{"id":1337,"date":"2021-09-17T09:47:08","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T14:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apps.lib.ua.edu\/blogs\/cftb\/?p=1337"},"modified":"2021-09-17T09:47:08","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T14:47:08","slug":"2021-national-book-festival-starts-friday-9-17-21-and-runs-through-sunday-9-26-21","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apps.lib.ua.edu\/blogs\/cftb\/2021\/09\/17\/2021-national-book-festival-starts-friday-9-17-21-and-runs-through-sunday-9-26-21\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 National Book Festival Starts Friday 9\/17\/21 and runs through Sunday 9\/26\/21"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"abstract\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"center-block size-medium wp-image-1339\" src=\"https:\/\/apps.lib.ua.edu\/blogs\/cftb\/files\/2021\/09\/NBF21-GreatReads-SLIDE-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"Great Reads From Great Places \" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/apps.lib.ua.edu\/blogs\/cftb\/files\/2021\/09\/NBF21-GreatReads-SLIDE-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/apps.lib.ua.edu\/blogs\/cftb\/files\/2021\/09\/NBF21-GreatReads-SLIDE-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/apps.lib.ua.edu\/blogs\/cftb\/files\/2021\/09\/NBF21-GreatReads-SLIDE-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/apps.lib.ua.edu\/blogs\/cftb\/files\/2021\/09\/NBF21-GreatReads-SLIDE-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/apps.lib.ua.edu\/blogs\/cftb\/files\/2021\/09\/NBF21-GreatReads-SLIDE-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/apps.lib.ua.edu\/blogs\/cftb\/files\/2021\/09\/NBF21-GreatReads-SLIDE-400x225.jpg 400w, https:\/\/apps.lib.ua.edu\/blogs\/cftb\/files\/2021\/09\/NBF21-GreatReads-SLIDE.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The 2021 Library of Congress National Book Festival starts Friday 9\/17.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Author Rick Bragg, whose book, The Speckled Beauty is the 2021 Alabama Great Reads, will be featured in an author panel that can be accessed here on Monday 9\/20 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/events\/2021-national-book-festival\/festival-information\/festival-near-you\/\">Great Reads from Great Places<\/a> .<\/p>\n<p>You can create your own Festival experience from a variety of programs and formats with an expanded schedule over 10 days, Sept. 17-26.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: revert;color: initial\">You can:<\/span><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<ul>\n<li>Engage with your favorite authors through&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/events\/2021-national-book-festival\/schedule\/\">virtual live events<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/events\/2021-national-book-festival\/schedule\/video-on-demand\/\">on-demand videos<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Watch a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/events\/2021-national-book-festival\/schedule\/partner-events\/#pbs-broadcast\">national television special<\/a>&nbsp;produced with PBS Books<\/li>\n<li>Listen to a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/events\/2021-national-book-festival\/schedule\/partner-events\/#npr-podcast\">podcast interview<\/a>&nbsp;on the go from NPR<\/li>\n<li>Tune in to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/events\/2021-national-book-festival\/schedule\/partner-events\/#washington-post-live\">author interviews<\/a>&nbsp;on Washington Post Live<\/li>\n<li>Attend an&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/events\/2021-national-book-festival\/schedule\/?fa=subject_event_format:In-Person\">in-person ticketed event<\/a>&nbsp;at the Library<\/li>\n<li>Discover&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/events\/2021-national-book-festival\/authors\/\">new authors and books<\/a>&nbsp;on the Festival website<\/li>\n<li>Learn about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/events\/2021-national-book-festival\/schedule\/?uf=subject_genre%3AYour%20Library%20of%20Congress\">your national library<\/a>&nbsp;and its collections<\/li>\n<li>Explore&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/events\/2021-national-book-festival\/schedule\/near-you\/\">your local events<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/events\/2021-national-book-festival\/festival-information\/festival-near-you\/\">Great Reads from Great Places<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/events\/2021-national-book-festival\/festival-information\/#participate-in-your-festival\">Share your experience<\/a>&nbsp;on social media and invite others to join<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Genres<\/h2>\n<p>Author events and videos are all organized into one of the following genres:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/events\/2021-national-book-festival\/schedule\/?uf=subject_genre%3AChildren\">Children<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/events\/2021-national-book-festival\/schedule\/?uf=subject_genre%3ATeens\">Teens<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/events\/2021-national-book-festival\/schedule\/?uf=subject_genre%3ACurrent%20Events\">Current Events<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/events\/2021-national-book-festival\/schedule\/?uf=subject_genre%3AFiction\">Fiction<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/events\/2021-national-book-festival\/schedule\/?uf=subject_genre%3AHistory%20%26%20Biography\">History &amp; Biography<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/events\/2021-national-book-festival\/schedule\/?uf=subject_genre%3ALifestyle\">Lifestyle<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/events\/2021-national-book-festival\/schedule\/?uf=subject_genre%3APoetry%20%26%20Prose\">Poetry &amp; Prose<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/events\/2021-national-book-festival\/schedule\/?uf=subject_genre%3AScience\">Science<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Authors &amp; Moderators<\/h2>\n<p>Explore the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/events\/2021-national-book-festival\/authors\/\">full lineup of authors<\/a>, check out their biographies and discover their featured books.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more about&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/events\/2021-national-book-festival\/festival-information\/moderators-and-interviewers\/\">our moderators<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Meet the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/events\/2021-national-book-festival\/festival-information\/library-experts\/\">Library of Congress experts<\/a>&nbsp;hosting special interactive presentations.<\/p>\n<h2>Programs &amp; Schedule<\/h2>\n<p>The 2021 National Book Festival takes place Sept. 17-26, with a variety of programs and formats. On Sept. 17 at 10 a.m. ET, 35&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/events\/2021-national-book-festival\/schedule\/video-on-demand\">video-on-demand programs<\/a>&nbsp;will become available to watch anytime. The&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/events\/2021-national-book-festival\/schedule\/\">full Festival schedule<\/a>&nbsp;of live programs features 38 virtual author conversations, nine audience Q&amp;A sessions for children and teens, two in-person events with simultaneous livestreaming, and five interactive presentations with Library of Congress experts. This year, the Festival also features a national television special and related events on PBS, NPR podcasts, and author interviews on Washington Post Live. You can also explore events closer to home with the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/events\/2021-national-book-festival\/festival-information\/festival-near-you\/\">Festival Near You<\/a>, which features related programs from local organizations and affiliate Centers for the Book.<\/p>\n<p>All programs livestreaming from the National Book Festival website will be held Sept. 17-26, between noon and 8 p.m. ET on weekends and between 3 and 8 p.m. ET on weekdays. All live programs will include time at the end for audience Q&amp;A. Only one program will livestream at any given time, meaning this year you won\u2019t need to make any tough choices on which program to attend!&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/events\/2021-national-book-festival\/schedule\/\">Check out the schedule online<\/a>&nbsp;or&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.loc.gov\/static\/events\/2021-national-book-festival\/documents\/NBF21-schedule.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download a printable pdf<\/a>&nbsp;(PDF 895KB).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2021 Library of Congress National Book Festival starts Friday 9\/17.&nbsp; Author Rick Bragg, whose book, The Speckled Beauty is the 2021 Alabama Great Reads, will be featured in an author panel that can be accessed here on Monday 9\/20 Great Reads from Great Places . 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