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Award-winning author Sharon Creech talks about "Replay" and her other books at this 2005 gathering at the Library of Congress National Book Festival. Video requires RealPlayer.

In this eighteen minute webcast, David Wiesner discusses how he has received inspiration for the writing of his books and the development of characters within his books. Related webcast links are provided for teachers, kids, families,...

Read the general outline of the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act and how it was set up to relieve unemployment during the Great Depression.

A very brief description of the Industrial Workers of the World and what they represented.

Writer Patricia Reilly Giff talks about how she creates her stories at the National Book Festival.

Walter Dean Myers talks about why he writes, and how he approaches the mission of writing for all Americans.

An image of H. L. Mencken.