Highlights – 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festival

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If you missed any of the 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festival or want to learn more behind the books of the over 90 featured authors, poets, and illustrators, join PBS Books in collaboration with the Library of Congress as we highlight the memorable moments of the 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festival.

Featured Speakers, in order of appearance:

“A Confident Cook”

Celebrating James Baldwin’s Centennial

Shhh! Don’t Tell Our Secret About the Couch!

Modern Dating: We Love It, We Hate It

Investigating the Algorithm: Our Uneasy Ties to Tech

Literature to Life Performs: ‘I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter

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‘Romantasy’ Novels

Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of “The House on Mango Street”

Featured 2024 LOC Virtual Author Interviews from PBS Books:

The House on Mango Street | Sandra Cisneros

Good Night Thoughts | Max Greenfield

the year of the buttered cat Susan & Lexi Haas

The Heaven and Earth Grocery Store | James McBride

Just for the Summer | Abby Jimenez

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Night Flyer | Tiya Miles

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Music and Mind |Renée Fleming

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