We were so proud to be involved with this episode celebrating a few of our state’s incredible authors past and present. We’d like to give endless thanks to the incredible Washington authors who took part in this episode: Frank Abe, Donna Barba Higuera, Timothy Egan, Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe, Nancy Pearl, and Jess Walter.
The Washington Center for Book has selected one youth book and one adult book by Washington authors to represent the state at the 2022 National Book Festival: “The Last Cuentista” by Donna Barba Higuera and “Red Paint: The Ancestral Autobiography of a Coast Salish Punk” by Sasha taqʷšəblu LaPointe. Both titles will be part of the National Center for the…
Each year we have the fabulous opportunity to select a book for children by a Washington author to represent our state at the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., and we’re thrilled that this year’s selection is The Sea in Winter by Christine Day! This evocative and heartwarming novel about a Native American girl has a deep connection to the…
Ben Clanton’s Peanut Butter and Jelly will represent Washington State at the National Book Festival as part of the Great Reads from Great Places program! Find a video message from Ben, activity sheets and a bookmark that you can download and print here! Ben Clanton is the bestselling author and illustrator of the Narwhal and Jelly series, whose picture books include…
We are delighted to share that the Washington Center for the Book has selected Seattle illustrator Suzanne Kaufman’s picture book All Are Welcome to represent Washington state at the 2019 National Book Festival sponsored by the Library of Congress. The book wil be featured at the Washington state booth and in Festival materials. All Are Welcome lets young children know that…
Each year a list of books representing the literary heritage of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the U.S. Virgin Islands is distributed by the Library of Congress’s Center for the Book during the National Book Festival in Washington D.C. We are delighted to announce the Washington Center for the Book’s 2018 selection to represent Washington state: A…
In September of 2001 the first National Book Festival was held in Washington D.C. Laura Bush, a retired librarian, then First Lady of the United States, worked with the Librarian of Congress to launch this new event to encourage a lifelong love of reading. James Billington, then Librarian of Congress, said, “We must all try, in every way we can, to…