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Film, VideoKristin Hannah and Maggie Shipstead: National Book Festival 2021 Kristin Hannah, author of "The Four Winds" (St. Martin's), and Maggie Shipstead, author of "Great Circle" (Knopf), discuss their new books with Washington Post book critic Ron Charles.
- Contributor: Shipstead, Maggie - Hannah, Kristin
- Date: 2021-09-21
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Film, VideoBrit Bennett and Robert Jones Jr.: National Book Festival 2021 Brit Bennett, author of "The Vanishing Half" (Riverhead), and Robert Jones Jr., author of "The Prophets" (Putnam's), discuss their new books with Lauren Christensen, senior staff editor for The New York Times Book Review.
- Contributor: Jones Jr., Robert - Bennett, Brit
- Date: 2021-09-22
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Film, VideoAlice McDermott and George Saunders: National Book Festival 2021 Alice McDermott, author of "What About the Baby?: Some Thoughts on the Art of Fiction" (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), and George Saunders, author of "A Swim in a Pond in the Rain: In Which Four Russians Give a Master Class on Writing, Reading and Life" (Random House), discuss their new books with Washington Post book critic Ron Charles.
- Contributor: Saunders, George - McDermott, Alice
- Date: 2021-09-24
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Film, VideoHonorée Fanonne Jeffers and Deesha Philyaw: National Book Festival 2021 Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, author of "The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois" (Harper), and Deesha Philyaw, author of "The Secret Lives of Church Ladies"(West Virginia University), discuss their new books with Karen Grigsby Bates, senior correspondent for NPR's "Code Switch."
- Contributor: Philyaw, Deesha - Jeffers, Honorée Fanonne
- Date: 2021-09-23
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Film, VideoP. Djèlí Clark: National Book Festival 2021 P. Djèlí Clark discusses "A Master of Djinn" (Tor) and "Ring Shout" (Tor) with Amal El-Mohtar, science fiction and fantasy columnist for The New York Times.
- Contributor: Clark, P. Djèlí
- Date: 2021-09-25
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Film, VideoMargot Livesey and Sue Miller: National Book Festival 2021 Margot Livesey, author of "The Boy in the Field" (Harper), and Sue Miller, author of "Monogamy" (Harper), discuss their new books with New York Times Book Review editor Elisabeth Egan.
- Contributor: Livesey, Margot - Miller, Sue
- Date: 2021-09-25
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Film, VideoRoxane Gay: National Book Festival 2021 Roxane Gay, co-author of "The Sacrifice of Darkness" (Archaia), discusses her approach as a black feminist, her endeavor to write across genre and her path to become a professional writer, with Everdeen Mason, editorial director of New York Times Games. Bonus content: Megan Halsband, reference librarian in the Serial & Government Publications Division, reflects on the origins of graphic novels and the source material...
- Contributor: Mason, Everdeen - Halsband, Megan - Burton, Levar - Gay, Roxane
- Date: 2021-09-17
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Film, VideoSilvia Moreno-Garcia and Sarah Pearse: National Book Festival 2021 Silvia Moreno-Garcia, author of "Mexican Gothic" (Del Rey) and "Velvet Was the Night" (Del Rey), and Sarah Pearse, author of "The Sanatorium" (Pamela Dorman), discuss the genre of the gothic novel, writing strong female characters and what comes next for each of them, with book critic Bethanne Patrick. Bonus content: Acting Director of the Latin American, Caribbean and European Division Suzanne Schadl considers Silvia...
- Contributor: Pearse, Sarah - Moreno-Garcia, Silvia - Patrick, Bethanne - Burton, Levar - Schadl, Suzanne
- Date: 2021-09-17
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Film, VideoYaa Gyasi: National Book Festival 2021 Yaa Gyasi, author of "Transcendent Kingdom" (Knopf), discusses the relationship between science and religion, her writing and research methods, as well as the ways she draws upon personal connections, especially her connection to the church, with Washington Post book critic Ron Charles. Bonus content: Drawing on Yaa Gyasi's references to Ghanaian culture and literature, Chief of the Library's African and Middle Eastern Division Lanisa...
