Host of decoded. We all know why you are here and without further ado, lets welcome mr. Brad meltzer. [applause] story we are here and just so you know you all have your cameras out. Cspan is here and you know what that means, we are being watched by all of our Favorite Book nerds. We are all together in one pla place. The joke doesnt work in sports places. I love coming to virginia. Our home and a beautiful place for us where we had our lives here. I started writing here and it is especially important today. Today i is the day my dad died d we mark the day and i know it seems that something sad i love my father and especially i love being in this barnes and noble because my father used to go to the local barnes and noble and is a claim here for brad meltzers new book, hes my favorite author and they would say we know hes your son. My mom would say what do you mean john grisham is in the front window, not anymore. After co we honor my father here tonight. We have a couple of things use
We are also filming for our own Youtube Channel and along the same lines we get to q a we have microphone set up over here also make sure your short question is a short question. If you havent yet bought a book we have copies also of his Childrens Book which our fun and interesting that make great gifts. We are here to listen to brad meltzer for his book the first conspiracy. Writing history with the same command of suspense and action made him one of the finest thriller writers he now tells the story of the plot to assassinate George Washington. Looking back he shows the iconic you have American Freedom was fraught with uncertainty. Only to become a target of the treasonous plot nonetheless. And both fans of thrillers and american history. We are in conversation tonight with the awardwinning documentary. Please help me welcome him to politics and prose. Welcome this is my first hometown bookstore and because i used to live here i can tell you this means a lot to me. You have relatives
She is going to be racing out of there. I can start chapter 1. 20 years i have been doing it. But to me i said dont do it, dont start the book until you have at all. It will make a better book. In 1898. And john wilkie was put in charge of the secret service. Harry houdini loves doing magic tricks. The magician was in control of the secret service. And dont just want to force facts in our vomiting up information. Couldnt figure it out. And then i look at houdinis life. Harry houdinis secret service, fantastic idea, so many tricks, he was going to virginia and that was the week before. And locks ran the jail doors and harry says lock me up in your jail and i will get out. He always had the inside information. The secret service gave the answers and i need to get secret service. I want my own too and Harry Houdini was upset with death. Never got over the death of his mother, never. When i look at Harry Houdinis life the escape artist shows it looks like hes going to die and he gets out,
Latest Nonfiction Books and authors. Cspan2 created by americas Cable Television company as a Public Service and brought to you by your television provider. And cspan booktv is here with us tonight. With that in mind take a moment to silence your cell phones, feel free to use social media, and when we get to the q and a portion, one microphone set up over here if you will line up for your questions. Make sure your shores question is a short question and get that into the mic. We want to keep the dialogue running. If you have not yet bought one and decided you would like to we have copies of brad meltzers children books, fun and interesting books that make great gifts. You might pick up a couple of them as well. Listen to brad meltzer welcoming him back to the store for his nearest newest book the first conspiracy the secret plot to kill George Washington. Writing history with the same command and vivid action that made him one of americas finest thriller writers. He tells a startling a
[inaudible conversations] ladies and gentlemen, we are here to welcome the 11th time number one New York Times bestseller across many genres including fiction, nonfiction, childrens, how to use, graphic novels. Erie. So you know all of you have cameras out, cspan is here and you know what that means. All of us book nerds are being watched by all our Favorite Book nerds. We arefinally altogether in oneplace. We have as many viewers as svn right now. That joke does not work in sports places. I love coming to virginia, obviously the washington dc area was our home and a beautiful place for us where we had our children here. We had our lives here. I started writing here and its especially important today. Today is the day my dad died and we marked the day and i know it seems like something sad but i love my father and i especially love being in this barnes and noble because my father used to go into barnes and noble and say yes, im here for brad meltzer book, hes my favorite author and the