Shout out to the #natbookfest panel that was praising the audiobook version of Middlemarch. I read it a decade ago, and of course it was good, but they were so right—the narrator really brings out the humor. It’s absolutely delicious.
National Book Festival author badge, plus friendship bracelets gifted to me on tour.
Spooky season is officially here. See you at the cemetery gates, everyone. /4 #TheInvisibleParade #SpookySeason #picturebooks #diadelosmuertos #dayofthedead #natbookfest
Poets Laureate Tracy K. Smith, Ada Limón and Joy Harjo on stage at the National Book Festival
A National Book Festival volunteer laughs while rolling up a poster
A wide shot of the large crowd at the 2025 National Book Festival
Mac Barnett and Geena Davis on stage at the National Book Festival
The National Book Festival always goes by way too fast! We had a great day and we hope you did, too.
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We love you book nerds. 🥹 #NatBookFest #fitcheck
We love you book nerds. 🥹 #NatBookFest #fitcheck
“I suffer so you can be entertained” - Joe Abercrombie in staring into the void to get his writing done 🤣 #natbookfest
When Fiona Davis says she puts up pics of the celebrities she imagines her characters as. She doesn’t know the term but she’s fancasting her own books and I’m here for it #bookskt #natbookfest
Fiona Davis on starting historical fiction after all her research: “I could never just wing it. I’m the daughter of engineers” lol #natbookfest
Main Stage prior to Amy Coney Barrett talk
Lots of readers at the convention center!
One of my absolute favorite events each year. Year 25 of the National Book Festival! #natbookfest
The beautiful thing about attending a conference in your home town is being able to skip the lines at the convention center coffee shop because you know there are five better cafes just outside. #NatBookFest
Volunteering a bit this morning at the #NatBookFest between library visits and meetups. It’s amazing to connect with the amazing folks who love to read and gift time and energy into this incredible event.
#ReadersAreLeaders
Colorful graphic reads: Uniting Book Lovers for 25 Years Library of Congress National Book Festival September 6, 2025 Visit loc.gov/bookfest to learn more.
It's almost time! The 25th Library of Congress National Book Festival is TOMORROW (Saturday, Sept. 6) at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Are you coming? Read this #NatBookFest thread! 🧵👇
Book cover showing a photograph of Virginia Hamilton smiling and wearing a plaid jacket.
Julie K. Rubini's children's bio "Virginia Hamilton: America’s Storyteller" has been selected by the Ohio Center for the Book for the Great Reads from Great Places program THIS WEEKEND at The Library of Congress National Book Festival 2025!
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#readers #BookSky #books The #NatBookFest is this Saturday, Sept. 6. Yeah, it's in Washington, D.C. But it turns out we don't have to go there to take part, in an observational way, at least. blog.gailgauthier.com/2025/09/nati...
Anybody coming to #NatBookFest this year?
Volunteer Solomon Scott smiles as he holds an "Ask Me" sign while working the morning shift of the National Book Festival outside the Main Stage, August 31, 2019. Photo by Shawn Miller/Library of Congress.
🗣️ Calling all book lovers! If you love reading and being a part of a team, you’re invited to volunteer for the 25th Library of Congress National Book Festival on September 6th! 📚📖🎉
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I had been waiting for this magical Wild Card episode to drop!!!
Rachel Martin talked to author Sandra Cisneros at the Library of Congress #NatBookFest
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Steve Asbell at The National Book Festival. 8/24/24. Photo of Steve Asbell and picture book cover for “Flap Your Hands: A Celebration of Stimming.” 10:10am - 10:40am: Where Can We Find Kindness? with Steve Asbell & Stephanie Seales - Room 209 (Level 2, South Building); 11:00am - 12:00pm: Steve Asbell & Stephanie Seales Book Signing - Hall DE (Level 2, North Building); 12:30pm - 1:00pm: "Flap Your Hands" by Steve Asbell Reading - Hall DE (Level 2, North Building); 4:00pm - 4:30pm: Illustrator Battle: Liniers vs. Steve Asbell - Hall DE (Level 2, North Building).
Storytime with Hena Khan at The National Book Festival. 8/24/24. Photo of Hena Khan and picture book cover for “Behind My Doors: The Story of the World’s Oldest Library.” 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm EDT - Hall DE (Level 2, North Building).
📚Attending The National Book Festival this weekend? Check out what our creators will be up to during the festival!🎉 #NatBookFest
I'm so excited for the #NatBookFest @librarycongress! I'm hosting a session w/incredible authors @juliberwald & @ediewidder. These books are astonishing! I've loved being immersed in coral biology & bioluminescence.
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The latest Il giornale dei libri! paper.li/tigella/libri Thanks to @sictwit @Samueleeditore @Piersandropalla #natbookfest #dessins
