Events at the Library of Congress Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Once I Was You: A Memoir
Maria Hinojosa
TONIGHT at 8 p.m. ET: To celebrate the 2021 National Book Festival, @pbsbooks will host @Maria_Hinojosa to discuss "Once I Was You: A Memoir of Love and Hate in a Torn America." More information: https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/celebrating-the-library-of-congress-national-book-festival-author-talk-maria-hinojosa/ #NatBookFest https://t.co/d4wKdgGZ3e
Paperback, 2021
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Birchers: How the John Birch Society Radicalized the American Right
Matthew Dallek
THIS THURSDAY: Join us for a conversation with political scientist Matthew Dallek (@MattDallek), about his new book, "Birchers: How the John Birch Society Radicalized the American Right." Tune in: https://t.co/VaGfpsRTWX https://t.co/5rJIP2tkXJ
Hardcover, 2023
$32.00$16.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks
Jason Reynolds
TOMORROW at 8 pm ET: Jason Reynolds discusses his ambassador platform, GRAB THE MIC: Tell Your Story, and his award-winning book "Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks." Mark your calendar: https://www.loc.gov/item/event-402835/tennessee-center-for-the-book-with-jason-reynolds/2021-10-07/?loclr=twevt https://t.co/ryutaJfTpM
Paperback, 2020
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Funny Business: The Legendary Life and Political Satire of Art Buchwald
Michael Hill
TOMORROW at Noon ET: Join us for a conversation with historian Michael Hill about his recent biography of the Pulitzer Prize winning satirist and journalist Art Buchwald, "Funny Business: The Legendary Life and Political Satire of Art Buchwald." Tune in: https://t.co/IJagi2nPK5 https://t.co/myTFBjZ4mQ
Hardcover, 2022
$28.00$14.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
To Sleep in a Sea of Stars
Christopher Paolini
TODAY at 8 p.m. ET: In honor of the National Book Festival, @pbsbooks will host Christopher Paolini to discuss “ To Sleep in a Sea of Stars” with Kansas City Public Library Librarian Amanda Barnhart. Tune in to this event: https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/celebrating-the-library-of-congress-national-book-festival-author-talk-christopher-paolini/ https://t.co/5cOXjBuV0I
Paperback, 2021
$26.99$13.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Searcher
Tana French
TONIGHT at 6 p.m. ET: To celebrate the 2021 National Book Festival, @pbsbooks will host Tana French to discuss "The Searcher" with Brian O'Donovan. Tune in: https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/celebrating-the-library-of-congress-national-book-festival-author-talk-tana-french/?loclr=twevt https://t.co/czbszVQzPb
Paperback, 2021
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Sanatorium: Reese's Book Club
Sarah Pearse
TONIGHT at 8 p.m. ET: In honor of the National Book Festival, @pbsbooks will host Sarah Pearse to discuss "The Sanatorium”. Mark your calendar: https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/celebrating-the-library-of-congress-national-book-festival-author-talk-sarah-pearse/ #NatBookFest https://t.co/BJ6OwkqhDQ
Paperback, 2022
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Sulwe
Lupita Nyong'o
Starting at 10 am ET! A fascinating conversation for young people with @LibnOfCongress Carla Hayden and @Lupita_Nyongo, Oscar-winning actor and author of the No. 1 best-selling children's book "Sulwe." Watch: http://facebook.com/libraryofcongress, http://youtube.com/c/loc https://t.co/LtPooYwzLD
Hardcover, 2019
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book