The 2011 National Book Festival, organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress, was held on Saturday, September 24 and Sunday, September 25, 2011, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
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Hoda Kotb: 2011 National Book Festival
Sheryl Cannady from the Library of Congress speaks with television personality and author Hoda Kotb, who appeared at the 2011 National Book Festival on September 24, 2011, on the N…
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Hoda Kotb: 2011 National Book Festival
Hoda Kotb has been co-anchor with Kathie Lee Gifford of the fourth hour of "Today" since 2007. She has also been a "Dateline NBC" correspondent since April 1998 and the host of the…
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Jessica Harris: 2011 National Book Festival
Culinary historian Jessica B. Harris is an authority on the culinary culture of the African diaspora. She has shared her knowledge with audiences at the Smithsonian Institution, th…
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Jessica Harris: 2011 National Book Festival
Guy Lamolinara from the Library of Congress speaks with Jessica Harris, who appeared at the 2011 National Book Festival on September 24, 2011, on the National Mall in Washington, D…
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Terry McMillan: 2011 National Book Festival
"Waiting to Exhale" garnered national attention and a rabid following for its author, Terry McMillan, in 1992; it became a film in 1995. The following year, "How Stella Got Her Gro…
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Terry McMillan: 2011 National Book Festival
Sheryl Cannady from the Library of Congress speaks with Terry McMillan, who appeared at the 2011 National Book Festival on September 24, 2011, on the National Mall in Washington, D…
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Adam Goodheart: 2011 National Book Festival
Adam Goodheart is a historian, journalist and critic whose new book is the New York Times best-selling and critically praised "1861: The Civil War Awakening" (Knopf). He has contri…
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Adam Goodheart: 2011 National Book Festival
Guy Lamolinara from the Library of Congress speaks with Adam Goodheart, who appeared at the 2011 National Book Festival on September 24, 2011, on the National Mall in Washington, D…
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Eric Jerome Dickey: 2011 National Book Festival
Eric Jerome Dickey has been a software engineer, an actor and a stand-up comedian. Then he discovered that writing was what he liked to do best. He started writing poetry and short…
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Eric Jerome Dickey: 2011 National Book Festival
Sheryl Cannady from the Library of Congress speaks with Eric Jerome Dickey, who appeared at the 2011 National Book Festival on September 24, 2011, on the National Mall in Washingto…
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Julianne Moore: 2011 National Book Festival
Julianne Moore is a four-time Academy Award-nominated actress and the New York Times best-selling author of three books about Freckleface Strawberry, a character inspired by her ow…
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Julianne Moore: 2011 National Book Festival
Jennifer Gavin from the Library of Congress speaks with Julianne Moore, who appeared at the 2011 National Book Festival on September 24, 2011, on the National Mall in Washington, D…
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David McCullough: 2011 National Book Festival
Jennifer Gavin from the Library of Congress speaks with David McCullough, who appeared at the 2011 National Book Festival on September 24, 2011, on the National Mall in Washington,…
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Jennifer Egan: 2011 National Book Festival
Guy Lamolinara from the Library of Congress speaks with Jennifer Egan, who appeared at the 2011 National Book Festival on September 24, 2011, on the National Mall in Washington, D.…
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Russell Banks: 2011 National Book Festival
Sheryl Cannady from the Library of Congress speaks with Russell Banks, who appeared at the 2011 National Book Festival on September 24, 2011, on the National Mall in Washington, D.…
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David McCullough: 2011 National Book Festival
Librarian of Congress James H. Billington has called David McCullough the "citizen chronicler" for his meticulously researched and beautifully written historical books, such as the…
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Russell Banks: 2011 National Book Festival
The author of more than a dozen works of fiction, Russell Banks' newest novel is "Lost Memory of Skin" (Ecco). His work has been translated into more than 20 languages, and two of…
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Jennifer Egan: 2011 National Book Festival
Jennifer Egan is the author of "The Invisible Circus," a novel that became a feature film starring Cameron Diaz in 2001; "Look at Me," a finalist for the National Book Award in fic…