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National Book Festival

Web: https://www.loc.gov/events/2023-national-book-festival/

The Library of Congress National Book Festival is an annual literary event that brings together best-selling authors, poets and illustrators with thousands of readers for book talks, panel discussions, book signings and other engaging activities. Over the course of its 20-year history, the Festival has become one of the most prominent literary events in the nation.

The National Book Festival was founded in 2001 by Laura Bush and then-Librarian of Congress James H. Billington. The first Festival was held Sept. 8, 2001, with Mrs. Bush serving as its honorary chair, a position she held through 2008.

Where:

Walter E. Washington Convention Center
Washington, DC
US

When:

    The festival takes place on
    September 06, 2025
    and is a single-day event

Organizer:

Library of Congress

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