Mac. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] and its Book Review Literary life panel will begin in just a minute. They are running a minute or two behind. This is live coverage on booktv on cspan2. This is the first panel of the day. Pamela paul, book times editor will be there. Walter mosley will be fair, ann patchett as well. After. Com a call in with Randall Kennedy for discrimination, race affirmativeaction and the law. He is a law professor at harvard. After that, david brock, david rothbard, his most recent book called national insecurity, American Leadership in an age of fear. We will do a callin program with them so you will have a chance. This panel is just starting. Good morning, everyone. Good morning and welcome to Miami Book Fair international. This is our 31st year, as you know, and it is truly a pleasure to see all of you here on a wonderful, sunny and bright south florida morning. Thank you so much for bein
For our live coverage of the Miami Book Fair. And welcome to day to as live coverage of the 2014 Miami Book Fair civil. This weekend our 17th year in a row of live coverage by the way, 25 authors in 20 hours of live coverage. Today, panelists include New York Times book review editor pamela paul, Walter Mosley, matt bai, charles grow, among others, and to offer College Opportunities for you today. Randall kennedy of harvard is most recent book is called for discrimination and David Rothkopf irans Foreign Policy magazine will be talking about u. S. Foreign policy. Full schedule of todays live coverage from miami is available at our website, booktv. Org. All they wanted and get updates of behind the scenes photos at booktv. Org twitter handle. You can also join us at facebook. Com booktv. If youre in the area, come on down. Cspan bus is here, we are passing a great book bags and some other things. Would love to have you come and say hi at the chamber of commerce day here in miami. The su
Baker, Francine Prose and Walter Mosley. [applause] ms. Paul is the editor of the New York Times book review and the popular interview of by the book. Her new book on literature and the literary life by the New York Times book review brings together 65 of the most intriguing and fascinating exchanges over time. Shes joined this morning by the author of six novels as well as the coowner of a bookstore. [applause] her newest book is this is the story of a happy marriage a memoir and before the publication of her first novel she was in the trenches of 17 magazine. Nicholson baker is the author of ten novels including human smoke. His latest is in the chronicles where the puppet protagonist appears again. He is joined by francine is the author of the 20 works of fiction. Her latest book is lovers at the 10 million club 1932 in novel set in the 1920s. Also on the panel this morning is Walter Mosley who is the author of more than 40 books most notably there are fans in the audience of the my
Gave brave riin this difficult time when i. S. I. S. Is slaughtering everyone. Woodruff from small beginnings to one of the largest literary events in the u. S. , the organizers of the Miami Book Fair say the oldfashioned, holdinyourhand text is still alive and well. Most people who are leaders read in a lot of different formats, and the preferred format seems to be the physical book. If you think about it, the physical book is a Perfect Little machine without a plug. Woodruff and its friday david brooks and ruth marcus are here to analyze the weeks news. Those are some of the stories were covering on tonights pbs newshour. Major funding for the pbs newshour has been provided by moving our economy for 160 years. Bnsf, the engine that connects us. Lincoln financial committed to helping you take charge of your life and become youre own chief life officer. And with the ongoing support of these institutions this program was made possible by the corporation for public broadcasting. And by c
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