Its the word, schedule, and you can scroll through that. More live coverage in just a few minutes. Sought to recapture Something Like the intense comradeship that sustained them during the crisis years so the launched the inklings, this two dabble in ink, who meat weekly to read and cuss their work and have a pint or two or three. Well, token helps lewis to find a are for his first Science Fiction novel in 1938. Most importantly it was tophickens conversation with lewis on the night of september 19, 1931, they talked about the nature of myth and christianity as the true myth. This conversation that lewis himself described as the immediate human cause of his conversion to christianity. Well, for his part, lewis becomes for tophicin his great advocate for pursuing his hobbitry. Tophicken said lewis gift was sheer encouragement over many years to cope on. He, lose, was for long my only audience, only from him did i get the idea that my stuff could be more than a private hobby. But for his
[inaudible conversations] welcome to the third mississippi book festival. Im with the department of archives and history. Have been asked to remind everyone you are more than welcome to take photographs, post to social media. Literary lawn party this is sponsored by the Humanities Council and friends of the library. Mississippi is fortunate to have a strong supporter of its literature, music and ar arts. Now in his fifth term in the u. S. House of representatives, congressman harper chairs the committee and serves on the committee of energy and commerce and perhaps most pertinently as the chair of the joint committee for the library of congress. [applause] thank you so much. What a great day for mississippi. Third annual mississippi book festival, all the work thats been done, he cant say enough to all of the people who have participated, but its my honor to have, in mississippi, doctor carla hayden who is the h library of Congress Sworn in on september 14, 2016 so still new on the job
Live from the mississippi book festival a panel from the heritage of mississippi series discussed the bicentennial. I was good morning everyone thank you for coming to the panel. Im with the Mississippi Department of archives and history. Welcome to the heritage mississippi series panel. The director of the department of archives and history and a longtime member of the historicahistorical society twoe groups responsible for the book series will moderate the panel. Help me welcome katie. [applause] thank you very much for making this panel possible. [applause] i want to thank you all for joining us here in the mississippi stat state capital. We are proud of this building and it was recently designated to a historical landmark that was very appropriate. [applause] im pleased to host this discussion about the heritage of mississippi series which was also a bicentennial initiative. It will cover 17 volumes of 17 of them have already been published in the there are scholars working their f
Mississippi historical society. Two of the groups are responsible for the series she will moderate this penal. Thank you very much. I want to begin by recognizing our sponsors, bradley and cummings and Mississippi State university, thank you very much for making this panel possible. I want to thank you all for joining us here in the Mississippi State capital. We are very proud of this building and it was recently designated a National Historic landmark which is very appropriate. [applause] in our bicentennial year. Im really pleased to host this discussion about the heritage of mississippi series which was also a bicentennial initiative. The series will cover mississippihistory and 17 volumes , seven of them have already been published and there are seven scholars working their fingers to the bone right at this minute on the next volume and then a few to be signed. This series is as i said meant to cover the whole history of the state and its aimed at a wide audience. Dollars, teachers
And now live from the mississippi book festival a panel of writers from the heritage of mississippi series. Good morning everyone. Thank you for coming to the panel. Im Chris Goodwin. Welcome to the heritage of mississippi series panel. Katie blunt is the director of the Mississippi Department and a longtime member of the Mississippi Historical society. Two of the groups are responsible for the series she will moderate this penal. Thank you very much. Pleased to be here. I want to begin by recognizing our sponsors. Thank you very much for making this panel possible. I want to thank you all for joining us here in the state capital we are very proud of this building in it was recently designated a National Historic landmark. Its very appropriate in our bicentennial year. Im pleased to host this discussion about the heritage of mississippi series which was also a by centennial initiative. The series will cover the mississippi history in 17 volumes. Seven of them have already been publishe