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Library of Congress Emily St. John Mandel: National Book Festival 2020 2020 · Talk From the award-winning author of "Station Eleven," Emily St. John Mandel's "The Glass Hotel" (Knopf) is an exhilarating novel set at the glittering… Library of Congress Robert M. Gates: National Book Festival 2020 2020 · Talk From the former secretary of defense and author of the acclaimed bestselling memoir "Duty," Robert M. Gates' "Exercise of Power: American Failures, Successes… Library of Congress Mario Livio: National Book Festival 2020 2020 · Talk In "Galileo: And the Science Deniers" (Simon & Schuster), astrophysicist and successful popularizer of science and mathematics Mario Livio offers a fresh… Library of Congress Poetry on the Air: National Book Festival 2020 2020 · Talk Franny Choi, "Soft Science: Poems" (Alice James), joins the youngest-ever winner of the prestigious Forward Prize, Danez Smith, "Homie: Poems" (Graywolf), to… Library of Congress Poetry Out Loud: National Book Festival 2020 2020 · Talk National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Mary Anne Carter hosts a program celebrating Poetry Out Loud, the popular poetry recitation contest for high school… Library of Congress Poets Laureate on Connection: National Book Festival 2020 2020 · Talk Rita Dove, "Collected Poems: 1974-2004" (Norton) speaks with Joy Harjo, "An American Sunrise: Poems" (Norton). Dove was the first African American Poet… Library of Congress Robert Pinsky: National Book Festival 2020 2020 · Talk Robert Pinsky served an unprecedented three terms as the Poet Laureate. Founder of the Favorite Poem Project, he teaches at Boston University and is the… Library of Congress Sandra Cisneros: National Book Festival 2020 2020 · Talk Sandra Cisneros is one of the most celebrated Latino authors of her generation, best known for her first novel, "The House on Mango Street." A poet, essayist,… Library of Congress The Examined Self: National Book Festival 2020 2020 · Talk Carmen Maria Machado, "In the Dream House: A Memoir" (Graywolf), joins Elizabeth Tallent, "Scratched: A Memoir of Perfectionism" (Harper), in a conversation… Library of Congress The Virtues of Brevity: National Book Festival 2020 2020 · Talk Susan Minot, "Why I Don't Write: And Other Stories" (Knopf), shares experiences with Karen Russell, "Orange World and Other Stories" (Knopf). Two masters of… Library of Congress Tracy K. Smith: National Book Festival 2020 2020 · Talk Tracy K. Smith served as the 22nd Poet Laureate of the United States from 2017 to 2019 and is now chair of the Lewis Center for the Arts at Princeton… Library of Congress Confronting Racism and Bigotry: National Book Festival 2020 2020 · Talk From Ibram X. Kendi, the National Book Award-winning author of "How to Be an Antiracist" (One World), comes a groundbreaking approach to understanding and… Library of Congress Daniel Markovits: National Book Festival 2020 2020 · Talk From eminent Yale Law professor Daniel Markovits, "The Meritocracy Trap: How America's Foundational Myth Feeds Inequality, Dismantles the Middle Class and… Library of Congress Richard Haass: National Book Festival 2020 2020 · Talk "The World: A Brief Introduction" (Penguin) is an invaluable primer from Richard Haass, the president of the Council on Foreign Relations, that is meant to… Library of Congress Haben Girma: National Book Festival 2020 2020 · Talk "Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law" (Twelve) is the incredible life story of Haben Girma, the first deafblind graduate of Harvard Law… Library of Congress Melinda Gates: National Book Festival 2020 2020 · Talk For the past 20 years, Melinda Gates has been on a mission to find solutions for people with the most urgent needs, wherever they live. Throughout this… Library of Congress Jason Reynolds: National Book Festival 2020 2020 · Talk Jason Reynolds, the Library of Congress's National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, talks about "Stamped: Racism, Antiracism and You" (Little,… Library of Congress Reinventing the Festival: National Book Festival 2020 2020 · Talk To talk about the ways this book festival and so many others are having to reimagine themselves in the age of COVID-19 and the virtual world, Marie Arana… Library of Congress How Liberty Flourishes: National Book Festival 2020 2020 · Talk Jared Diamond, "Upheaval: Turning Points for Nations in Crisis" (Little, Brown), appears in conversation with James A. Robinson, "The Narrow Corridor: States,… Library of Congress Big Brother Is Watching: National Book Festival 2020 2020 · Talk Barton Gellman, "Dark Mirror: Edward Snowden and the American Surveillance State" (Penguin), appears in conversation with Thomas Rid, "Active Measures: The… Library of Congress Conversation with Dom Flemons, The American Songster 2020 · Talk This video features an interview with Dom Flemons, recorded in September 2020 for the Homegrown Concert and Interview Series. A Grammy award winner, two-time… Library of Congress Dom Flemons: “Old Corn Liquor” 2020 · Talk “Old Corn Liquor,” performed by Dom Flemons, “The American Songster.” A Grammy award winner, two-time Emmy nominee and 2019 Wammie Award winner, Dom Flemons… Library of Congress Dom Flemons: “Charming Betsy” 2020 · Talk “Charming Betsy,” performed by Dom Flemons, “The American Songster.” A Grammy award winner, two-time Emmy nominee and 2019 Wammie Award winner, Dom Flemons is… Library of Congress Changüí Majadero: El Sacrificio 2020 · Talk Los Angeles Afro-Cuban roots music group Changüí Majadero performing the song “El Sacrificio” from a recording of Sesteto Encanto at Key West, Florida in… Library of Congress Hat Fitz and Cara: Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning 2020 · Talk Belfast-born singer and drummer Cara Robinson with Australian blues singer and guitarist Hat Fitz performing “Keep Your Lamps Trimmed and Burning” from a… Library of Congress Muddy Gurdy: Another Man Done Gone 2020 · Talk Tia Gouttebel, Gilles Chabenat, and Marc Glomeau of French trio Muddy Gurdy performing the song “Another Man Done Gone” from a field recording of Vera Hall… Library of Congress Joe Jencks: Take This Hammer 2020 · Talk Chicago singer-songwriter Joe Jencks performing the song “Take This Hammer” from a recording of Willie Howard, Paul Perkins, Allen Reid, John Brown, and Lonni… Library of Congress Crys Matthews: How I Long for Peace 2020 · Talk Singer-songwriter Crys Matthews from northern Virginia singing Peggy Seeger’s original song “How I Long for Peace” from a performance of Peggy Seeger with the… Library of Congress Cary Morin: Sitting on Top of the World 2020 · Talk Crow tribal member Cary Morin from northern Colorado performing the song “Sitting on Top of the World” from a field recording of fiddler Wayne Perry made by… Library of Congress Walter Parks: The Coming Home Holler 2020 · Talk Singer, songwriter, and guitarist Walter Parks performing a song he calls “The Coming Home Holler” adapted from a field recording of Tom Chesser called… Library of Congress Windborne: Hard Times 2020 · Talk New England vocal quartet Windborne, performing the song “Hard Times” from a recording of Lillie Steele made in Hamilton, Ohio in 1938. Alan Lomax Ohio and… Library of Congress Jay Ungar and Molly Mason: Midnight on the Water / Bonaparte’s Retreat 2020 · Talk Jay Ungar and Molly Mason performing the tune “Bonaparte’s Retreat” from a field recording of fiddler W.M. Stepp in Salyersville, Kentucky in 1937… Library of Congress Lone Piñon: Entrega de Novios 2020 · Talk Jordan Wax and Tanya Nuñez of Lone Piñon performing the song “Entrega de Novios” from a field recording of Amado Trujillo, Adelaido Chavez, and Adolfo Chavez… Library of Congress SaulPaul: Amazing Grace 2020 · Talk Texas-born rapper and singer-songwriter SaulPaul performing the song “Amazing Grace” from a recording of Lead Belly made at the Library of Congress in… Library of Congress Tim Easton: Spike Driver/John Henry (Spike Driver’s Blues) 2020 · Talk Nashville-based singer-songwriter Tim Easton performing the song “Spike Driver/John Henry (Spike Driver’s Blues)” from a recording of Mississippi John Hurt… Library of Congress Lakou Mizik: Nou tout se moun (Pran Ka Mwen) 2020 · Talk Multigenerational 8-member group Lakou Mizik from Haiti, performing the song “Nou tout se moun” (called “Pran Ka Mwen” on Lakou Mizik’s first album Wa Di Yo)… Library of Congress The Snarky Sisterz: Life is Like That (You’ve Got to Cry a Little) 2020 · Talk The Snarky Sisterz (Diana Quinn and Lisa Ann Wright) from Washington, D.C., performing the song “Life is Like That” from a recording of William Lee Conley… Library of Congress Doug McLeod: Catfish Blues 2020 · Talk Memphis-based singer-songwriter Doug McLeod performing the song “Catfish Blues” from a recording of Honeyboy Edwards at the Archive of Folk Song 50th… Library of Congress Lesbian Bar Project: Panel Discussion 2021 · Talk LC-GLOBE and the LGBT Congressional Staff Association co-hosted the Lesbian Bar Project Film Screening and Panel Discussion in the Library of Congress… Library of Congress Walter Hamady and the Perishable Press 2021 · Talk Join us for an exploration into the archive of artist Walter Hamady. Hamady, founder of the Perishable Press and Shadwell Paper Mill, is best known for his… Library of Congress How to Read a Livre d'artiste 2021 · Talk Join us for an exploration of three books from the Aramont Library, finding points of entry for new viewers through identifying historical and visual themes.… Library of Congress Zuill Bailey Masterclass 2021 · Talk Grammy Award-winner cellist Zuill Bailey goes back to the youth orchestra of his childhood, American Youth Philharmonic Orchestra (AYPO), to work with three… Library of Congress St. George and the Hacker: A Zoom Meeting Mummers Play 2021 · Talk Mummers plays are short dramatic performances traditionally done around the winter holidays. They usually involve the death of a hero and the hero's… Library of Congress Throwback Thursday: A Conversation with Aaron Diehl 2021 · Talk In a retrospective dialogue, pianist Aaron Diehl talks to the Music Division about his experience as a 2019 Library of Congress jazz scholar and his concert… Library of Congress Conversation with Tenzin Choegyal, Part 1. 2021 · Talk Tenzin Choegyal is a Tibetan/Australian artist, composer, activist, musical director and cultural ambassador, widely considered one of the world's finest… Library of Congress Conversation with Samite: Music & Song from Uganda 2021 · Talk Join us for an Oral History with Samite. Samite was born and raised in Uganda, but left as a political refugee in 1982. He spent the following few years in… Library of Congress The Persistent Challenge of U.S.-China Tech 2021 · Talk Join the John W. Kluge Center for a panel discussion led by recent Kluge Fellow Aynne Kokas, with panelists who bring perspectives from the disciplines of… Library of Congress Collections Management Division: Restarting Operations During a Pandemic 2021 · Talk Preservation Directorate's Collections Management Division prioritized its workload during the pandemic in light of limited on-site staff and the need to…