A 10-day event with the theme, “Open a Book, Open the World.”
Welcome to the 2021 Library of Congress National Book Festival, where you can create your own festival experience from a variety of programs and formats with an expanded schedule over 10 days.
Create your National Book Festival Experience your way:
- Engage with your favorite authors through virtual live events and on-demand videos
- Watch a national television special produced with PBS Books
- Listen to a podcast interview on the go from NPR
- Attend an in-person ticketed event at the Library
- Explore new books on the festival website
- Learn about your national library and its collections
- Share your experience on social media and invite others to join
The Library of Congress
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2021 National Book Festival
![Origen of Alexandria (c. 185–253) Homilia in Genesim, Homiliae in Exodum, in Latin, translation by Rufinus, decorated manuscript on parchment [Austria, Lambach Abbey? c. 1150–1175]. Estimate: $150,000-$200,000.](/sites/default/files/styles/category_card/public/media-images/2026-06/origen.jpeg?itok=0V_4_Lt2)
