PBS Books, in collaboration with Dallas/Fort Worth's KERA and Kansas City PBS, is hosting a conversation celebrating the Library of Congress National Book Festival with Kelly Lytle Hernández, author of “Bad Mexicans: Race, Empire and Revolution in the Borderlands,” to discuss her work and involvement in the Festival.

Book lovers across the nation can enjoy an early literary taste of the 2022 Library of CongressNational Book Festival on PBS Books, which will be hosting a series of virtual interviews with some of their most beloved authors.Be sure to follow the PBS Books Facebook page for upcoming virtual talks with your favorite authors.This year’s #NatBookFest theme is “Books Bring Us Together.” The festival will be held on Saturday, Sept. 3 from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. It will feature the best and brightest literary talent in the nation today.