- Contributor: Charles, Ron - Burton, Levar - Kitchiner, Lanisa - Gyasi, Yaa
- Date: 2021-09-17
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Film, VideoChristopher Paolini and Martha Wells: National Book Festival 2021 Christopher Paolini, author of "To Sleep in a Sea of Stars" (Tor), his first science fiction novel, and Martha Wells, author of "Fugitive Telemetry" (Tor), the sixth in the Murderbot Diaries series, discuss the evolution of publicizing books throughout their careers and the unique speculative-fiction community, with New York Times Book Review science fiction and fantasy columnist Amal El-Mohtar. Bonus content: Fandom and conventions...
- Contributor: Metcalf, Meg - Burton, Levar - Wells, Martha - Paolini, Christopher - El-Mohtar, Amal
- Date: 2021-09-17
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Film, VideoTana French: National Book Festival 2021 Tana French, author of "The Searcher" (Viking), discusses her new mystery novel with Maureen Corrigan, book critic for NPR's "Fresh Air." French speaks on her approach to the mystery genre, what it's like to be an outsider in a new place and why she reread Agatha Christie's books during quarantine. Bonus content: The Library's Manuscript Division is home to the papers of many writers,...
- Contributor: Corrigan, Maureen - French, Tana - Burton, Levar - Bair, Barbara
- Date: 2021-09-17
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Film, VideoJoy Williams: National Book Festival 2021 Joy Williams, author of "Harrow" (Knopf) and recipient of the 2021 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction, discusses her new book with Robert Casper, head of poetry and literature at the Library of Congress. Williams speaks to the process of writing the first novel she has published in 20 years and the importance of fiction in understanding our world. Bonus content: The pandemic...
- Contributor: Yochelson, Abby - Burton, Levar - Williams, Joy - Casper, Robert - Hayden, Carla
- Date: 2021-09-17
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Film, VideoChang-rae Lee and Viet Thanh Nguyen: National Book Festival 2021 Chang-rae Lee, author of "My Year Abroad" (Riverhead), and Viet Thanh Nguyen, author of "The Committed" (Grove), discuss their early experiences as immigrants to the United States, the complexities of displacement and belonging, and the various ways their novels confront history and culture, with Elizabeth Blair, senior producer/reporter on the NPR News arts desk. Bonus content: Ryan Wolfson-Ford, Southeast Asia reference librarian from the...
- Contributor: Lee, Chang-Rae - Blair, Elizabeth - Burton, Levar - Wolfson-Ford, Ryan - Nguyen, Viet Thanh
- Date: 2021-09-17
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Film, VideoElizabeth Hand and Alex Michaelides: National Book Festival 2021 Elizabeth Hand, author of "The Book of Lamps and Banners" (Mulholland), and Alex Michaelides, author of "The Maidens" (Celadon), discuss their new books with NPR Books editor Petra Mayer.
- Contributor: Michaelides, Alex - Hand, Elizabeth
- Date: 2021-09-18
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Film, VideoElliot Ackerman and Adm. James Stavridis: National Book Festival 2021 Elliot Ackerman and Adm. James Stavridis, co-authors of "2034: A Novel of the Next World War" (Penguin), discuss their novel with philanthropist and National Book Festival co-chairman David M. Rubenstein.
- Contributor: Stavridis, James - Ackerman, Elliot
- Date: 2021-09-19
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Film, VideoYiyun Li and Douglas Stuart: National Book Festival 2021 Yiyun Li, author of "Must I Go" (Random House), and Douglas Stuart, author of "Shuggie Bain" (Grove), discuss their new books with Alexander Chee, author and contributing editor at The New Republic.
- Contributor: Stuart, Douglas - LI, Yiyun
- Date: 2021-09-19
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Film, VideoKristen Arnett and Raven Leilani: National Book Festival 2021 Kristen Arnett, author of "With Teeth" (Riverhead), and Raven Leilani, author of "Luster" (Farrar, Straus & Giroux), discuss their new books with New Republic writer Jo Livingstone.
- Contributor: Leilani, Raven - Arnett, Kristen
- Date: 2021-09-20