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Library of Congress Kate DiCamillo: 2017 National Book Festival 2017 · Talk Kate DiCamillo discusses "Raymie Nightingale" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress A Book That Shaped Me & Letters About Literature: 2017 National Book Festival 2017 · Talk "A Book That Shaped Me" and "Letters About Literature" are student writing contest that encourage children to reflect on a book that has had a personal impact… Library of Congress Carmen Agra Deedy: 2017 National Book Festival 2017 · Talk Carmen Agra Deedy discusses "The Rooster Who Would Not Be Quiet!" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Amy Sarig King: 2017 National Book Festival 2017 · Talk Amy Sarig King discusses "Me and Marvin Gardens" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Verónica Murguía: 2017 National Book Festival 2017 · Talk Verónica Murguía discusses "Loba" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Ellen Oh & Meg Medina: 2017 National Book Festival 2017 · Talk Ellen Oh & Meg Medina discuss "Flying Lessons & Other Stories" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Jack Gantos: 2017 National Book Festival 2017 · Talk Jack Gantos discusses "Writing Radar: Using Your Journal to Snoop Out and Craft Great Stories" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in… Library of Congress Kelly Barnhill: 2017 National Book Festival 2017 · Talk Kelly Barnhill discusses "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Michael Buckley: 2017 National Book Festival 2017 · Talk Michael Buckley discusses "The Sisters Grimm: Fairy-Tale Detectives" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Poetry Out Loud: 2017 National Book Festival 2017 · Talk Poetry Out Loud is a contest that encourages the nation's youth to learn about great poetry through memorization and recitation. Sponsored by the National… Library of Congress Ernest Gaines: 2017 National Book Festival 2017 · Talk Ernest Gaines launches his new book "The Tragedy of Brady Sims" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Ernest Hemingway Panel: 2017 National Book Festival 2017 · Talk Mary Dearborn presents "Ernest Hemingway: A Biography," Paul Hendrickson presents "Hemingway's Boat: Everything He Loved in Life, and Lost," and Nicholas… Library of Congress About Poetry: 2017 National Book Festival 2017 · Talk Marie Howe presents "Magdalene: Poems" and Adrian Matejka presents "Map to the Stars" in a panel discussion at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book… Library of Congress Novels About Place: 2017 National Book Festival 2017 · Talk Bill Roorbach presents "The Girl of the Lake" and Brad Watson presents "Miss Jane: A Novel" in a panel discussion at the 2017 Library of Congress National… Library of Congress Coming to America: 2017 National Book Festival 2017 · Talk Peter Ho Davies presents "The Fortunes" and Lisa Ko presents "The Leavers" in a panel discussion at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in… Library of Congress Novels About Legacies: 2017 National Book Festival 2017 · Talk Julia Glass presents "A House Among the Trees" and Jennifer Haigh presents "Heat and Light" in a panel discussion at the 2017 Library of Congress National… Library of Congress Juan Felipe Herrera: 2017 National Book Festival 2017 · Talk Juan Felipe Herrera discusses "The Roots of a Thousand Embraces: Dialogues" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Sabaa Tahir: 2017 National Book Festival 2017 · Talk Sabaa Tahir discusses "A Torch Against the Night" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Marie Lu: 2017 National Book Festival 2017 · Talk Marie Lu discusses "The Midnight Star" at the 2017 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress La Santa Cecilia 2017 · Talk Grammy award-winning Los Angeles band La Santa Cecilia performs a mix of original songs and old classics. The group's brilliant instrumentalists and… Library of Congress Letters About Literature 1: What Is a Letter? 2018 · Talk The first of four videos for the Letters About Literature writing contest. This segment introduces students to letter writing by defining what a letter is,… Library of Congress Long Time Coming: A 1955 Baseball Story 2018 · Talk Film producer Ted Haddock and director Jon Strong introduce and discuss the film "Long Time Coming: A 1955 Baseball Story," which tells the story of the first… Library of Congress Discovering the Deep 2018 · Talk Award-winning author Barb Rosenstock discussed her book "Discover the Deep," the true story about the bathysphere, a spherical deep-sea submersible built by… Library of Congress Designing "The Wiz" 2018 · Talk A declassified exploration of the Tony Walton collection at the Library of Congress with creator Tony Walton. Library of Congress New & Used Kreislers: