridays: Library of Congress National Book Festival

Highlights of the 20th National Book Festival: Celebrating American Ingenuity:

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