Facebook page, facebook. Com booktv. This is booktv on cspan2 television for serious readers. Heres our prime time lineup. In anticipation of next weeks release of harper lees second book, so get a watchman, booktv presents several programs about the pulitzer prizewinning authors life and writing career. Next Mary Mcdonagh murphy looks at the impact of harper lees to kill a mockingbird. Then at 7 30, maria mills reports on the 18 months she lived next door to harper lee in monroeville, alabama. And at 9 p. M. Eastern on after words, charles shields author of mockingbird a portrait of harper lee, discusses the events leading up to the publication of her new novel go set a watchman. That all happens next on cspan2s booktv. And now heres Mary Mcdonagh murphy, author of Scout Atticus and boo. Good morning everyone. And welcome to the auditorium speaker series. My name is m. Claire knowles and i serve as a member of the American Library Association Executive board. But i also have a day job
That alan for the stickball and this is al jazeera live from london also coming up saudi arabia says it will reopen some of yemens ports allowing much needed aid deliveries to resume but the main a bridge is still closed plus. The. Philippine president serenades his u. S. Counterparts but outside the atmosphere is less home i. V. S. Could meets a groan in a laborde treaty possibly also to rising call that emissions. At least four hundred people have been killed and more than six thousand injured by a powerful earthquake that has. Struck iran and iraq the u. S. Geological survey puts the epi center on the border between iran and iraq semi autonomous kurdish region most of the deaths they fall in irans mountainous come and show province the worst hit town appears to be samples a hog on the iraqis died there are reports of extensive damage in the nearby town de bondy car in my car reports from baghdad. First responders quickly deal with the wounded in western iran a seven point three magn
Hello im Barbara Sarah this is the news hour live from london coming up in the next to sixty minutes tens of thousands are left homeless after a devastating earthquake strikes irans border with iraq killing more than four hundred people saudi arabia prepares to reopen some of the yemen sports allowing aid to deliveries to resume but the main supply route will remain closed the russian president says his work with his turkish counterpart is producing concrete results on syria and creative tension at a u. S. Museum where they plan to sell of artwork to raise funds for the future. Im trying to get your oscar in doha with the days sport its make or break for four time champions italy who could miss their first world cup in sixty years. Thousands of iranians have been left homeless after suffering their countrys deadliest earthquake in more than a decade at least four hundred people were killed and more than seven thousand injured the u. S. Geological survey puts the epicenter on the border
This year marks the 50th anniversary of what some call the new work rebellion. Activistnel of discussed the impact of those right and how they changed the africanamerican city. This hourlong discussion was posted by the smithsonian is he him of African American history and culture. Panel is entitled newark rebuilt and reimagined. Welcome theasure to and star of the panel of the he is a Winner Association award for best column and coeditor of the bullets winning investigation of the resignation of james mcgreevey. Both the author of nonfiction and fiction works else around the life and literature and journalism of existing in new jersey. He is also a professor at Rutgers School of journalism. Judge Claude Coleman who was a onduty policeman the night the rebellion began. That since become a leader in the community. Native and is a graduate of Princeton University who became the youngest person elected to the school board at age 17. Theing him will be headmaster of the benedict prep schoo
Erwin griswold was surely one of the most remarkable lawyers of the last century, distinguishing himself in many ways during his 65year legal career. Among other things, he was a renowned expert in tax law. He was a professor for a long time. He was the dean of the Harvard Law School for 21 years and he was the solicitor general in an unprecedented and on succeeded on succeeded phenomena and of being appointed by Lyndon Johnson a democrat, and being kept on for several years in the Richard Nixon administration, which we will hear about tonight. He was also the Historical Societys first chairman. Following his term as closer journal, solicitor general the dean or just dean as we called him to his face joined in 1974. When i joined in 1985, i had the pleasure to work with them on a number of cases. Nothing significant. Commercial disputes, pro bono criminal appeals. But i was quite taken with the fact that that had no effect on the level of enthusiasm, interests, and just effort into whi