Events at the Library of Congress

Friday, August 30, 2019

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2019 National Book Festival Gala Friday
August 30, 2019
7:00 pm - 8:00 pm EDT
Add to calendar Celebrate reading and literacy as Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden hosts the National Book Festival Gala on the eve of the Festival itself. Online Only

Saturday, August 31, 2019

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David Sloan Wilson Book Signing Line No. 3 Saturday
August 31, 2019
11:30 am - 12:30 pm EDT
Add to calendar David Sloan Wilson signs "This View of Life: Completing the Darwinian Revolution" (Pantheon). Book Signing Lines 1-5
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David Epstein Book Signing Line No. 5 Saturday
August 31, 2019
11:30 am - 12:30 pm EDT
Add to calendar David Epstein signs "Range: Why Generalists Triumph in a Specialized World" (Riverhead). Book Signing Lines 1-5
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José Andrés Book Signing Line No. 17 Saturday
August 31, 2019
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm EDT
Add to calendar José Andrés signs "Vegetables Unleashed" (Ecco) and "We Fed an Island: The True Story of Rebuilding Puerto Rico, One Meal at a Time" (Ecco). Book Signing Lines 16-19
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Richard Ford Book Signing Line No. 16 Saturday
August 31, 2019
11:30 am - 12:30 pm EDT
Add to calendar Richard Ford signs "Let Me Be Frank With You: A Frank Bascombe Book" (Ecco). Book Signing Lines 16-19
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David Brooks Book Signing Line No. 13 Saturday
August 31, 2019
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm EDT
Add to calendar David Brooks signs "The Second Mountain: The Quest for a Moral Life" (Random House). Book Signing Lines 11-15
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Raina Telgemeier Book Signing Line No. 19 Saturday
August 31, 2019
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm EDT
Add to calendar Raina Telgemeier signs "Share Your Smile: Raina’s Guide to Telling Your Own Story" (Graphix/Scholastic). Book Signing Lines 16-19
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Michael Beschloss Book Signing Line No. 1 Saturday
August 31, 2019
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm EDT
Add to calendar Michael Beschloss signs "Presidents of War" (Crown). Book Signing Lines 1-5
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Cece Bell Book Signing Line No. 11 Saturday
August 31, 2019
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm EDT
Add to calendar Cece Bell signs "Chick and Brain: Smell My Foot!" (Candlewick). Book Signing Lines 11-15
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Sophie Blackall Book Signing Line No. 1 Saturday
August 31, 2019
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm EDT
Add to calendar Sophie Blackall signs "Hello Lighthouse" (Little, Brown). Book Signing Lines 1-5
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Henry Louis Gates Jr. Book Signing Line No. 5 Saturday
August 31, 2019
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm EDT
Add to calendar Henry Louis Gates Jr. signs "Dark Sky Rising: Reconstruction and the Dawn of Jim Crow" (Scholastic) and "Stony the Road: Reconstruction, White Supremacy and the Rise of Jim Crow" (Penguin). Book Signing Lines 1-5
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Pablo Cartaya Book Signing Line No. 20 Saturday
August 31, 2019
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm EDT
Add to calendar Pablo Cartaya signs "Each Tiny Spark" (Kokila/Random House). Book Signing Lines 20-23
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Brian Floca Book Signing Line No. 4 Saturday
August 31, 2019
11:30 am - 12:30 pm EDT
Add to calendar Brian Floca signs "Moonshot: The Flight of Apollo 11" (Atheneum/Richard Jackson). Book Signing Lines 1-5
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Jon Klassen Book Signing Line No. 4 Saturday
August 31, 2019
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm EDT
Add to calendar Jon Klassen signs "Circle" (Candlewick). Book Signing Lines 1-5
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Linda Sue Park Book Signing Line No. 20 Saturday
August 31, 2019
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm EDT
Add to calendar Linda Sue Park signs "Nya’s Long Walk: A Step at a Time" (Clarion). Book Signing Lines 20-23
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Sherri Duskey Rinker Book Signing Line No. 7 Saturday
August 31, 2019
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm EDT
Add to calendar Sherri Duskey Rinker signs "Three Cheers for Kid McGear!" (Chronicle). Book Signing Lines 6-10
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Victoria "V.E." Schwab Book Signing Line No. 8 Saturday
August 31, 2019
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm EDT
Add to calendar Victoria "V.E." Schwab signs "Tunnel of Bones" (Scholastic) and "Vengeful" (Tor). Book Signing Lines 6-10
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Jennifer Swanson Book Signing Line No. 23 Saturday
August 31, 2019
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm EDT
Add to calendar Jennifer Swanson signs "Save the Crash-Test Dummies" (Peachtree). Book Signing Lines 20-23
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Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham Book Signing Line No. 11 Saturday
August 31, 2019
3:30 pm - 4:30 pm EDT
Add to calendar Shannon Hale and LeUyen Pham sign "Best Friends" (First Second). Book Signing Lines 11-15
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Juana Medina Book Signing Line No. 23 Saturday
August 31, 2019
12:30 pm - 1:30 pm EDT
Add to calendar Juana Medina signs "Juana & Lucas: Big Problemas" (Candlewick). Book Signing Lines 20-23
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Andrew Roberts Book Signing Line No. 21 Saturday
August 31, 2019
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm EDT
Add to calendar Andrew Roberts signs "Churchill: Walking with Destiny" (Viking). Book Signing Lines 20-23
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Misa Sugiura Book Signing Line No. 21 Saturday
August 31, 2019
2:30 pm - 3:30 pm EDT
Add to calendar Misa Sugiura signs "This Time Will Be Different" (HarperTeen). Book Signing Lines 20-23
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Kim Thúy Book Signing Line No. 21 Saturday
August 31, 2019
4:30 pm - 5:30 pm EDT
Add to calendar Kim Thúy signs "Vi" (Random House) and "Secrets from My Vietnamese Kitchen: Simple Recipes from My Many Mothers" (Random House). Book Signing Lines 20-23
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María Dueñas Book Signing Line No. 4 Saturday
August 31, 2019
5:30 pm - 6:30 pm EDT
Add to calendar María Dueñas signs "The Vineyard" (Atria). Book Signing Lines 1-5
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Caoilinn Hughes Book Signing Line No. 22 Saturday
August 31, 2019
6:30 pm - 7:30 pm EDT
Add to calendar Caoilinn Hughes signs "Orchid & the Wasp" (Hogarth). Book Signing Lines 20-23

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