The National Book Festival may be an interesting event for your patrons or students to drop in on and enjoy. And now – everyone has the chance to try it! Check out this material from their website:
Help us Bring the National
Book Festival Near You!
A real benefit to the mostly virtual National Book Festivals of the past two years was reaching and engaging with audiences from across the country and world. While the National Book Festival is back in person this year at the Washington Convention Center on Sept. 3, you don’t need to be in Washington, DC to experience the festival!
Livestream Three Stages
Three stages at the 2022 National Book Festival will be livestreamed at loc.gov/bookfest: Main Stage, Society & Culture and Young Adult. Festivalgoers can tune in for events featuring singer-songwriter Janelle Monáe, comedian Leslie Jordan, actor Nick Offerman, authors Linda Villarosa and Ed Yong, Jason Reynolds and many, many more (see below)!
Main Stage: Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone, Angie Thomas, Ashley Woodfolk and Nicola Yoon; Nyle DiMarco; Candice Iloh; Leslie Jordan; Ebony LaDelle; Janelle Monáe, Yohanca Delgado and Alaya Dawn Johnson; Nick Offerman; Jason Reynolds.
Society & Culture: Rachel Aviv; Gal Beckerman; Daniel Bergner; Juli Berwald; Will Bunch; Morten Høi Jensen, Shawn McCreesh and Becca Rothfeld; Kathryn Judge; Brendan McConville; Robert Samuels; Linda Villarosa; Edith Widder; Elizabeth Williamson; Ed Yong.
Young Adult: Samira Ahmed; Victoria Aveyard; Donna Barba Higuera; Namina Forna; Chloe Gong; Tiffany D. Jackson; Ryan La Sala; Ebony LaDelle; Darcie Little Badger; Malinda Lo; E. Lockhart; Anna-Marie McLemore; Jason Reynolds; R. M. Romero; Sabaa Tahir; David Valdes.
The Festival Near You
We’re also excited to once again invite libraries, schools and community centers across the country to host National Book Festival watch parties. Working with organizations across the country ensures that we truly make this a “National” Book Festival! Would your organization like to host a watch party of the livestreamed stages? Please submit your information via this form by Aug. 15: https://www.research.net/r/2022NBFNationalPartnershipEventRegistrationForm
Organizations that host watch parties on Sept. 3 will be listed on our National Book Festival website at loc.gov/bookfest.