# 2023 National Book Festival: Why Fiction Matters with Jesmyn Ward

In this thought-provoking conversation, 2022 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction winner Jesmyn Ward discusses with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden the power and importance of fiction writing. Ward is also the recipient of the National Book Award for fiction for her novels "Salvage the Bones" and "Sing, Unburied, Sing."

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2023
- By: National Book Festival (u.s.)
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/2025661404/)
- Licence or status: Rights statement at the Library of Congress (as the archive states it)
- Credit: Library of Congress
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (the archive gives no rating; placed by Invisible Network from its collection and subjects)

[Watch now](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/watch/archive/loc/2025661404?play=1)