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Welcome. We are virtual at the book shop. Its good to be here. To our audience. We want to let them know. For those o you have that have not got connors book. I dont think w have ever talked about getting some signed book rights. Welcome everybody. I will introduc maries. And he was born and raised in new orleans. He published his debut novel we cast a shadow in 2019 and it w a finalist for the pen open book awards. The first novel of prize. An asstant professor of creative writing and he is also the 20202021 writer and resident. With the university of mississippi. Welcome back to the Garden District bookshop. It is my honor to introduce our author today. Here is connor town oneil. Connor towne oneill. He works as a producer on the npr podcast. He now lives in tuscan alabama. Congratulations connor. We cant wait to hear more about it. For this portion i know you are interested in reading some of the work that are gathered here today. I will just sit here at the outset. Deftly get your
Kicks off california speak fire season but historic number of through the state. Blazed more than 3 million acres have burned in 2020. Surpassing the previous record, set in 2018. Nearly 15,000 firefightersare battling 28 major blazes across they have alclaimed at least 12 lives. But amid the destruction comes opportunity, ided by science, San Jose State University has just inaugurated a new wildre research center. The largest on the nation. The scientists span a range of disciplines from meteorology, to ecology to a social science. They are pioneering new tools and techniques to better study, predict, and adapt to living with wildfires. Joining me now by skype cl craients, the director of the wildfire Interdisciplinary Research center, and a professor of meteorology at san jose state unoiersity. Alsong us from san jose is Amanda Stossel with. Assistant professor of wildfire management at the center, llo to you both. Hello. Hi. Craig, lets start with you, you look at the skies this wee
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