Description (December 4, 2006)

National Book Festival - This is the site of the annual National Book Festival hosted by the Library of Congress. This year's festival featured more than 70 award-winning authors, illustrators and poets. representing such diverse genres as children & teens, fiction & Fantasy, history, biography, mystery and more. The site has the webcasts and podcasts of authors' presentations and interviews.

Site in Depth / Curriculum Integration

• View the complete list of authors. Choose authors of interest, listen to their webcasts.
• View authors of the previous Book Festivals. Have students read any of their books? How does watching or listening to them change the way the book is perceived.