# 2025 National Book Festival Opening Celebration

The 2025 National Book Festival Opening Celebration celebrated the authors, moderators, and sponsors that participate in the National Book Festival. On the eve of the 2025 National Book Festival, join Acting Librarian of Congress Robert Randolph Newlen and festival co-chair David M. Rubenstein as they welcome five of the dozens of authors appearing at this year’s festival. This special event, live from the Library of Congress, features Scott Turow, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, John Green, Cristina Henríquez and Mac Barnett.

- Kind: Talk
- Year: 2025
- Runtime: 51 min
- By: Newlen, Robert R.
- Archive: [Library of Congress](https://www.loc.gov/item/video-10992/)
- 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/video-10992?play=1)