Videos

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 …

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…