Claudia Salazar Jiménez discusses "Blood of the Dawn" (Deep Vellum) with Madhulika Sikka at the National Book Festival.

The 19th annual Library of Congress National Book Festival will be held Saturday, Aug. 31, 2019, at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center. The event is free and open to the public. Doors will open at 8:30 a.m. For news and updates, follow the festival blog and subscribe to latest updates.

The 2019 Library of Congress National Book Festival will offer an outstanding lineup of authors for readers of all ages for the festival’s 19th year, with more than 140 nationally recognized authors, poets and illustrators, as well as the addition of stages devoted to science and international subjects.