Live in brooklyn its a discussion on Nonfiction Books. Before we begin, books by the authors can be purchased in barnes and nobles outside this building and they will be available for signing. Christmas is coming so dont just think of yourself. Buy a book and maybe one for someone for christmas too. At the conclusion, we ask everyone to leave quickly so that the next event can be set up. There is a button under my desk that none of you can see where if your cell phone goes off, it will catapult you into a crocodile pit underneath your chair. The event today is organized around nonfiction which is an annual Nonfiction Book prize. Founded in 19 1999, and it has all the best stories that are true. Sports, biography, autobiography. Eight is my huge privilege to be the prizes director. The award is named for Bailey Gifford which is an Management Firm and i am usually grateful to them and to the organizers of the festival for making this event possible today. I am thrilled to welcome two of
Diagnosis of the fear, anxiety and rage of americas angry white males. Hes interviewed by panama pandr of the end of man. Host congratulations on your book. I thought it was an interesting idea the first time you told me about it. It seems like theres a dirt out there and nobody has made sense of it so im glad that you took the time to do that. I would say one thing that strikes me as a journalist as you operate like a reporter. I would ask why do you do your books that way where you were out and about talking with different people . Guest i want sometimes to be out and about. I dont want to sit and manipulate numbers and i found these kind of interviews to be really revealing particularly with people that i dont particularly understand or get their worldview. I didnt start the book thinking i was going to do a whole lot of interviews with different groups. My first chapter on the extreme rightwing i figured they are so wired and have so many websites and chat rooms i would go on to th
Congratulations on your book the first time you told me about it it does seem like there is anger out there so im glad you took the time to do that. One thing that strikes me as a journalist that you operate like a reporter. Why do you do your books that way when you are out and about . I appreciate that. I want to be out and about i dont want to sit and manipulate numbers but i have found the interviews are revealing particularly with people that i dont understand but i actually didnt start this book thinking i would go through a different user group. But the chapter on the extreme white line right wing they are so wired and have so many websites i figured i could do most of it on the internet. So i would go on to these chat rooms and hear people talking but there would be eight people and saying all the horrible things. Theres eight here and for our students in anthropology. One is a High School Kid goofing around. And two are real and one is like me. I cant tell who was who. You can
Now. I am so pleased to introduce tonights speakers. Dr. Clarence lusane is an author, activist, scholar and journalist. He is a professor there and former chairman of Howard Universitys department of politics science. Dr. Lusane earned his b. A. In communications from Wayne State University and both his masters and ph. D. From Howard University and political science. Hes been a political consultant to the Congressional Black Caucus foundation and a former commissioner for the d. C. Commission on African American affairs. He frequently appears on msnbc and cspan and was invited by the obamas to speak at the white house. Author of many books, including the black history of the white house. Lusane lives and works in the washington, d. C. Area. He is joined in conversation tonight by Phillip Martin Senior Investigative reporter for the gbh news center for investigative reporting. Phillip is a multi Award Winning journalist and was part of a team of reporters that was honored in 2002 with
Chosen as one of New York Times. One notable books of 2015. Professor moore teaches at the university of oxford and has lectured internationally on 18th century history. He also hosts a podcast called travels through time, which i encourage you to check out. Tonights moderator, richard cohn is the author of making history, a book that we presented in this past year in the american inspiration series. He also has written by the sword chasing the sun and how to write. Like tolstoy, the forming former publishing director of two leading publishing houses, he has edited books that have won the pulitzer the booker and many other prizes 21 books under his watchful. I have been number one bestsellers. Richards written works have appeared in the New York Times book review and in the wall street journal. He is also a fellow of Royal Society of literature. Richard will join us for the second half of our program. But to start us off, peter. Welcome to you. Peter moore. It is such a delight to have