2024 National Book Festival
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![The 2023 Library of Congress National Book Festival opens in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center, August 12, 2023.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.loc.gov/static/events/2024-national-book-festival/images/banners/2024-nbf-banner-1.png)
![Oscar-nominated actor and trans advocate Elliot Page speaks about his new memoir, “Pageboy,” with Semafor executive editor Gina Chua at the National Book Festival, August 12, 2023.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.loc.gov/static/events/2024-national-book-festival/images/banners/2024-nbf-banner-2.png)
![Andrew Limbong interviews Mary Louise Kelly at the 2023 Library of Congress National Book Festival, August 12, 2023.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.loc.gov/static/events/2024-national-book-festival/images/banners/2024-nbf-banner-3.png)
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![T.J. Klune discusses his new book, "In the Lives of Puppets," with Archivist of the United States Colleen Shogan at the 2023 Library of Congress National Book Festival, August 12, 2023.](https://cdn.statically.io/img/www.loc.gov/static/events/2024-national-book-festival/images/banners/2024-nbf-banner-5.png)
The 2024 National Book Festival will be held in the nation’s capital at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Saturday, August 24, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. (doors open at 8:30 a.m.). The event is free and open to the public. A selection of programs will be livestreamed online and videos of all programs will be available shortly after the Festival.
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Featured Authors
Discover the many bestselling authors, novelists, historians, poets and children's writers featured in the 2024 Festival.