Barbara bush discussing reflections at the texas book festival in austin. I love writing my memoirs and the urge to write was still there. I saw my good friend Mary Higgins Clark and told her that and she suggested that i write a novel and said it would be very easy and said pick up plot and narrow the ending and work back she told me when her characters talk to her she wont let her Say Something that she knows that she is on the right track and says if they tell her i wouldnt do that are say that it sounded easy so i set forth to write a mystery novel and made up a rather interesting plot centering around two female roommates a Flight Attendant and the secret Service Agent who never stayed in town long enough to me any attractive eligible men. They decided to get in touch with an escort bureau, a dating service all of the men ended up dead i knew the killer and it worked my way back but why had one huge problem my characters never said one word to me. [laughter] i spent hours waiting.
Publishing . When you write a book, hopefully the book indoors. Sometimes youre given a lecture you say was worth it because things about lectures, the moment they are over, they are over. They disappear. So when audible said, could we record your lectures . I said great. [laughter] audible. Com for people who dont know it. They can subscribe to that and get this out, hour and 42 minutes. It was the 100th anniversary last september so the Foundation Sponsored a celebration at harvard and they asked me to give a talk. I put some work into that talk and i said i wish this wouldnt disappear. Someone came up and said it was a very moving talk. He said how would you feel about having it recorded . I said id like that. Then they did it, they transcribed it. They said it was only about for seven minutes, wasnt long enough. He said are you getting any lectures . I was giving one for next week on the subject of political power from another angle of the Historical Society so basically took down
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Welcome to book tv in depth this is especially or fiction on indepth and last month was David Ignatius who writes about the cia. This month we have Colson Whitehead is our guest his most recent book is the underground railroad. What is the appropriate response mr. Whitehead when your books are praised by the president obama and ohio oprah and the National Book award . It takes the pain away. [laughter] this book has taken off in a way that is unexpected and wonderfu wonderful. So i think my lucky stars i sleep a little better, a better mood generally, and try to enjoy it despite my best efforts. Why does it put you in a better mood . I have been writing 20 something years doing fiction 20 years. And no one particularly cares. So i have the pride of thinking i did a good job with the book and the bonus of other people to see that as well. Host your first book was about elevator repair people. How do you sell a book like that quick. Exactly. So when i send it to my agent with the concept
Watch that live at 10 am eastern on cspan2. You can view both hearings online on cspan. Org or listen live on the free cspan radio apps. Good evening, welcome. I direct events here, we are happy to have everyone here. Lets talk about the new book troop 6000. This was founded in 1927 by benjamin bass stretching from union square, original 48 stores, over 93 years, for thirdgeneration, want to thank all of you for your support, the community of authors, booklovers, wouldnt be here today. We are excited to have with us tara burton, talking about the release of her new book strange rites new religions for a godless world, she is a contributing editor at the american interest, former staff are, has written on religion and secularism for national geographic, the washington post, the New York Times and holds a doctorate in theology from oxford and the author of the novel social creature. A columnist for the oped page, the author of to change the church, religion and privilege. Before joining