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Authors Imani Perry, Sheryll Cashin, and Jabari Asim discussed race and identity.

Professor Franklin and his son, John Whittington Franklin talked about the book they co-edited, My Life and an Era: The Autobiography of Buck Colbert Franklin. The book is about the life of …

Jabari Asim talked about his book The N Word: Who Can Say It, Who Shouldn’t, and Why, published by Houghton Mifflin. In his book Mr. Asim describes the historical underpinnings of the racial…

Mr. Billington opened the National Book Festival with brief remarks about lifelong learning, books, and literacy. Mr. Asim also delivered welcoming remarks. Ms. Goodwin talked about her …

Mr. Asim talked about his book Daddy Goes to Work, published by Little, Brown Young Readers. The book, illustrated by Aaron Boyd, is for preschoolers through second graders. In rhyming coupl…

Andrew Carroll talked about the book he edited Behind the Lines: Powerful and Revealing American and Foreign War Letters -- and One Man’s Search to Find Them, published by Scribner. Mr. Car…

Judge Carter talked about his memoir A Matter of Law: A Memoir of Struggle in the Cause of Equal Rights, published by New Press. He talked about his life as a black man born into a culture …

Representative John Lewis talked about his book Walking with the Wind: A Memoir of the Movement, published by Harvest Books. He described the history and impact of the 1963 March on Washingt…

Kareem Abdul Jabbar, former professional basketball player, talked about the book he co-authored, Brothers in Arms: The Epic Story of the 761st Tank Battalion, WWII’s Forgotten Heroes, publi…

Juan Williams talked about his book My Soul Looks Back in Wonder: Voices of the Civil Rights Experience, published by Sterling. The book is part of the Voices of Civil Rights project, a col…

Jabari Asim led a discussion of the book he edited, "Not Guilty: 12 Black Men Speak Out on Law, Justice, and Life", published by Amistad Press. Mr. Asim was joined by two contributors to the…

Winners of the Letters About Literature contest read their entries. Contestants were asked to write a letter to an author -- living or dead -- explaining how the author’s work changed their …

Ms. Karr presided over the ceremonies. Ms. Hershberger and Mr. Asim presented the award to Ms. Stanley for the body of her work. Ms. Charpentier talked about being Ms. Stanley’s editor. Ms. …

At the second annual Fall for the Book festival editors from the Washington Post Book World talked about their work as book reviewers and their approach to critiquing books. After their rema…

The Virginia Festival of the Book hosted a panel discussion on Book Reviewing. Participants spoke about the art of the book review, how to become a book reviewer, and how editors assign book…

Participants talked about their childhood experiences with reading, and the effect of books on our culture. They each selected their five favorite books from the century and discussed why th…