NATIONAL BOOK FESTIVAL 2025- INFORMATIONAL POST

Join us at the 2025 National Book Festival!

Our August Book Selection will be from one of the featured author's attending this year's event. We will schedule to meet at the session of this author and then for a book discussion immediately following. Author and Session will be announced as soon as the list is released.

About the Event:
The 2025 National Book Festival will be held in the nation’s capital at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center on Saturday, September 6, from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. (doors open at 8:30 a.m.). This will be the festival's 25th Anniversary. The event is free and open to the public and "provides a full day of conversations with dozens of authors, poets and illustrators from a variety of genres about their latest books and book signings with each writer." Last year's festival drew over 10,000 visitors.

A selection of programs will be livestreamed online and videos of all programs will be available shortly after the Festival. The current author line up for the book festival has not yet been announced. 2024 notable guests include Tamron Hall, James McBride, James Patterson, and Safiya Sinclair (our featured author and book). Be sure to visit the National Book Festival link for announcements and updates:
https://www.loc.gov/programs/national-book-festival/about-this-program/

Never been to the festival? Please check out the FAQs for more information: https://www.loc.gov/events/2024-national-book-festival/festival-information/frequently-asked-questions/

We are using the GroupMe App for communication onsite at the event. This will allow us to connect with each other and determine which sessions others may be attending, lunch time, etc. Link for the app will be in the comment section closer to the event.

Check back often for more updates and additional information for meeting up at the event.