[applause] the National Book awards are a huge part of that mission, and it is a thrill to be here with everyone tonight recognizing exceptional literature and increasing the visibility of books which are among the most powerful weapons we have against what has lately felt like an often hostile world. I think this past year has felt overwhelming and disheartening to many people. Its also felt exhausting for women, for people of color, for immigrants, for muslims, for the lgbtq community, for so many groups. To remain on the defensive in nearly every waking hour takes its toll. For some of us, books provide a welcome escape into someone elses world. For others they serve as a valuable resource for arming ourselves with indispensabling knowledge of history. But all books offer something we need so desperately right now; broadened perspective. Books allow us to view circumstances through the eyes of someone else. They cultivate empathy. They inspire action. They make us feel less alone an
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] i am bradley graham, coowner of politics and prose along with my wife standing back there on behalf of the entire staff, welcome and thank you for coming. We have a touristic panel for you this evening centered on a new book by peter titled what editors do, the art craft and business of book editing. Politics and prose hosts many of authors each year it isnt nearly as common for us to host the experts behind the authors. The efforts are essential. During the more than three decades hes worked with a small independent Publishing Firm and scholarly one as well as the commercial houses. Most of his time has bee this tt in trade publishing and is the publisher and editorial director at the Bloomsbury Press and in print that he founded. For his new book he gathered essays for more than two dozen contributors from across the publishing field. Through acquisition to the editing process and publication and marketing. Later chapters provide a
[inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] i am bradley graham, coowner of politics and prose along with my wife standing back there on behalf of the entire staff, welcome and thank you for coming. We have a touristic panel for you this evening centered on a new book by peter titled what editors do, the art craft and business of book editing. Politics and prose hosts many of authors each year it isnt nearly as common for us to host the experts behind the authors. The efforts are essential. During the more than three decades hes worked with a small independent Publishing Firm and scholarly one as well as the commercial houses. Most of his time has bee this tt in trade publishing and is the publisher and editorial director at the Bloomsbury Press and in print that he founded. For his new book he gathered essays for more than two dozen contributors from across the publishing field. Through acquisition to the editing process and publication and marketing. Later chapters provide a
Geerchg im Bradley Graham im coowner of politics and pros along with my wife standing back there, and on what behalf of the entire staff, welcome. Thank you, thank you have, very much for coming we have a terrific panel for you this evening. Centered on a new book by peter right here. Title what had editors do art, craft, business of book editing. Although politic and e pros host many hundreds of author as each year, it is not nearly as common for us to host the experts behind those authors. The editors publishes and agents whose efforts are essential to the first and life of books. Peter himself during more than three decades in Publishing Industry has had a range of editing positions hes worked with a small independent Publishing Firm and a scholarly one as well as with large commercial houses most of his time is spent in trade publishing most recently publish and editorial director at blooms bury press imprecinct he founded for new book peter gathered essays from more than two dozen
Availableforsale outside today and they will all be signinggn copies of their work. You can find the schedule for when they will be available to sign in your program. I encourage you to visit with them. Thank you for doing this. This is wonderful and we are excited about it. Our moderator for the panel today is jerry is the author of Theodore Roosevelt in the assessment. Assassination. Thank you chris. Thank you all for choosing to come to the mississippi History Panel this afternoon. We are fortunate that we have authors for interesting books that cover the entire range of mississippi history from the earliest historical up to the late 20th century. We couldnt ask for a better panel of authors that a wider range of mississippi history tot talk about today. I would like to introduce the authors. To my far left is jim barnett. Retired director of Historic Properties division of the Mississippi Department of archives and history. Author of two books published by the University Press of m