July Book Festival lineup paired authors with film, music and history programs
The Library of Congress announced more than 80 authors for its August 22 Washington event.
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- 2026-07-07
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- 2026-07-07
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The Library of Congress announced its 2026 National Book Festival lineup on July 7, naming more than 80 authors for an August 22 event at Washington’s Walter E. Washington Convention Center. This retrospective covers the announcement, not a current booking opportunity. [1]
The program extended beyond discussions of books. The Library described sessions involving music, cinema, recorded sound, veterans’ experiences and American folklife as part of its America 250 observance. Those strands connected the festival to collections and programs that the institution maintains throughout the year. [1]
Its featured names included Cynthia Erivo, Ann Patchett, Kate McKinnon and poet Arthur Sze. The release described Martin Scorsese discussing filmmaking and preservation, with film clips, while astronaut Reid Wiseman was scheduled to discuss leading Artemis II. These were the organizer’s announced plans, not independently observed descriptions of their appearances. [1]
The release also listed a live recording of C-SPAN’s America’s Book Club with historians Douglas Brinkley and Annette Gordon-Reed. It offered literature and historical interpretation as routes into the anniversary theme, without documenting attendance or how sessions unfolded. [1]
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- Library of Congress: 2026 National Book Festival Features More Than 80 Authors ↗
Source published 2026-07-07 · reviewed 2026-10-25
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