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Library of Congress Homegrown Foodways in West Virginia: Foraging and Relations with Jonathan Hall 2021 · Talk Kicking off the American Folklife Center's Homegrown Foodways in West Virginia film series and panel discussion program is the film, Foraging and Relations… Library of Congress Homegrown: Shaker Spirituals in Maine 2021 · Talk The American Folklife Center presents Brother Arnold Hadd, Kevin Siegfried, and Radiance. This concert will focus on the transmission, history, and meaning of… Library of Congress Homegrown: Bennett Konesni 2021 · Talk The American Folklife Center presents Bennett Konesni. Konesni is a singer, farmer, musician and administrator, based where he grew up in midcoast Maine, and… Library of Congress America 250 Interagency Memorandum of Understanding Signing Ceremony 2021 · Talk On August 2, 1776, members of the Second Continental Congress began signing the Declaration of Independence. Exactly 245 years later, 20 federal agencies… Library of Congress Traditional Folklore in a Digital World: Podcasts 2021 · Talk In the current media environment, people often use the internet as their first recourse to get news, information, commentary, and opinion, as well as… Library of Congress Homegrown Foodways in West Virginia: Kimchi Fermentation with Marlyn McClendon 2021 · Talk As part of the American Folklife Center's Homegrown Foodways in West Virginia film series and panel discussion program, the film, "Fermentation with Marlyn… Library of Congress Pillars of Democracy: The Presidency 2021 · Talk The John W. Kluge Center, with the Brookings Institution and the American Enterprise Institute, hosts the Pillars of Democracy series to explore how… Library of Congress Homegrown: Windborne 2021 · Talk Windborne is Lynn Mahoney Rowan, Will Thomas Rowan, Lauren Breunig, and Jeremy Carter-Gordon. The four singers grew up immersed in the traditional song and… Library of Congress Traditional Folklore in a Digital World: Social Media 2021 · Talk In the current media environment, people often use the internet as their first recourse to get news, information, commentary, and opinion, as well as… Library of Congress Open a Book, Open the World: 2021 National Book Festival 2021 · Talk Watch the introduction to the 2021 Library of Congress National Book Festival and its exciting lineup of authors, poets and writers in a one-hour special from… Library of Congress Congress.gov Public Forum 2021 · Talk Watch the Library of Congress host a virtual public forum focused on public access to legislative information through Congress.gov. This event will provide an… Library of Congress Homegrown Foodways in West Virginia: Ravioli and Sauce with Lou Maiuri 2021 · Talk Lou Maiuri, 92, is the son of Italian immigrants who arrived in West Virginia in the early 1900s. "Italians are big on food," Lou says from his basement… Library of Congress Homegrown Foodways in West Virginia: Turkish Cuisine with Mehmet Öztan 2021 · Talk In the small mountain community of Reedsville in northern West Virginia, sits a farm where hundreds of varieties of heirloom seeds are preserved, but… Library of Congress Brayden Harrington: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Brayden Harrington discusses "Brayden Speaks Up: How One Boy Inspired the Nation" (HarperCollins), which tells the true story of how Harrington, a 13-year-old… Library of Congress Nikki Grimes: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Nikki Grimes discusses "Legacy: Women Poets of the Harlem Renaissance" (Bloomsbury), a feminist-forward new collection of poetry celebrating the little-known… Library of Congress Ali Stroker and Stacy Davidowitz: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Ali Stroker and Stacy Davidowitz discuss "The Chance to Fly" (Harry N. Abrams), an uplifting story about following your dreams no matter what perceived… Library of Congress Lupita Nyong'o: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Oscar winner Lupita Nyong'o, author of "Sulwe" (Simon & Schuster), discusses the inspiration for her picture book, her personal struggles with self-image as a… Library of Congress Ann Clare LeZotte: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Ann Clare LeZotte discusses "Show Me a Sign" (Scholastic), a riveting story inspired by the true history of a thriving deaf community on Martha's Vineyard in… Library of Congress Meg Medina and Jerry Pinkney: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Meg Medina, author of "Merci Suárez Can't Dance" (Candlewick), and Jerry Pinkney, author of "The Little Mermaid" (Little, Brown), discuss their new books. In… Library of Congress Sharice Davids: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Rep. Sharice Davids discusses "Sharice's Big Voice: A Native Kid Becomes a Congresswoman" (HarperCollins Kids), which tells the triumphant true story of how… Library of Congress Dan Gutman: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Dan Gutman discusses "Houdini and Me" (Holiday House). In this book, 11-year-old Harry Mancini is not Harry Houdini, but he does live in Houdini's old New… Library of Congress Mindy Thomas and Guy Raz: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Guy Raz and Mindy Thomas discuss "Wow in the World: The How and Wow of the Human Body: From Your Tongue to Your Toes and All the Guts in Between" (Houghton… Library of Congress Derrick Barnes: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Derrick Barnes discusses "I Am Every Good Thing" (Nancy Paulsen). The confident Black narrator of this book is proud of everything that makes him who he is.