http://www.loc.gov/rss/cfb/news.xml The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress promotes books, reading, libraries and literacy through its many programs, as well as through its website at Read.gov, which offers resources specifically tailored for Kids, Teens, Adults and Parents & Teachers. Also, learn about Center for the Book activities. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:40:57 GMT Center for the Book and Read.Gov Feeds http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2013/13-079.html Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has announced that Don DeLillo, author of such critically acclaimed novels as "Underworld," "Mao II" and the National Book Award-winning "White Noise," will receive the first Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction during the 2013 Library of Congress National Book Festival, Sept. 21-22. Thu, 25 Apr 2013 13:40:39 GMT http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2013/13-068.html Renowned authors and poets Margaret Atwood, Marie Arana, Taylor Branch, Don DeLillo, Khaled Hosseini, Barbara Kingsolver, Brad Meltzer, Joyce Carol Oates, Katherine Paterson and U.S. Poet Laureate Natasha Trethewey will be among more than 100 writers speaking at the 13th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival, on Saturday, Sept. 21 and Sunday, Sept. 22. Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:23:22 GMT http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2013/13-063.html Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has named a group of distinguished men and women in the field of literacy to serve on the advisory board for the new Library of Congress Literacy Awards. Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:12:53 GMT http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2012/12-181.html Just in time for the Halloween season, the Library of Congress is re-releasing its popular online serial adventure story, "The Exquisite Corpse Adventure" a rollicking family online book and audio podcast series, with a new episode released every Friday through the end of March 2013. Fri, 05 Oct 2012 14:30:38 GMT http://www.loc.gov/podcasts/bookfest12/podcast_kinney.html Jeff Kinney, author of the best-selling "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" series, wraps up our 2012 National Book Festival podcast series. <br> Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:46:25 GMT http://www.loc.gov/podcasts/bookfest12/ Francisco Macias from the Library of Congress speaks with artist Rafael López, who illustrated the poster for the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival and will appear there on Sept. 22 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Wed, 19 Sep 2012 14:53:23 GMT http://www.loc.gov/podcasts/bookfest12/ End the week with new 2012 National Book Festival podcasts: Walter Isaacson, Michael Connelly and R.L. Stine. Fri, 14 Sep 2012 21:12:36 GMT http://www.loc.gov/podcasts/bookfest12/podcast_cisneros.html Francisco Macias from the Library of Congress speaks with author Sandra Cisneros, who will appear at the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival on Sept. 22 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. (English Version) Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:06:46 GMT http://www.loc.gov/podcasts/bookfest12/podcast_cisneros_spanish.html Francisco Macias from the Library of Congress speaks with author Sandra Cisneros, who will appear at the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival on Sept. 22 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. (Spanish Version) Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:05:55 GMT http://www.loc.gov/podcasts/bookfest12/podcast_thompson.html Jennifer Gavin from the Library of Congress speaks with author Craig Thompson, who will appear at the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival on Sept. 23 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Tue, 11 Sep 2012 16:38:43 GMT http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/information/ Plot your course at this year's Library of Congress National Book Festival on Sept. 22-23. Fri, 07 Sep 2012 21:24:08 GMT http://www.loc.gov/podcasts/bookfest12/ Plenty more on the site, new added every day. Now: Lois Lowry, Joy Harjo, Walter Dean Myers, Jewel, Stephen Dunn &amp; Patricia Cornwell. Fri, 07 Sep 2012 21:19:32 GMT http://www.loc.gov/podcasts/bookfest12/podcast_cornwell.html From now until the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival Sept. 22-23, we'll be talking to festival authors in a series of podcasts. Here's the first, with Patricia Cornwell. Mon, 27 Aug 2012 20:05:22 GMT http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/schedule/ The preliminary schedule for authors, presentations and signings at this year's National Book Festival in Washington, Sept. 22-23, has been released. Subject to change. Thu, 19 Jul 2012 20:21:29 GMT http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2012/12-067.html