What It Means
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Tag Archives: National Book Festival
National Book Festival: Food Focus
The 2025 National Book Festival was a treat. I’ve been going for years, and while the mix of authors and subjects has evolved, it’s always full of interesting panels and activities. Continue reading
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Tagged D.C., event, Library of Congress, National Book Festival, reporting
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Famous Authors and Food Writers at the National Book Festival
This year’s National Book Festival is almost here. It’s one of my favorite events, and another thing I love about living around here. Continue reading
Synergy and Serendipity at the National Book Festival
The National Book Festival attracted throngs of book-lovers to the Washington Convention Center. I was one of them. Continue reading
Sheroes and A Hero at the National Book Festival
The Saturday morning of Labor Day weekend, on stage at the Convention Center, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg appeared alive and well, followed by Jose Andres in conversation with Diane Rehm. The rest of the day was fun, but anticlimactic. What … Continue reading
The Weekend of the Books: Two Festivals, Too Much
What genius decided that the National Book Festival would take place on the same weekend as the Baltimore Book Festival??? Friday’s heat and Saturday’s concrete floors darn near did me in, even as I limited my attendance in Baltimore to … Continue reading
Green and National Book Festivals This Weekend
I’m about to go down to the Convention Center for a press preview of the Ninth Annual Green Festival, which will be held this weekend. It will have an expanded variety of food programming, demonstrations and displays. Joe Yonan will … Continue reading
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Tagged D.C., Doron Petersan, event, farmers market, Green Festival, Joe Yonan, National Book Festival, OFAM
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