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Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: Hardcourt: 75 Years of Basketball with Fred Bowen and James E. Ransome 2022 · Talk Celebrate 75 years of the NBA with us! "Hardcourt," by author Fred Bowen and illustrator James E. Ransome, is the story of the biggest league for one of the… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: Tough with a Gooey Center: Kids Who Learn to Be Themselves with David Bowles and Jennifer Ziegler 2022 · Talk Entering middle school often means putting on a mask and powering through the rough years. David Bowles' "They Call Her Fregona" continues the story in "They… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: Did You Know That the First Cat in Space Ate Pizza? with Mac Barnett and Shawn Harris 2022 · Talk Rats are eating the moon! Only one hero is right for the job: a cat. Blasted into space and joined only by the bossy Moon Queen and a toenail clipping robot,… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: Because of You, John Lewis with Andrea Davis Pinkney and Tybre Faw 2022 · Talk Andrea Davis Pinkney and Tybre Faw discuss "Because of You, John Lewis," based on the true story of how 10-year-old history buff Faw befriended his idol,… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: Let's Celebrate the Small and Mighty Marisol with Erin Entrada Kelly 2022 · Talk Being a kid is harder than it looks. Erin Entrada Kelly presents her new standalone novel "Surely Surely Marisol Rainey," a companion to the well-loved "Maybe… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: You'll Be Okay with Johnnie Christmas and Kat Fajardo 2022 · Talk Will kids ever be allowed to be in charge of their own lives? Johnie Christmas and Kat Fajardo talk about their new graphic novels that try to find the… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: Latinitas: Celebrating 40 Big Dreamers! with Juliet Menéndez 2022 · Talk Discover the true stories behind 40 inspiring women. Join Juliet Menéndez's talk about "Latinitas," a beautifully illustrated book that features the stories… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: Jason Reynolds Talks About His Latest Books 2022 · Talk We all want to be seen, to say "yes, that's exactly how it is"! Jason Reyonlds is here to give us all that and more in his new poetry and art smash-up "Ain't… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: Love Me Like a Love Song with Ebony LaDelle and David Valdes 2022 · Talk "Boy, you played through my mind like a symphony," a wise woman has sung. We continue the wisdom by making music-romance connections. Ebony La Delle's "Love… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: What Happens Next in Sequelland? with Victoria Aveyard, Namina Forna and Chloe Gong 2022 · Talk The worst thing about a good fantasy? The inevitable end. These authors are our heroes for expanding their worlds. A realm on the edge of destruction in… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: Rage Against the System with Samira Ahmed and Sabaa Tahir 2022 · Talk Many teens face racism, financial challenges, and family dysfunctioN - but all of them fight for truth, hope, and control of their lives. Samira Ahmed, author… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: Meet Me in the Winner's Circle with Donna Barba Higuera, Darcie Little Badger and Malinda Lo 2022 · Talk A storyteller in space, a cotton-mouth between worlds, and two women fighting for love and citizenship: Each of these characters share the prestige of… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: You're Such a Nightmare with Tiffany D. Jackson and Ryan La Sala 2022 · Talk Move over, Carrie and Heathers: We've ramped it up with Maddie Washington and The Honeys. In "The Weight of Blood," Tiffany D. Jackson exposes racism and… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: Magic to Haunt You: Innovative Storytelling with R.M. Romero and Rose Szabo 2022 · Talk R.M. Romero's "The Ghosts of Rose Hill" channels the spirit of myth into an original tale inspired by her experiences restoring Jewish cemeteries in Eastern… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: Lying Runs in the Family with E. Lockhart 2022 · Talk When your family's life is nothing but a tangle of secrets, all you might ask is: How did I get here? In this talk, E. Lockhart traces the roots of the… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: Nick Offerman Goes Where the Deer and the Antelope Play 2022 · Talk Nick Offerman feels a particular affection for the Land of the Free - not just for the people but to the land itself: the bedrock, the topsoil, and everything… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: Jason Reynolds Presents with Candice Iloh and Ebony LaDelle 2022 · Talk At the Library of Congress, we know that in addition to being a beloved writer, National Ambassador for Young People's Literature Jason Reynolds is also an… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: Deaf Utopia with Nyle DiMarco 2022 · Talk Before becoming the actor, producer, advocate, and model that people know today, Nyle DiMarco was half of a pair of Deaf twins born to a multi-generational… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: The All-Stars of "Blackout" with Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Ashley Woodfolk and Nicola Yoon 2022 · Talk Six young adult writers, six fictional couples, and now one novel that's been called "a celebration of Black teen love and the magic of possibility." Five of… Library of Congress 2022 National Book Festival: 75 Years of Reading "Goodnight Moon" with Mac Barnett 2022 · Talk Can you believe it? It has been 75 years since the publication of Margaret Wise Brown's beloved children's book "Goodnight Moon!" Mac Barnett, author of "The… Library of Congress Ayiti Re-imagined: The First Black Sovereign Nation 2022 · Talk The interview series, "Ayiti Re-imagined: The First Black Sovereign Nation" will serve as a companion to a libguide being produced to draw public attention to… Library of Congress Paganini and Maia Bang Hohn 2022 · Talk