Videos

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…

William Least Heat-Moon discussed his latest book, Columbus in the Americas, published by John Wiley and Sons. In it, the author makes the case that Columbus' interaction with the indigenous…

William Least Heat-Moon talked about his book, Writing "Blue Highways": The Story of How a Book Happened, in which he discusses writing and publishing his 1982 book, Blue Highways, a depicti…

William Least Heat-Moon talked about Roads to Quoz: An American Mosey (Little, Brown and Company; October 29, 2008). In his first road trip book since Blue Highways, Mr. Least Heat-Moon, acc…

William Least Heat-Moon talked about his book, River Horse, published by Houghton Mifflin. The book chronicles his travels along the rivers and canals of the United States.

William Least Heat-Moon was interviewed about his life and work. He talked about his journeys through America and the different people he encountered. Among his concerns were the preservatio…

The panelists, all authors of books about Merriwether Lewis and William Clark, discussed what it was like writing a book about the famous explorers. They discussed their research methods, ap…

Heat-Moon talks about his book, Blue Highways: A Journey Into America, published by Little Brown and Company. He described the journey he took about 20 years ago, traveling around the U.S. u…

Authors spoke about the art of creative non-fiction, their approach to historical fiction, and their writing styles. They also answered questions about getting published and knowing when a w…

William Least Heat-Moon talked about his book River-Horse, a chronicle of his travels along America’s rivers and canals. He shared stories of the people he met and the waters he encountered…

William Heat-Moon spoke about his own writing and about the travel narratives of the 19th century, specifically addressing the environmental, cultural and population concerns of the authors…

Authors spoke about the art of creative non-fiction, their approach to historical fiction, and their writing styles. They also answered questions about getting published and knowing when a w…