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Library of Congress Banda Magda Educational Video #3: The Creative Process 2022 · Talk Magdalini Giannikou. Recorded on 2022-12-02. Library of Congress A Conversation with Ali Doğan Gönültaş Quartet 2023 · Talk Watch a conversation with the musicians of Ali Doğan Gönültaş Quartet. Library of Congress Peter Straub: 2010 National Book Festival 2010 · Talk Peter Straub at the 2010 National Book Festival. Library of Congress M.T. Anderson: 2010 National Book Festival 2010 · Talk Author M.T. Anderson appears at the 2010 National Book Festival. Library of Congress David Levithan: 2012 National Book Festival 2012 · Talk David Levithan appears at the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival. Library of Congress Melissa Marr: 2012 National Book Festival 2012 · Talk Melissa Marr appears at the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival. Library of Congress Jerry Spinelli: 2012 National Book Festival 2012 · Talk Jerry Spinelli appears at the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival. Library of Congress Susan Tejada: 2012 National Book Festival 2012 · Talk Susan Tejada appears at the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival. Library of Congress Steve Inskeep: 2012 National Book Festival 2012 · Talk Steve Inskeep appears at the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival. Library of Congress T.C. Boyle: 2012 National Book Festival 2012 · Talk T.C. Boyle appears at the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival. Library of Congress Margot Livesey: 2012 National Book Festival 2012 · Talk Margot Livesey appears at the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival. Library of Congress James Dasher: 2012 National Book Festival 2012 · Talk James Dasher appears at the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival. Library of Congress Anna Sokolow and the Reimagined Roots of Anti-fascist Dance 2024 · Talk · 1 h 24 min Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble’s artistic director Samantha Géracht introduced the story of restoring early activist dances of American choreographer Anna… Library of Congress Were They So Torturous? Reevaluating Modern Surgery’s Underdog Story 2024 · Talk · 48 min The Swann Fellow Lecture focuses on caricature and cartoon. Zoe Copeman, Ph.D. candidate in art history and archaeology at the University of Maryland, argues… Library of Congress Moments of Silence: The Unforgetting of the October 1976 Bangkok Massacre 2024 · Talk · 1 h 34 min Thongchai Winichakul is a world-famous Asianist whose work has won numerous prestigious awards and been translated into many languages. His writings are found… Library of Congress Naa Oyo Kwate on Fast Food from Black Exclusion to Exploitation 2024 · Talk · 1 h 5 min Naa Oyo A. Kwate discussed her book, “White Burgers, Black Cash: Fast Food from Black Exclusion to Exploitation” and how she used a variety of Library… Library of Congress StageStruck! Session 5: Women and Identity 2025 · Talk · 1 h 59 min Chaired by Elea Proctor, this panel featured four lectures: Amanda Lee Morrill: Every Tudor Rose Has Its Thorns”, PhD student in Ethnomusicology at Columbia… Library of Congress Phillis Wheatley 2025 · Talk · 6 min One of America’s first great poets to achieve international acclaim, Phillis Wheatley wrote about key events and figures of the American Revolution, such as… Library of Congress More Thrilling than Romance, More Terrible than Fiction: The Donner Party at the Library of Congress 2026 · Talk · 5 min A group of emigrants from the United States who set off across the continent for the Mexican territory of California in 1846, the Donner Party became… Library of Congress A Conversation with Legendary Thriller Writer Karin Slaughter 2026 · Talk · 42 min In the town of North Falls, not everything is as it seems. Join author Karin Slaughter and Acting Librarian Robert R. Newlen to discuss “The Secrets We Hide,”… Library of Congress Richard Paul Evans: Book Fest 05 Talk Author Richard Paul Evans at the 2005 National Book Festival. Library of Congress John Sandford: Book Fest 05 Talk Author John Sandford at the 2005 National Book Festival. Library of Congress Doreen Cronin: Book Fest 05 Talk Doreen Cronin at the 2005 National Book Festival Library of Congress Andrea Mitchell: Book Fest 05 Talk Author Andrea Mitchell at the 2005 National Book Festival Library of Congress Giada De Laurentiis: Book Fest 05 Talk Chef and author Giada De Laurentiis at the 2005 National Book Festival Library of Congress Marisa de los Santos: Book Fest 05 Talk Author and poet Marisa de los Santos at the 2005 National Book Festival Library of Congress A.E. Stallings: Book Fest 05 Talk Author and poet A.E. Stallings at the 2005 National Book Festival Library of Congress Alice Fulton: Book Fest 05 Talk Author and poet Alice Fulton at the 2005 National Book Festival Library of Congress Andrew Hudgins: Book Fest 05 Talk Author and poet Andrew Hudgins at the 2005 National Book Festival Library of Congress Al Young: Book Fest 05 Talk Author and poet Al Young at the 2005 National Book Festival Library of Congress Bobbie Ann Mason: Book Fest 05 Talk Author Bobbie Ann Mason at the 2005 National Book Festival. Library of Congress Bob Kinkead: Book Fest 05 Talk Chef and author Bob Kinkead at the 2005 National Book Festival Library of Congress Christian Wiman: Book Fest 05 Talk Author and poet Christian Wiman at the 2005 National Book Festival Library of Congress David Brooks: Book Fest 05 Talk Author David Brooks at the 2005 National Book Festival Library of Congress Donald Hall: Book Fest 05 Talk Author and poet Donald Hall at the 2005 National Book Festival Library of Congress Delores Kendrick: Book Fest 05 Talk Author and poet Delores Kendrick at the 2005 National Book Festival Library of Congress David Kirby: Book Fest 05 Talk Author and poet David Kirby at the 2005 National Book Festival Library of Congress David McCullough: Book Fest 05 Talk Author David McCullough at the 2005 National Book Festival Library of Congress Dave Pelzer: Book Fest 05 Talk Dave Pelzer at the 2005 National Book Festival. Library of Congress David Tutera: Book Fest 05 Talk Author David Tutera at the 2005 National Book Festival Library of Congress E.L. Doctorow: Book Fest 05 Talk Author E.L. Doctorow at the 2005 National Book Festival. Library of Congress Fernando and Marlene Divina: Book Fest 05 Talk Authors Fernando and Marlene Divina at the 2005 National Book Festival Library of Congress Gish Jen: Book Fest 05 Talk Author Gish Jen at the 2005 National Book Festival. Library of Congress Gloria Jean Pinkney: Book Fest 05 Talk Author Gloria Jean Pinkney at the 2005 National Book Festival Library of Congress George R.R. Martin: Book Fest 05 Talk Author George R.R. Martin at the 2005 National Book Festival. Library of Congress Hilary Knight: Book Fest 05 Talk Author Hilary Knight at the 2005 National Book Festival Library of Congress Jeffrey Deaver: Book Fest 05 Talk Author Jeffrey Deaver at the 2005 National Book Festival. Library of Congress Joseph J. Ellis: Book Fest 05 Talk Author Joseph J. Ellis at the 2005 National Book Festival