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Library of Congress Great Reads from Great Places: Family 2021 · Talk Great Reads from Great Places: Family features Sara Peté, co-manager of the Washington Center for the Book, in conversation with Aida Salazar, author of "Land… Library of Congress Great Reads from Great Places: Natural World 2021 · Talk Great Reads from Great Places: Natural World features Michael Pearce, head of the Alabama Center for the Book, in conversation with Rick Bragg, author of "The… Library of Congress Great Reads from Great Places: Friendship 2021 · Talk Great Reads from Great Places: Friendship features Joe Davich, director of the Georgia Center for the Book, in conversation with Abdul-Razak Zachariah, author… Library of Congress Great Reads from Great Places: Mystery and Magic 2021 · Talk Great Reads from Great Places: Mystery and Magic features Rocco Staino, director of the Empire State Center for the Book, in conversation with Blue Balliett,… Library of Congress Great Reads from Great Places: Picture Books 2021 · Talk Great Reads from Great Places: Picture Books features Alayne Hopkins, director of programs and services at the Minnesota Center for the Book, in conversation… Library of Congress Great Reads from Great Places: Social Justice 2021 · Talk Great Reads from Great Places: Social Justice features Deborah Taylor, former coordinator of school and student services at the Enoch Pratt Free Library, in… Library of Congress Great Reads from Great Places: History 2021 · Talk Great Reads from Great Places: History features Rebekah Manley, coordinator for the Texas Center for the Book at the Texas State Library and Archives… Library of Congress Great Reads from Great Places: Fitting In 2021 · Talk Great Reads from Great Places: Fitting In is a panel discussion featuring Cheryl Lawton Malone, author of "Dario and the Whale" (selected by the Massachusetts… Library of Congress Eric Eyre and Patrick Radden Keefe: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Eric Eyre, author of "Death in Mud Lick: A Coal Country Fight Against the Drug Companies That Delivered the Opioid Epidemic" (Scribner), and Patrick Radden… Library of Congress Sarah Frier and Anna Wiener: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Sarah Frier, author of "No Filter: The Inside Story of Instagram" (Simon & Schuster) and Anna Wiener, author of "Uncanny Valley" (MCD), discuss their new… Library of Congress Kelli Jo Ford and Toni Jensen: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Kelli Jo Ford, author of "Crooked Hallelujah" (Grove), and Toni Jensen, author of "Carry: A Memoir of Survival on Stolen Land" (Ballantine), discuss their new… Library of Congress Jason Reynolds: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Jason Reynolds, Library of Congress National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, discusses his ambassador platform, GRAB THE MIC: Tell Your Story, and… Library of Congress Heather McGhee: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Heather McGhee discusses her new book, "The Sum of Us: What Racism Costs Everyone and How We Can Prosper Together" (One World), with Errin Haines,… Library of Congress Patricia Engel and Rivka Galchen: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Patricia Engel, author of "Infinite Country" (Avid Reader), and Rivka Galchen, author of "Everyone Knows Your Mother Is a Witch" (Farrar, Straus & Giroux),… Library of Congress Mary Roach and Suzanne Simard: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Mary Roach, author of "Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law" (Norton), and Suzanne Simard, author of "Finding the Mother Tree: Discovering the Wisdom of the… Library of Congress Catherine Belton and Joshua Yaffa: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Catherine Belton, author of "Putin's People: How the KGB Took Back Russia and Then Took On the West" (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), and Joshua Yaffa, author of… Library of Congress Daniel Kahneman and Cass R. Sunstein: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Daniel Kahneman and Cass R. Sunstein, co-authors of "Noise: A Flaw in Human Judgment" (Little, Brown), discuss their new book with New York Times Book Review… Library of Congress Elizabeth Hand and Alex Michaelides: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Elizabeth Hand, author of "The Book of Lamps and Banners" (Mulholland), and Alex Michaelides, author of "The Maidens" (Celadon), discuss their new books with… Library of Congress LeVar Burton: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden talks with actor and children's literacy advocate LeVar Burton, host of the television special "Open a Book, Open the… Library of Congress Noé Álvarez and Maria Hinojosa: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Noé Álvarez, author of "Spirit Run: A 6,000-Mile Marathon Through North America's Stolen Land" (Catapult), and Maria Hinojosa, author of "Once I Was You: A… Library of Congress Elliot Ackerman and Adm. James Stavridis: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Elliot Ackerman and Adm. James Stavridis, co-authors of "2034: A Novel of the Next World War" (Penguin), discuss their novel with philanthropist and National… Library of Congress Jennifer Ackerman and David Allen Sibley: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Jennifer Ackerman, author of "The Bird Way: A New Look at How Birds Talk, Work, Play, Parent and Think" (Penguin), and David Allen Sibley, author of "What… Library of Congress Joseph J. Ellis: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Joseph J. Ellis discusses "The Cause: The American Revolution and Its Discontents, 1773-1783" (Liveright) with philanthropist and National Book Festival… Library of Congress Matt Parker: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Matt Parker discusses his new book, "Humble Pi: When Math Goes Wrong in the Real World" (Riverhead), with Roswell Encina, chief communications officer at the… Library of Congress Yiyun Li and Douglas Stuart: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Yiyun Li, author of "Must I Go" (Random House), and Douglas Stuart, author of "Shuggie Bain" (Grove), discuss their new books with Alexander Chee, author and… Library of Congress Katherine May: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Katherine May, author of "Wintering: The Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times" (Riverhead), discusses her new book about coping with circumstances… Library of Congress The Visible Book: A Look Inside at Book Construction, Historic to Modern: 2021 National Book Festival 2021 · Talk Look inside the covers and learn how books are constructed. The Library's Conservation Division shows you how to identify the influences of historic book… Library of Congress Lawrence Wright: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Lawrence Wright discusses "The Plague Year: America in the Time of COVID" (Knopf) with philanthropist and National Book Festival co-chairman David M.