Good afternoon. Good afternoon, and id like to personally welcome you to the texas book festival in austin, texas. The greatest book festival inn the united states. [applause] my name is brian sweeney. Im a proud board member of the texas book festival so you couln totally trust me when i say that. [laughing] an esteem panel of two writers. I very much admire for a panel called falsehood, forgery and fake news. I often think that the times person of your this very well may be fake news. Fake news he so ingrained in every aspect of our lives in terms of how we consume our media and understanding our political discord in the large decisions we make as a country going id like to introduce our panel today. What is an esteemed writer andou poet kevin young. [applause] , hes the author of several books in 10 volumes of poetry with the latest we will discuss today called bunk. How can you not want to read that . Kevin also just started on wednesday as the new poetry editor of the new yorker.
You can watch this and other programs online apple tv. Org. book tv. Org. [inaudible conversations] starting now live from the texas book festival in Office Austin is a conversation about fake news. [inaudible conversations] good afternoon. Good afternoon and i would like to personally welcome you to the texas book festival in austin, texas, the greatest book festival in that united states. [cheers and applause] my name is Brian Sweeney a proud board member of the texas book festival so you can totally trust me when i say that. We are here with an esteemed panel of two writers i admire 48 panel called pulses, forgery and fake news. I often think this year may be the fake news, something that has come into the currency of our language. Fake news fake news has become so ingrained in every aspect of our lives in terms of how we consume our media and understanding our political discord in the large decisions we make as a country Going Forward. I would like to introduce our panel today. One