Over Labor Day weekend, hordes of book lovers descended upon Washington, D.C. to attend the 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival! The 19th annual event brought together authors, historians, poets, and children's writers around the theme “Explore America’s Changemakers.”
Scholastic’s lineup of authors included Jarrett J. Krosoczka (Hey, Kiddo!), Sharon Robinson (Child of a Dream), Ann M. Martin (The Baby-sitters Club series), Gale Galligan (The Baby-sitters Club graphic novels), Scott Westerfeld (Impostors #1), and Victoria Schwab (Tunnel of Bones). Plus, Raina Telgemier (Guts) and Henry Louis Gates Jr. (Dark Sky Rising) were featured speakers alongside the likes of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and chef José Andrés!
Relive all the fun with this social media roundup of the literary festival:
Scholastic authors @StudioJJK, @robochai, Ann M. Martin, @veschwab, @sharonarobinson, and @goraina are ready to kick off #NatBookFest at the @librarycongress tonight! Follow along all weekend for our coverage! pic.twitter.com/VxRNb2Ggmh
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) August 30, 2019
New books for the Tatnall Lower School Library! Deciding which of these treasures to get signed for our “I Love to Read” month celebration! @TatnallSchool #nationalbookfestival pic.twitter.com/cLVGy5spOi
— Heather Brooks (@hbrooks9) August 31, 2019
#nationalbookfestival Come see me and LeUyen Pham today 2:10pm on the Children’s Green Stage. Pictured here with bonus @goraina! *
— Shannon Hale (@haleshannon) August 31, 2019
*Raina Telgemeier not included in purchase pic.twitter.com/LgUecDdvTw
@veschwab You got a nice mention today in the special Book World section of the Washington Post for the National Book Festival pic.twitter.com/rT0AP6txrx
— bookglutton (@bookglutton1) August 28, 2019
Fitting you all in one photo was impossible. Thanks, everyone! #comics #NatBookFest @librarycongress pic.twitter.com/oBqAEoiPAg
— Raina Telgemeier (@goraina) September 1, 2019
Cartoonists gawking at the fancy ceiling and fancy floor at the Library of Congress. @goraina @robochai @GraphixBooks @Scholastic @librarycongress pic.twitter.com/fpOfW3Wsv1
— Jarrett J. Krosoczka (@StudioJJK) August 31, 2019
In which I discuss writing memoir and the complicated struggles of my mother’s addiction:https://t.co/0HRxbdNBfS
— Jarrett J. Krosoczka (@StudioJJK) September 1, 2019
Thank you for having me on @pbsbooks, @richfahle. pic.twitter.com/IfVNcJmbr4
Caught up with Dog Man super fan 10-year old Emma of Fairfax at #NatBookFest. Her favorite author Dav Pilkey will be at the @librarycongress on Oct 11. pic.twitter.com/72hWexcGZn
— Carla Hayden (@LibnOfCongress) August 31, 2019
Thank you @librarycongress @scholastic for celebrating literacy #NatBookFest pic.twitter.com/VoywsNGjTI
— Sharon Robinson (@sharonarobinson) September 2, 2019
.@goraina left a special message in the #NatBookFest guest book for @LibnOfCongress pic.twitter.com/udger1snFJ
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) August 31, 2019
.@HenryLouisGates takes the stage at #NatBookFest! pic.twitter.com/hobXsoCv8U
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) August 31, 2019
#BSC author @AuthorAnnMartin reads aloud on stage at #NatBookFest with the artist behind the graphic novels @robochai! pic.twitter.com/ghvQz1HB72
— Scholastic (@Scholastic) August 31, 2019
Kids are so excited to finally meet @goraina at the #NatBookFest @PoliticsProse @librarycongress @cspan pic.twitter.com/nOoeNqHXQQ
— PS Kenny (@pskenny) August 31, 2019
Raina Telgemeier at the #nationalbookfestival!! A dream come true for June!!!
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