Today is the kickoff to the 20th Library of Congress National Book Festival, and for the first time it will be held entirely online. Nearly 120 authors, including Colson Whitehead, John Grisham, Ann Patchett, Walter Mosley, and Tomi Adeyemi, will appear on virtual stages to discuss the written word from September 25-27.
One for the books
Today in History
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Big Bend National Park turns 78
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Asteroid Day
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Guiding ships to safety
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Cherry blossoms spring to life
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Holi festival
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A unique elephant encounter in Nantes
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A hermitage with a view
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Cecil Brewer Staircase, London
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Listening to the sea
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Red fox in the Netherlands
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’Chess on ice’
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Southern right whales sail home to South Africa
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Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day
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World Jellyfish Day
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Flamenco dancers
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International Day for Biosphere Reserves
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A little bit of Wonderland in New York City
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Bioluminescence at Trwyn Du Lighthouse in Wales
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In the Highlands for Saint Andrew s Day
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Long-eared owl in the Czech Republic
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It s Coffee Day
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Harvest season begins
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Protecting endangered giants
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In praise of the old…the very old
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Yosemite National Park, California
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Welcome to California
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Presidents Day
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A triumph of light
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The otherworldly red river
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International Day of the Worlds Indigenous Peoples