The 12th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival will be held on the National Mall Sept. 22-23. Creating the artwork for this year’s festival poster will be artist Rafael Lopez, whose work summons imagery of Mexican street life, surrealism and myths. Fri, 06 Apr 2012 12:57:46 GMT http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2012/12-001.html Walter Dean Myers, five-time winner of the Coretta Scott King Award and two Newbery Honors, today was named National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature by Librarian of Congress James Billington. Myers will serve in the position during 2012 and 2013, succeeding Katherine Paterson. Tue, 03 Jan 2012 14:20:23 GMT http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2011/11-193.html While researching family history at a courthouse in Cooper County, Mo., Mark W. Geiger saw an odd pattern in court records from the Civil War years. The surprising story he pieced together resulted in his award-winning book reveals a financial conspiracy in Missouri at the beginning of the Civil War. He discusses his book at the Library on Nov. 3. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:28:06 GMT http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2011/11-186.html The Saint Mary’s College Center for Environmental Literacy in Moraga, Calif., is the new home of the River of Words environmental poetry and visual arts program, which the Center for the Book has co-sponsored since its inception in 1995. Wed, 12 Oct 2011 15:12:47 GMT http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/results.php?mode=s&cat=58 The first batch of webcasts from the 2011 National Book Festival are now available. More will come each week! Tue, 04 Oct 2011 12:20:50 GMT https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/natbookfest2011 Please let us know what you thought of this year's National Book Festival via this survey. Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:36:17 GMT http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2011/11-182.html An estimated 200,000 book-lovers gathered on the National Mall this weekend for the first-ever two-day National Book Festival. The 2011 event featured presentations and book signings by more than 100 of our nation's bestselling authors, illustrators and poets including Toni Morrison, Hoda Kotb, Dave Eggers, David McCullough, Terry McMillan, Katherine Paterson, Garrison Keillor and Jim Lehrer. Wed, 28 Sep 2011 20:52:27 GMT http://www.loc.gov/podcasts/bookfest11/podcast_mcmillan.html Listen to author Terry McMillan discuss "Getting to Happy," her long-awaited sequel to the bestseller "Waiting to Exhale," then come see her Sept. 24-25 at the National Book Festival in Washington. Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:47:30 GMT http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2011/11-167.html An unprecedented 112 authors, poets and illustrators will speak and meet with their readers at the 2011 National Book Festival, sponsored by the Library of Congress. The event, to be held Saturday, Sept. 24 and Sunday, Sept. 25 on the National Mall – rain or shine – also will offer more authors and activities for young readers than ever before. Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:30:59 GMT http://www.loc.gov/podcasts/bookfest11/podcast_goodheart.html Hear historian and journalist Adam Goodheart talk about the Civil War and his acclaimed book, "1861," then come see him Sept. 24-25 at the National Book Festival in Washington. Tue, 13 Sep 2011 12:40:47 GMT http://1.usa.gov/ohHdCa Listen to Eric Jerome Dickey talk about his latest novel, "Tempted by Trouble," then come see him Sept. 24-25 at the National Book Festival in Washington. Fri, 09 Sep 2011 23:05:36 GMT http://www.loc.gov/podcasts/bookfest11/podcast_moore.html Hear author &amp; actress Julianne Moore discuss her "Freckleface Strawberry" children's book series in our latest podcast, then come see her Sept. 24 at the National Book Festival in Washington. Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:42:39 GMT http://www.loc.gov/podcasts/bookfest11/ Our series of pre-festival discussions with authors presenting at the 2011 National Book Festival launches with David McCullough, Russell Banks and Jennifer Egan. More each week until the festival. Wed, 31 Aug 2011 20:16:40 GMT http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2011/11-145.html "The Exquisite Corpse Adventure," which began as an online story of 27 biweekly installments on Read.gov, will soon be available in book form from Candlewick Press. Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:52:21 GMT http://read.gov/ NEW on Read.gov: The upward progress of a rocket, lit in the basement by the janitor's son, causes some strange situations as it passes through 20 floors of apartments! Read this book now! Tue, 21 Jun 2011 21:45:10 GMT http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/ Information on this year's two-day festival, Sept. 24-25, with regular updates when new authors are added. Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:19:27 GMT http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2011/11-A04.html Children in the Washington D.C. area are invited to a special program on June 3 at 10:30 a.m. at the Library of Congress. "Let's Travel the World Through Books" will feature master storyteller Diane Macklin, music by the Elise Whitlow Stokes Community Freedom Public Charter School Student band, and special guest National Football League linebacker Chris Draft. Wed, 01 Jun 2011 15:06:59 GMT http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2011/11-108.html World-renowned authors David McCullough, Russell Banks, Dave Eggers, Terry McMillan, Pulitzer Prize-winners Siddhartha Mukherjee and Jennifer Egan, Garrison Keillor, Amy Chua and Nobel- and Pulitzer Prize-winner Toni Morrison will be among more than 80 writers speaking at the 11th annual National Book Festival, organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress, on Saturday, Sept. 24 and Sunday, Sept. 25, 2011. Wed, 25 May 2011 22:43:27 GMT http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2010/10-127.html Internationally known authors Isabel Allende, Brad Meltzer, Katherine Paterson, Jane Smiley, Scott Turow, David Remnick and Nobel Prize winner Orhan Pamuk will be among more than 70 writers headlining the 10th annual National Book Festival, organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress, Saturday, Sept. 25, 2010, between 3rd and 7th streets on the National Mall. The event, free and open to the public, will run from 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (rain or shine). Fri, 28 May 2010 15:05:21 GMT http://www.facebook.com/booksandbeyond?v=app_2373072738 Did you know that the Library of Congress Center for the Book has a book club on Facebook? Here, you can view webcasts of some of your favorite authors discussing their new books. Then, join in the discussion. Webcasts appear about a month following the event at the Library. New this month: Webacasts of Katherine Paterson, the new National Ambassador for Young People's Literature: James McGrath Morris and his extraordinary biography of newspaper mogul Joseph Pulitzer; and the KGB in America. There is sure to be a webcast of interest to you. Or, view the list of webcasts at http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/results.php?mode=s&amp;cat=26 and start your own discussion! Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:11:42 GMT http://www.read.gov/exquisite-corpse/episode4.html Episode 4 of the exciting Exquisite Corpse Adventure is now available, by Susan Cooper, with an illustration by Timothy Basil Ering. It features a roller-skating baby! Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:24:34 GMT http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2009/09-197.html Carl Reiner, a giant of American comedy for nearly six decades, will speak at the Library of Congress at 1:30 p.m. on Monday, October 26 as part of the Books &amp; Beyond author series sponsored by the Library’s Center for the Book. The event, which is free and open to the public, will be in the Montpelier Room of the Library’s James Madison Building at 101 Independence Ave. S.E. in Washington (doors will open at 12:30 p.m.) Following his talk, Reiner will sign his recently published book "Just Desserts" as well as his children’s book "Tell Me a Scary Story, But Not TOO Scary" beginning at 2 p.m. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:44:42 GMT http://www.read.gov/fiction/ The fiction collections of the Library of Congress comprise large bodies of writing, both American and international. The Library's Manuscript Division houses original manuscripts and other documents such as correspondence of many American fiction writers, such as Herman Melville and Mark Twain. The division also has significant collections of the works of Ralph Ellison, Bernard Malamud and Philip Roth -- all of whom have won the National Book Award. Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:43:23 GMT http://www.read.gov/events/ New Books &amp; Beyond events have been added to the Center for the Book Calendar. All are free and open to the public. <br> <br>Also, check out the Books &amp; Beyond book club on Facebook. Go to www.facebook.com and search for Books and Beyond. Here you will find discussions for upcoming events and webcasts of past events with their own discussions. <br> Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:50:27 GMT http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2009/09-183.html The Center for the Book in the Library of Congress is launching a new website dedicated to literature and reading, with pages specifically designed for Kids, Teens, Adults, and Parents &amp; Educators. It also features an exclusive story for kids, teens and readers of all ages by some of America's best writers and illustrators. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 20:18:10 GMT