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We're Booked: Join NPR At This Year's Virtual National Book Festival

NPR staff interviews authors for the 20th annual Library of Congress virtual National Book Festival.
This year's National Book Festival will be held virtually. You can register now at the <a href="https://www.nationalbookfestival.com/s/nbf-2020-series-registration/home">Virtual Festival Platform.</a>

Miss visiting the library on the weekends? On September 25-27, join NPR online at The 20th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival. Although the festival will not be held in a physical space, virtual author stages, like the author stages at past festivals, will accommodate more than 120 authors, poets and illustrators. This year, you'll hear NPR staff talk to authors about topics ranging from race in America to the importance of insect life.

In addition to the new interactive online experience, PBS stations will be broadcasting a two-hour program featuring some of the nation's most renowned authors and literary voices. Viewers can tune in or stream online on Sunday, September 26, 6-8 PM (ET).

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