A spokesperson says---
"...Part of the Library’s celebration of America 250: It’s Your Story, the Library of Congress National Book Festival ... features ... writers and speakers.
... Lois Romano in conversation with American University’s Jane Hall... NASA Astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman in conversation with CBS News’ Robert Costa... David M. Rubenstein in conversation with Baltimore Orioles lead television announcer Kevin Brown... Kate McKinnon in conversation with “PBS NewsHour’s” Amna Nawaz... Pamela Colloff and Patrick Radden Keefe in conversation with Jenn White of NPR and WAMU’s “1A.”... Karin Slaughter in conversation with Acting Librarian of Congress Robert R. Newlen... Michael Feinstein in conversation Library of Congress Music Division Chief Nicholas Brown-Cáceres... Douglas Brinkley and Annette Gordon-Reed in conversation with David M. Rubenstein... Tia Williams in conversation with Glory Edim... Martin Scorsese in conversation with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz... Ann Patchett and Tayari Jones in conversation with NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly. Patchett will receive the 2026 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction... U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze and Emily Wilson in conversation with NPR’s Andrew Limbong... Frank Miller in conversation with The Washington Post’s Gene Park... Jenny Lawson and Maria Semple in conversation with WAMU’s Tamika Smith... Cynthia Erivo in conversation with CNN’s Abby Phillip..."
Coverage Opportunities and Highlights Include:
- 9:30 a.m. – Lois Romano in conversation with American University’s Jane Hall.
- 10 a.m. – NASA Astronaut and Artemis II Commander Reid Wiseman in conversation with CBS News’ Robert Costa.
- 11 a.m. – David M. Rubenstein in conversation with Baltimore Orioles lead television announcer Kevin Brown.
- 11:30 a.m. – Kate McKinnon in conversation with “PBS NewsHour’s” Amna Nawaz.
- 12:30 p.m. – Pamela Colloff and Patrick Radden Keefe in conversation with Jenn White of NPR and WAMU’s “1A.”
- 1 p.m. – Karin Slaughter in conversation with Acting Librarian of Congress Robert R. Newlen.
- 2 p.m. – Michael Feinstein in conversation Library of Congress Music Division Chief Nicholas Brown-Cáceres.
- 2:30 p.m. – Douglas Brinkley and Annette Gordon-Reed in conversation with David M. Rubenstein.
- 3:30 p.m. – Tia Williams in conversation with Glory Edim.
- 4 p.m. – Martin Scorsese in conversation with Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz.
- 5 p.m. – Ann Patchett and Tayari Jones in conversation with NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly. Patchett will receive the 2026 Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction at this event.
- 5 p.m. – U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze and Emily Wilson in conversation with NPR’s Andrew Limbong.
- 5:30 p.m. – Frank Miller in conversation with The Washington Post’s Gene Park. (No video/audio recording or photography allowed.)
- 6:30 p.m. – Jenny Lawson and Maria Semple in conversation with WAMU’s Tamika Smith.
- 7 p.m. – Cynthia Erivo in conversation with CNN’s Abby Phillip. (No video/audio recording or photography allowed.)
