All livestreaming information and links are located on the Watch the Festival page. Starting the night before the festival, watch a gala Opening Ceremony event featuring special presentations by five Festival authors. On the day of the Festival, the Creativity Stage and Inspiration Stage will both be livestreamed. Book TV on C-SPAN2 will also livestream select events from the Insight Stage and exclusive interviews. You can find details for all the livestreamed events by checking the “Livestream Available or Online Only” box in the schedule filter on the Festival Events page. The Creativity Stage livestream will also be available on the Festival’s homepage on the day of the Festival.
Festival Near You
Local libraries and other organizations will be hosting livestream watch parties and live events across the country. Locate an event near you by visiting the Festival Near You page. Contact the organizations directly or visit their sites for more information.
Great Reads from Great Places
The Center For The Book promotes books, reading and literacy with 56 Affiliate Centers for the Book across the country. Each year the local Center for the Book or state library selects a children’s and adult book to represent that state at the Festival in the Great Reads from Great Places list. Videos highlighting the Great Reads from Great Places can be watched during and after the Festival. Many of the books are available for sale from Politics & Prose’s website External.
After the Festival
Stay Tuned for Videos
All livestreamed events will continue to be available on the website after the Festival. Video recordings of all Festival events, including those that were not livestreamed, will be released in the weeks following the Festival and will contain closed captioning. Subscribe to the “Bookmarked” blog to be notified when videos of all events become available.
Great Reads from Great Places
A great way to interact and stay connected to the Library and the Festival is to download the Great Reads from Great Places brochure. The brochure contains a reading list of books and authors for each state across the nation and a map that allows you to mark and keep track of your reading. Videos highlighting the Great Reads from Great Places reading list can be watched during and after the Festival. Many of the books are available for sale from Politics & Prose’s website External.
Watch Interviews with PBS
Watch more interviews with some of the Festival’s featured authors hosted by PBS Books until Aug. 31, including TJ Klune, Matthew Desmond, Héctor Tobar, Angeline Boulley and Trang Thanh Tran.
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