How to Attend the National Book Festival

Anne Marble
7 min readAug 15, 2023

This weekend, I attended the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. for the first time. Along the way, I picked up tips on how to make it easier next time.

These tips can apply to similar author events as well.

A large open area in the Walter E. Washington Convention Center with a patterned blue and yellow carpet — and an escalator to the far left. There are attendees throughout intermingled with volunteers in blue shirts.
The 2023 National Book Festival at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. (Source: Photo by the author.)

What Is the National Book Festival?

The National Book Festival is a yearly event run by the Library of Congress. In 2001, it was…

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Anne Marble

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