20th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival

Registration is now OPEN for the 20th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival, to be held online Sept. 25-27.

More than a hundred best-selling authors, novelists, historians, poets and children’s writers will be on hand.

From Friday through Sunday, September 25-27, we will feature interactive live Q&A sessions with select authors to complement their presentation videos.

Children and Teen content will be released on Friday, Sept. 25, and all other content will be released on Saturday, Sept. 26.

For up-to-the-minute updates, visit the Festival blog and subscribe.

Please register to access the festival’s virtual platform. It’s a quick, free process. Then you can start building your schedule to see author presentations, join live chats with authors, engage with Library staff to explore collections, and enjoy activities from our partners and Centers for the Book from across America. Join the festival Sept. 25-27.

If you prefer not to register for the virtual platform, author presentations will be made available on loc.gov/bookfest and on the Library’s YouTube channel at youtube.com/loc.