… Library of Congress Kristen Arnett and Raven Leilani: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Kristen Arnett, author of "With Teeth" (Riverhead), and Raven Leilani, author of "Luster" (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), discuss their new books with New Republic… Library of Congress Copyright: The Engine of Free Expression: 2021 National Book Festival 2021 · Talk You are an owner of copyright-protected material. Learn how writing a story, creating a work of art, composing or recording music, or simply taking a picture… Library of Congress Adrienne Raphel and Will Shortz: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Crossword puzzle enthusiast Adrienne Raphel, author of "Thinking Inside the Box: Adventures with Crosswords and the Puzzling People Who Can't Live Without… Library of Congress Danielle Evans and Charles Yu: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Danielle Evans, author of "The Office of Historical Corrections" (Riverhead), and Charles Yu, author of "Interior Chinatown" (Pantheon), discuss their new… Library of Congress Simon Winchester: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Simon Winchester discusses "Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World" (Harper) with Osita Nwanevu, a contributing editor at The New Republic. Library of Congress Kristin Hannah and Maggie Shipstead: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Kristin Hannah, author of "The Four Winds" (St. Martin's), and Maggie Shipstead, author of "Great Circle" (Knopf), discuss their new books with Washington… Library of Congress Avi Loeb: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Avi Loeb discusses "Extraterrestrial: The First Sign of Intelligent Life Beyond Earth" (Houghton Mifflin Harcourt) with science journalist Sarah Scoles. Library of Congress Creative Collaborations at the Library of Congress: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Many modern and contemporary artists have found singular joy in illustrating, interpreting and reimagining the legend, symbol and sentiment within literature… Library of Congress Olivia Campbell and Janice P. Nimura: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Olivia Campbell, author of "Women in White Coats: How the First Women Doctors Changed the World of Medicine" (Park Row), and Janice P. Nimura, author of "The… Library of Congress Kai Bird, James Oakes and David O. Stewart: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Kai Bird, author of "The Outlier: The Unfinished Presidency of Jimmy Carter" (Crown); James Oakes, author of "The Crooked Path to Abolition: Abraham Lincoln… Library of Congress Brit Bennett and Robert Jones Jr.: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Brit Bennett, author of "The Vanishing Half" (Riverhead), and Robert Jones Jr., author of "The Prophets" (Putnam's), discuss their new books with Lauren… Library of Congress The Transformation of the Bill of Rights: Incorporation Doctrine and the 14th Amendment 2021 · Talk Kurt Lash's lecture will explore the history of the Bill of Rights and explain how those rights came to be protected against state abridgment by the 14th… Library of Congress The Spider-Man Origin Story in Art & Comic Books: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Before Spider-Man leaped off the pages of comic books into the movies, Steve Ditko, a cartoonist, and Stan Lee, a scriptwriter, sat down at their desks and… Library of Congress Homegrown: harbanger 2021 · Talk harbanger is a turntable septet - an experimental hip-hop music research project exploring turntable polyphony and polyrhythm. The ensemble emerged through… Library of Congress francine j. harris and Patrick Rosal: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk francine j. harris, author of "Here Is the Sweet Hand" (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), and Patrick Rosal, author of "The Last Thing: New & Selected Poems"… Library of Congress Alice McDermott and George Saunders: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Alice McDermott, author of "What About the Baby?: Some Thoughts on the Art of Fiction" (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), and George Saunders, author of "A Swim in a… Library of Congress David Nasaw and Sonia Shah: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk David Nasaw, author of "The Last Million: Europe's Displaced Persons from World War to Cold War" (Penguin), and Sonia Shah, author of "The Next Great… Library of Congress Julia Sweig and Karen Tumulty: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Julia Sweig, author of "Lady Bird Johnson: Hiding in Plain Sight" (Random House), and Karen Tumulty, author of "The Triumph of Nancy Reagan" (Simon &… Library of Congress Rodney Scott and Trisha Yearwood: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Rodney Scott, author of "Rodney Scott's World of BBQ: Every Day Is a Good Day" (Clarkson Potter), and Trisha Yearwood, author of "Trisha's Kitchen: Easy… Library of Congress Peter Godfrey-Smith: National Book Festival 2021 2021 · Talk Peter Godfrey-Smith discusses his new book, "Metazoa: Animal Life and the Birth of the Mind" (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), with New York Times Book Review writer…