and welcome to about books. in a few minutes, we ll chat with one author who has made the transition from the world of sports to the world of books. but first, some publishing news. and we begin with some of the new titles being published this year. 2023 set to be a big year in the world of political books and memoirs and nonfiction titles. after five us senators published books during the 2022 calendar year, two more members of congress upper chamber are set to roll out their books in the first half of 2023. in may, missouri senator josh hawley will release manhood the masculine virtues america needs through the conservative publishing house. regnery senator hawley published his book, the tyranny of big tech through regnery back in 2021. in early june, florida republican senator marco rubio will release decades of decadence through broadside books, an imprint of harper collins. it s senator rubio s third book since coming to congress. he wrote american dreams back in 2015, s
on about books. we delve into the latest news about the publishing industry with interesting insider interviews with publishing industry experts. we ll also give you updates on current nonfiction authors and books. the latest book reviews. and we ll talk about the current nonfiction books featured on c-span book tv. and welcome to about books. in a few minutes, we ll chat with one author who has made the transition from the world of sports to the world of books. but first, some publishing news. and we begin with some of the new titles being published this year. 2023 set to be a big year in the world of political books and memoirs and nonfiction titles. after five us senators published books during the 2022 calendar year, two more members of congress upper chamber are set to roll out their books in the first half of 2023. in may, missouri senator josh hawley will release manhood the masculine virtues america needs through the conservative publishing house. regnery senator hawl
state. this is what happens. yeah, and colorado has had i talk about a character. in the 1920s, the klan ran colorado. they used to burn their crosses in the mountains so everybody black could see them because it s a mile-high city. you could see the cross burnings anywhere you were. it s been a different kind of state. the southern poverty law center right now says the number of hate groups, anti-lgbtq specifically hate groups are growing across the u.s. there are four of them just in the state of colorado. i want to ask you, joshua, about my friend brandon wolfe survived a very similar shooting in orlando, florida. and you know, he talks a lot about just having to try to move around in the world afterwards and the sense of insecurity, but gun violence if you look at the number of mass shootings just in colorado, from club q, all the way back to aurora, to columbine, you could go on and on. just talk about how you are moving in this space now after