Launch of searching for savanna by mona gable. So welcome, mona so mona is a freelance writer based in los angeles. Her work has appeared in the atlantic outside the l. A. Times and many others. Her article in los magazine, the hugo problem, was a long reads best of 2015, and shes in conversation today with author erika hayasaki, who is also based in southern california. Most recent feature stories appeared in the New York Times magazine, wired the atlantic, others, a former national for the l. A. Times. She teaches storytelling at uc irvine. Shes an associate professor in the Literary Journalism program. Her books, the death class and somewhere have been released in 2014 and 2022, and she was named an npr best book of the year. You thank you. And i gotta i wonderful to be together with my longtime the of your work friends and im so excited for the outdoor world and i was going to ask you to just by reading a little bit okay all our. Yeah okay actually i should put my glasses right now
Conversation today with author erika hayasaki, who is also based in southern california. Most recent feature stories appeared in the New York Times magazine, wired the atlantic, others, a former national for the l. A. Times. She teaches storytelling at uc irvine. Shes an associate professor in the Literary Journalism program. Her books, the death class and somewhere have been released in 2014 and 2022, and she was named an npr best book of the year. You thank you. And i gotta i wonderful to be together with my longtime the of your work friends and im so excited for the outdoor world and i was going to ask you to just by reading a little bit okay all our. Yeah okay actually i should put my glasses right now. Get comfy. Yeah. You want to sit through. Yeah. Okay. So. Im going to read the chapter. Its just going savanna and its about the main character in my nonfiction, a young woman named la Fontaine Gray went, who was living in fargo, north. And when an eight months pregnant when she was
Hugo problem, was a long reads best of 2015, and shes in conversation today with author erika hayasaki, who is also based in southern california. Most recent feature stories appeared in the New York Times magazine, wired the atlantic, others, a former national for the l. A. Times. She teaches storytelling at uc irvine. Shes an associate professor in the Literary Journalism program. Her books, the death class and somewhere have been released in 2014 and 2022, and she was named an npr best book of the year. You thank you. And i gotta i wonderful to be together with my longtime the of your work friends and im so excited for the outdoor world and i was going to ask you to just by reading a little bit okay all our. Yeah okay actually i should put my glasses right now. Get comfy. Yeah. You want to sit through. Yeah. Okay. So. Im going to read the chapter. Its just going savanna and its about the main character in my nonfiction, a young woman named la Fontaine Gray went, who was living in far
[inaudible conversations] good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. My name is kevin had and the curator history of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum here in madison. Thank you for joining us today. Featuring author Jon Kerstetter and his new book crossings. Id like to think the medicine public library, the Madison Public Library foundation at all of our sponsors for helping make this incredible celebration possible. Before we begin please take a moment to silence all mobile devices so as to not interrupt the presentation this afternoon. As you attend wisconsin book special events this year please help us spread the word about these wonderful opportunities with others by sharing your experience using the hashtag wi muckfest in your social media post. Also followed this afternoon talk mr. Kerstetter will be signing copies of his book your copies are available for purchase at the vendor tables just outside the auditorium. It is my pleasure to introduce to you author Jon Kerstetter. Dr. Kerstette
I want to have a conversation about recent policy changes and an approach that i have long called for i would explore with you a host of issues relative to the department including my reit recent fbi i also want to discuss with you at another example of stonewalling at the administration and using the department as a tool for its resistance. The people are now aware that they have used nongovernment service for official business over 2000 emails containing classified information with some containing with what we describe as topsecret, sensitive, compartmented information and other related to special access programs. The department and the fbi have refused to officially confirm basic information about the scope and nature of the investigation to this committee. Apparently the fbi is conducting an investigation relating to the mishandling of that classified information. Given the politics involved, the potential for improper influence over the work of the investigators and career prosecu