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The first National Book Festival was experienced through a combination of author presentations, call-ins, and interviews from three locations: the Jefferson Building, the Madison Building an…

John Cole, co-editor of the Encyclopedia of the Library of Congress, published by Bernan Press, appeared on “The Book Guys” radio show to talk it. The book covers the history of the Library …

Arnold Rampersad talked about his book Ralph Ellison: A Biography, published by Knopf. Professor Rampersad researched the life of Ralph Ellison, author of Invisible Man, whose meditations on…

Mr. Boorstin, historian and author, was honored for serving as Librarian of Congress from 1975 to 1987. A bio-bibliography of his work, Daniel J. Boorstin: A Comprehensive and Selectively An…

Ronald Schwartz talked about his book For the Love of Books: 115 Celebrated Writers and the Books they Love Most, published by Putnam Pub Group. The book is a survey of the books that most …

Hosts Mike Cuthbert and Allan Stybeck talked about books with their studio guests, author Nicholas Basbanes and John Cole of the Library of Congress, and appraised books for their value. The…

Mr. Clement talked about his book, The Book in America, which traces the history of books and reading in the U.S. and includes the history of authors, printers, reviewers and booksellers. Af…

Author Nicholas Basbanes talked about his book, A Gentle Madness, which focused on book collecting. He talked about why books fascinate people and another work on the same topic which he was…