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Treat Your Shelf: Join NPR At The Virtual National Book Festival

NPR staffers participate in the 2021 Library of Congress National Book Festival, which will feature more than 100 authors, poets, and writers in a range of formats
"Open A Book, Open The World"

Calling all bookworms! Thebegins on September 17, with virtual programs rolling out over ten days in an extended schedule. Audiences will hear from more than 100 writers, along with a few NPR staffers, as they celebrate the festival theme

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