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SUMMARY:#LOCBookfest22 Author Talk | 'How The Word Is Passed' with Clint Smith
DESCRIPTION:PBS Books\, in collaboration with Maryland Public Television\, is hosting a conversation celebrating the Library of Congress National Book Festival with Clint Smith\, author of How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America\, to discuss his work and involvement in the festival. The author will be interviewed American Black Journal’s Stephen Henderson. \nAbout Clint Smith  \nClint Smith is a staff writer at The Atlantic. He is the author of the bestselling narrative nonfiction book\, “How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America.” He is also the author of the poetry collection “Counting Descent.” The book won the 2017 Literary Award for Best Poetry Book from the Black Caucus of the American Library Association and was a finalist for an NAACP Image Award. He has received fellowships from New America\, the Emerson Collective\, the Art for Justice Fund\, Cave Canem and the National Science Foundation. Born and raised in New Orleans\, he received his bachelor’s degree in English from Davidson College and his doctorate in education from Harvard University. Smith’s featured book at the 2022 National Book Festival is “How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America.”  \n\nAbout the Library of Congress National Book Festival\n\n\nThe Library of Congress is the world’s largest library\, offering access to the creative record of the United States — and extensive materials from around the world — both on-site and online. It is the main research arm of the U.S. Congress and the home of the U.S. Copyright Office. The Library of Congress National Book Festival is a highly anticipated annual event\, which draws the young\, old and any age in between\, appealing to a wide palette of tastes and preferences in genres ranging from adult fiction to fantasy\, kid lit to political nonfiction. For the first time in three years\, the 2022 Library of Congress National Book Festival returns to live audiences in a one-day\, all-day festival on Saturday\, Sept. 3\, from 9 a.m. until 8 p.m. at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington\, D.C. The festival will feature more than 120 authors\, poets and writers under the theme of “Books Bring Us Together.” 
URL:https://www.pbsbooks.org/event/locbookfest22-author-talk-how-the-word-is-passed-with-clint-smith/
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