18th Library of Congress National Book Festival

Saturday, September 1, 2018 — Come Celebrate Books and Reading

Mark your calendars for the 18th Library of Congress National Book Festival, Saturday, Sept. 1, at the Washington Convention Center. Follow the excitement via our hashtag, #NatBookFest.

Videos from the National Book Festival

More videos from the 2016 Library of Congress National Book Festival

National Book Festival Blog

News from the Festival

September 3, 2017
17th Annual National Book Festival Wows Hundreds of Thousands

July 11, 2017
Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction to Be Awarded Posthumously to Denis Johnson

July 5, 2017
Library Launches Booklovers Circle

All 2017 News Releases

Festival Posters & Gallery

This distinctive poster was created for the 2017 National Book Festival by illustrator Roz Chast.
Download the 2017 poster (PDF, 4.25MB)
See gallery of all posters