Melissa Wertheimer presents and discusses items from the Library's Paganini collection. This talk also includes information on the collection items from the… Library of Congress 2022 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song: Lionel Richie 2022 · Talk Lionel Richie, who has sold more than 120 million albums and been a pop music mainstay for decades, is the recipient of the 2022 Library of Congress Gershwin… Library of Congress Conversation with Bennett Konesni - Work Songs from Maine 2022 · Talk Bennett Konesni is a singer, farmer, musician and administrator, based where he grew up in midcoast Maine, and also at Sylvester Manor on Shelter Island, New… Library of Congress Sangorski & Sutcliffe Bindings 2022 · Talk In this segment of From the Vaults, we examine early twentieth-century Sangorski & Sutcliffe bindings in the Aramont Library. This webinar explores everything… Library of Congress The Declaration of Independence 2022 · Talk In this segment of From the Vaults, we discuss a landmark document in American history, John Dunlap's printing of the Declaration of Independence on the night… Library of Congress Black Sun Press 2022 · Talk In this segment of From the Vaults, Amanda Zimmerman and Stephanie Stillo discuss how the Aramont Library led them to the Black Sun Press, an early… Library of Congress Conversation with Brother Arnold Hadd with Kevin Siegfried: Part 1. 2022 · Talk Join us for a conversation with Brother Arnold Hadd, who actively carries on the 200-plus-year oral tradition of singing Shaker songs. Hadd has been… Library of Congress Conversation with Brother Arnold Hadd with Kevin Siegfried: Part 2. 2022 · Talk Brother Arnold Hadd, one of those members, actively carries on the 200-plus-year oral tradition of singing Shaker songs. Brother Arnold has been collaborating… Library of Congress Whitman and Thoreau 2022 · Talk In this segment of From the Vaults in Rare Books and Special Collections, we discuss two of America's most beloved figures -- Walt Whitman and Henry David… Library of Congress Conversation with John A. Graham: Traditional Music from the Country of Georgia 2022 · Talk A conversation with ethnomusicologist John Ananda Graham, discussing traditional chant and folk music from the country of Georgia. Library of Congress Pillars of Democracy: Electoral Institutions 2022 · Talk For our January Pillars of Democracy conversation, a panel assembled by the John W. Kluge Center, the Brookings Institution, and the American Enterprise… Library of Congress Putin, Ukraine, and What's Likely to Happen 2022 · Talk Join the John W. Kluge Center and Carnegie Endowment for International Peace for a panel discussion about the sharp jump in tensions between the Kremlin and… Library of Congress Washington: 1,2,3, Salish Sea 2022 · Talk Listen to members of Congress read from their favorite books for young people in "Read Around the States." Each video includes an interview with the author,… Library of Congress Conversation with Tenzin Choegyal, Part 2. 2022 · 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 A Conversation with Martha Jones with Historian Adam Rothman 2022 · Talk Martha S. Jones is the Society of Black Alumni Presidential Professor, Professor of History, and a Professor at the SNF Agora Institute at The Johns Hopkins… Library of Congress Conversation with Windborne: Vocal Quartet from New England 2022 · 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 Conversation with Spartimu, Polyphonies of Corsica 2022 · Talk The Spartimu ensemble is devoted to traditional polyphonic singing as passed on in the oral traditions of Corsica. Their style and repertoire are based on… Library of Congress The Maritime Underground Railroad 2022 · Talk Kluge Center Director John Haskell moderates a discussion by Timothy D. Walker, Cheryl Janifer LaRoche and Cassandra Newby-Alexander on how enslaved people… Library of Congress The 2022 Supreme Court Fellows Program Annual Lecture with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer 2022 · Talk Join the Law Library of Congress for a discussion with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer in part with the Supreme Court Fellows Program. The Supreme… Library of Congress Federalist Papers 2022 · Talk In this segment of From the Vaults in the Rare Book and Special Collections Division, we discuss the history of the Federalist Papers, a series of 85 essays… Library of Congress Repatriates, Recaptives and African Abolitionists: The Untold Story of Liberia's Founding in 1822 2022 · Talk C. Patrick Burrowes, Ph. D. was born in Liberia and he is called "the people's professor" because of his willingness to share his deep knowledge of Liberian… Library of Congress Conversation with Neli Andreeva - Traditional Songs from Bulgaria 2022 · Talk Master traditional Bulgarian singer Neli Andreeva was born 1976 in Asenovgrad. She grew up in the resort of Narechen in the majestic Rhodope Mountains. There… Library of Congress Conversation with Justin Taylor, Harpsichordist 2022 · Talk French-American harpsichordist Justin Taylor talks about his recital titled "Fandango", a program of sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti and Antonio Soler. Taylor… Library of Congress Justin Taylor, Harpsichord 2022 · Talk An impressive concert from the gifted young French-American harpsichordist Justin Taylor pairs sonatas by Domenico Scarlatti and his admirer and disciple… Library of Congress Bruce Ragsdale's "Washington at the Plow" 2022 · Talk For Washington's birthday, join us for a conversation between Kluge Staff Fellow and historian Julie Miller and historian Bruce Ragsdale, whose recent book… Library of Congress Conversation with Tido Visser, Netherlands Chamber Choir 2022 · Talk Join us for a conversation with the Netherlands Chamber Choir. The choir is known not only for impeccable performances of traditional repertoire, but for… Library of Congress Conversation with Mark Padmore and Mitsuko Uchida 2022 · Talk Mark Padmore and Mitsuko Uchida talk about Franz Schubert's "Winterreise" song cycle, D. 911. The conversation focuses on the central theme of loneliness in…