Thursday, September 05, 2024

Library of Congress National Book Festival's graphic novel panels mostly online


Vera Brosgol and Kazu Kibuishi: We Built These Worlds, Come Visit
Megan Halsband
Library of Congress National Book Festival  September 4 2024

Great characters, immersive moods, and expansive worlds make great fantasy, and graphic novels are a great showcase for the genre. Vera Brosgol ("Plane Jane and the Mermaid") and Kazu Kibuishi ("Waverider," finale of the "Amulet" series) talk about building fantastic worlds via graphic novels with Megan Halsband at the 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
For transcript and more information, visit https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-11460

Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham: How to Break a Love Curse
Dianne Choie
Library of Congress National Book Festival  September 4 2024

Explore the complexities of families, love, friendship, and lion dancing in the new graphic novel "Lunar New Year Love Story" by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyan Pham, who discussed their work with Dianne Choie at the 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
For transcript and more information, visit https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-11463

Adam Rubin and Liniers: The Truth About the Couch
Sasha Dowdy
Library of Congress National Book Festival  September 4 2024

Did you know that couches grow on couch farms? Or that some couches are aliens? Let us tell you the whole tru -- oh no! Get away! The furniture police are after us! But if you want to meet at our secret place, we'll tell you everything you need to know at the 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Signed, Adam Rubin and Liniers ("The Truth About the Couch").
For transcript and more information, visit https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-11456

Pablo Cartaya and Hena Khan: Sports and Why We Love Them
Neil Greenberg
Library of Congress National Book Festival  September 4 2024

The hijabi basketball team in Hena Khan's "We Are Big Time" and Elena, the one girl on the baseball team in Pablo Cartaya's "Curveball," learn how they can love the game and be excellent in and out of the sports arena. Khan and Cartaya discuss their graphic novels with Neil Greenberg at the 2024 Library of Congress National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.
For transcript and more information, visit https://www.loc.gov/item/webcast-11461

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