National Book Festival

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September 23, 2012 — Book-lovers from across the country gathered on the National Mall this weekend to celebrate reading and literacy at the 2012 National Book Festival.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that readers love lists. Collectors do, too.
The Library of Congress, in association with Levenger Press, is publishing a new scholarly book on two 16th-century maps that fundamentally changed the way the world was viewed.
 
 
Few individuals are recognized by essays published in their honor while they are still fully engaged in their chosen profession. John Y.
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.
What would you like to ask an author at Saturday's National Book Festival?