… Library of Congress Kacen Callender: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Kacen Callender discusses "King and the Dragonflies" (Scholastic). In this book, 12-year-old Kingston James is sure his brother Khalid, who recently passed… Library of Congress Kate DiCamillo and Sophie Blackall: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Newbery winner Kate DiCamillo and Caldecott winner Sophie Blackall discuss "The Beatryce Prophecy" (Candlewick), which centers on Beatryce, a mysterious girl… Library of Congress Roxane Gay: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Roxane Gay, co-author of "The Sacrifice of Darkness" (Archaia), discusses her approach as a black feminist, her endeavor to write across genre and her path to… Library of Congress Silvia Moreno-Garcia and Sarah Pearse: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Silvia Moreno-Garcia, author of "Mexican Gothic" (Del Rey) and "Velvet Was the Night" (Del Rey), and Sarah Pearse, author of "The Sanatorium" (Pamela Dorman),… Library of Congress Isabel Wilkerson: National Book Festival 2021 · Talk Isabel Wilkerson, author of "Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents" (Random House), discusses the timeliness of her work, the historical foundations for her… Library of Congress Yaa Gyasi: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Yaa Gyasi, author of "Transcendent Kingdom" (Knopf), discusses the relationship between science and religion, her writing and research methods, as well as the… Library of Congress Christopher Paolini and Martha Wells: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Christopher Paolini, author of "To Sleep in a Sea of Stars" (Tor), his first science fiction novel, and Martha Wells, author of "Fugitive Telemetry" (Tor),… Library of Congress Michael J. Fox: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Michael J. Fox, award-winning actor and author of "No Time Like the Future: An Optimist Considers Mortality" (Flatiron), discusses his new memoir with Roswell… Library of Congress Angie Thomas: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Angie Thomas, author of "Concrete Rose" (Balzer + Bray), a prequel to her first novel, "The Hate U Give," discusses the importance of libraries in her youth,… Library of Congress Adam Grant and Mishal Husain: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Adam Grant, author of "Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know" (Viking), and Mishal Husain, author of "The Skills: From First Job to Dream Job… Library of Congress Bill Gates: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Bill Gates, author of "How to Avoid a Climate Disaster: The Solutions We Have and the Breakthroughs We Need" (Knopf), discusses the history, implications and… Library of Congress Diane von Furstenberg: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Diane von Furstenberg, fashion designer and author of the book "Own It: The Secret to Life" (Phaidon), reflects on her experiences, discussing what it means… Library of Congress Tana French: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Tana French, author of "The Searcher" (Viking), discusses her new mystery novel with Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR's "Fresh Air." French speaks on her… Library of Congress Joy Williams: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Joy Williams, author of "Harrow" (Knopf) and recipient of the 2021 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction, discusses her new book with Robert Casper,… Library of Congress Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Ibi Zoboi and Yusef Salaam discuss "Punching the Air" (Balzer + Bray) with Library of Congress teen interns Eti Gulati and Karen Yang. Co-authored by Zoboi… Library of Congress Tahereh Mafi: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Tahereh Mafi discusses "An Emotion of Great Delight" (HarperCollins), a novel about a Muslim teenager living in post-9/11 America, navigating a dual identity… Library of Congress Kekla Magoon: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Kekla Magoon discusses "Revolution in Our Time: The Black Panther Party's Promise to the People" (Candlewick) with Liv Aspholm, student ambassador from… Library of Congress Katie Zhao: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Katie Zhao discusses "How We Fall Apart" (Bloomsbury), a thriller in which students at an elite prep school are forced to confront their secrets when their… Library of Congress Traci Chee: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Traci Chee discusses "We Are Not Free" (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt), the fictional account of second-generation Japanese American citizens whose lives are… Library of Congress Trung Le Nguyen: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Trung Le Nguyen discusses "The Magic Fish" (Random House), a graphic novel addressing the complexity of family and how stories bring us together, with Sean… Library of Congress Sharon G. Flake: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Sharon G. Flake discusses "The Life I'm In" (Scholastic), a companion novel to her bestseller "The Skin I'm In," with Library of Congress teen intern Neena… Library of Congress Jay Coles: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Jay Coles discusses "Things We Couldn't Say" (Scholastic), a novel about a bi Black boy finding first love while facing the return of his absent mother, with… Library of Congress Annette Gordon-Reed: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Annette Gordon-Reed, author of "On Juneteenth" (Liveright), discusses the autobiographical approach to her new book, and the importance and impact of learning… Library of Congress Chang-rae Lee and Viet Thanh Nguyen: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Chang-rae Lee, author of "My Year Abroad" (Riverhead), and Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of "The Committed" (Grove), discuss their early experiences as immigrants… Library of Congress Welcome by Carla Hayden & Eun Yang: 2021 National Book Festival 2021 · Talk Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and News4 Today journalist Eun Yang discuss the 2021 Library of Congress National Book Festival: Open a Book, Open the…