For projected trilogy on the american revolution. It covers the first couple years of the revolutionary war. How do you select the books that you read . A variety of things. I tend to read book reviews. Sometimes i will just hear about a book. A number of years ago, picking up the book devotion by adam about to carrier pilots. One of whom was shot down and died during the korean war in 1950. I heard him talking about the book and thought thats a great read. It was. Listening to other people as well. Reading something interesting, they will usually talk about it. No systematic way, but i usually usually end up with a pretty good book. Probably get more reading done on airplanes and anyplace else. A couple hours or more. I try to read something every day. Ive got a book that im reading i dont travel ever without a book. Other members of congress visit book tv. Org and search what are you reading. Here to hear our conversation between novelist and nonfiction writer. Pulitzer prize winner
[applause] i am honored to be here like to say a couple of words about the track of the human spirit i talk to you about andreas bravery and i say this all the time we have to fight for our local newspaper and journalism whether its the bakery or in big parts of the community this is just as important joe mcnamara reported that we care about. Our kids, local teams and then theres Nothing Better than a local basketball and i agree with that 100 percent also thank you for coming here for co andrea has shown tremendous bravery and what she has done for us. Not only has she lost her soulmate but had the courage to stand up and step forward against the nra and subjected to horrible things throughout that process but she was brave enough to stand there to say we need to talk about these issues. These violent things that are happening in our communities whether red or blue we need to tackle these horrible things happen in our communities its not picking out democrats or republicans causes hea
Of you may know the Coleman Center with those preeminent scholars where they receive an office while they make their own work. So then gerald wrote the Coleman Center gave me the freedom to read that was nothing immediately clear to me to do with what i thought i was doing. One day i would read history of 19th century paris that i try to decipher the gothic script i kept reading wild things. In a new exhibition you will find add why pl the products of 34 writers and you will see the new and lasting book they made through their research displayed alongside some of those Collection Items that informed them including the 2016 novel alongside the 19 sixties era and that will stay up through june of next year. We welcome you on the occasion of the new collection of busted in new york. Where we have that questioning mind of recent history of the million man march to katrina to ferguson and always informed by the readers steeped in history and scholarship to bring centuries of the past on tod
Thanks to all of you for coming out on this balmy evening for a conversation on the history of a very cold place. We are proud to present the new book the ice at the end of the world which tells the story of how people encounter, studied, settled and have been unsettled by the grad grade sheet that cos greenland the largest island and what changes with this puppy impact of Global Warming of the sea levels please take this moment to silence your cell phones. Before we begin tonights program, we must take a moment to reflect on some recent issues as many of you know our founding benefactor and friend died. He was 100yearsold. It was his and his wife dorothys generosity that made the center possible. It was dorothys idea it should include creative writers along with scholars and other nonfiction writers. She died in 2009. Since the beginning of the Coleman Center to hit the 15 fellows and their dates up to his apartment for dinner and conversation. His pride in the work of the 300 fellows
On his book the ice at the end of the world explores the history of ice on greenland and argues thaargues they provide io future climate conditions. This is just over an hour. An audible conversation thanks to all of you for coming out on this balmy evening for a conversation on the history of a very cold place. We are proud to present the new book the ice at the end of the world which tells the story of how people encounter, studied, settled and have been unsettled by the grad grade sheet that cos greenland the largest island and what changes with this puppy impact of Global Warming of the sea levels please take this moment to silence your cell phones. Before we begin tonights program, we must take a moment to reflect on some recent issues as many of you know our founding benefactor and friend died. He was 100yearsold. It was his and his wife dorothys generosity that made the center possible. It was dorothys idea it should include creative writers along with scholars and other nonfict