Exploring the Fritz Kreisler Collection at the Library of Congress 2018 · Talk David Plylar offered an overview of the Library of Congress' Fritz Kreisler collection, showing examples of compositions, transcriptions and correspondence… Library of Congress Paul M. Rudolph's New Space Concept 2018 · Talk Part of a day-long symposium that celebrated the 100th birthday of noted architect Paul M. Rudolph. Sean Khorsandi and Dan Webre of the Paul Rudolph… Library of Congress The Yale School of Architecture During the Rudolph Years 2018 · Talk Part of a day-long symposium that celebrated the 100th birthday of noted architect Paul M. Rudolph. In the keynote speech, Robert A.M. Stern, former dean of… Library of Congress Discussion & Response to Three Architects' Work with Rudolph Structures 2018 · Talk Part of a day-long symposium that celebrated the 100th birthday of noted architect Paul M. Rudolph. Practitioners Andrew Bernheimer, Toshiko Mori and Steven… Library of Congress Paul Rudolph's Standing in Architectural History 2018 · Talk Part of a day-long symposium that celebrated the 100th birthday of noted architect Paul M. Rudolph. Kurt W. Forster discussed Rudolph's standing in… Library of Congress Acquisition, Preservation, Organization, Access & Use of the Paul M. Rudolph Collection 2018 · Talk Part of a day-long symposium that celebrated the 100th birthday of noted architect Paul M. Rudolph. Various speakers shared perspectives on the life of Paul… Library of Congress DARIAH Beyond Europe: Collections as Data: Digital Collections for Emerging Research Methods 2018 · Talk "DARIAH Beyond Europe" was a series of workshops organized in 2018, as part of the DARIAH-DESIR project. These workshops aimed in allowing an exchange of… Library of Congress DARIAH Beyond Europe: Posting Signs and Filling Potholes on the Information Superhighway: Toward a Research-Ready Scholarly Infrastructure 2018 · Talk "DARIAH Beyond Europe" was a series of workshops organized in 2018, as part of the DARIAH-DESIR project. These workshops aimed to allow an exchange of ideas… Library of Congress Doric Quartet Concert 2018 · Talk The Doric Quartet performed the music of Haydn and Beethoven, including the original "Grosse Fuge" finale to the op. 130 string quartet. Program: Haydn:… Library of Congress Doric Quartet: Conversation with the Artists 2018 · Talk Alex Redington and Helene Clement of the Doric Quartet spoke about the quartet's program at the Library of Congress. The discussion covered music by Haydn,… Library of Congress Joseph Finder: 2018 National Book Festival 2018 · Talk Joseph Finder discusses "The Switch" at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress David Ignatius: 2018 National Book Festival 2018 · Talk David Ignatius discusses "The Quantum Spy" at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Hank Phillippi Ryan: 2018 National Book Festival 2018 · Talk Hank Phillippi Ryan launches her new book "Trust Me" at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Brad Meltzer: 2018 National Book Festival 2018 · Talk Brad Meltzer discusses "The Escape Artist" at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Dynamics of the 2018 Midterm Elections 2018 · Talk The 2018 midterm elections have implications for not just the parties themselves, but for the entire American system of government. The Library's Kluge Center… Library of Congress Lawrence Wright: 2018 National Book Festival 2018 · Talk 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… Library of Congress Steve Coll: 2018 National Book Festival 2018 · Talk 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… Library of Congress Patricia O'Toole: 2018 National Book Festival 2018 · Talk 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. Library of Congress Lawrence P. Jackson: 2018 National Book Festival 2018 · Talk Lawrence P. Jackson discusses "Chester B. Himes: A Biography" at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Ron Chernow: 2018 National Book Festival 2018 · Talk Ron Chernow discusses "Grant" at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Library of Congress Founders & Their Slaves: 2018 National Book Festival 2018 · Talk Erica Armstrong Dunbar presents "Never Caught: The Washingtons' Relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge" and Catherine Kerrison presents… Library of Congress Brian Kilmeade: 2018 National Book Festival 2018 · Talk 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… Library of Congress Stuart E. Eizenstat: 2018 National Book Festival 2018 · Talk Stuart E. Eizenstat discusses "President Carter: The White House Years" with David Rubenstein at the 2018 Library of Congress National Book Festival in… Library of Congress Panel on Spywork & John le Carré: 2018 National Book Festival 2018 · Talk 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…