The Library of Congress National Book Festival now includes the year-round series of events – National Book Festival Presents – featuring high-caliber authors, their books and corresponding Library treasures. For more literary programs and book-related events, visit the poetry and literature events calendar.

Her first film performance won the industry’s most prestigious honor, an Academy Award. Her first book became a No. 1 New York Times best-seller.
Such has been the extraordinary career trajectory of Lupita Nyong’o, who recently spoke to Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden about her life and how unhappy she was as a child with the way she looked. The event will be available for viewing on the Library’s website.