On Saturday, September 6th, thousands of Book Lovers from across our nation’s capital lined up to hear from their favorite authors at the 25th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival. While some lined up for author book signings, others were excited to hear from what these artists had to say about their publications and the creation process. I was lucky enough to attend this year’s festival and below are the highlights of my experience! Meet Mac Barnett, the New National Ambassador for Young People’s Literature In his session, Mac Barnett spoke with Jason Reynolds about his ambassador platform, “Behold!: The Picture Book.” The discussion of the platform was actually a lively conversation about how exactly to format the title of Barnett’s platform. Should there be a comma? An exclamation point? All caps?! The spirited discussion showed how humorous Barnett is in real life, not just in his books. He…
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