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We are so excited to be hosting pamela for her book. She will be speaking before i turn it over to them i have a couple of housekeeping things. Please take this moment to turn off or silence your cell phones and also note we are grateful to have cspan here for booktv. Please be aware you may be on camera and passing around a microphone during the qanda. We have flyers available at the register as well. The other people we marry and most recently the novel modern lovers which has been named the best book of the year by npr Entertainment Weekly among othet authors. Her fiction and nonfiction have been published in the news york times. Most recently she along with her husband Michael Stroud opened the bookstore which is open for business. S she will be speaking with pamela paul the editor of the news york times book review anddyort overseas books at the news york times and choose a host newo york times and host of valaika podcast inside the news york times book review pages the author of
The last warrior looking at andrew marshall. The pentagons internal think tank. Thats the lineup tomorrow night on cspan2 at eight eastern. This summer book tv will cover book festival around the country with nonfiction authors. In the middle of july the harlem book fest is the flagship africanamerican book fest. In the beginning of september live from the Nations National capital celebrating its 15th year. Cspan2 brings you the best access to congress, live votes from the senate floor hearings, policy events and every weekend its book tv. Nonfiction books and their authors. A behindthescenes look at the publishing industry. The best access to congress, nonfiction books. Good evening everyone. Please silence your cell phones. Following the event a book per signing will be upstairs. P dont forget most of our authors lated are on the podcast at free library. Org im a librarian heref at the free library of e philadelphia. We will discuss legal issues of emerging media, Internet Freedom ,
The last warrior looking at andrew marshall. The pentagons internal think tank. Thats the lineup tomorrow night on cspan2 at eight eastern. This summer book tv will cover book festival around the country with nonfiction authors. In the middle of july the harlem book fest is the flagship africanamerican book fest. In the beginning of september live from the Nations National capital celebrating its 15th year. Cspan2 brings you the best access to congress, live votes from the senate floor hearings, policy events and every weekend its book tv. Nonfiction books and their authors. A behindthescenes look at the publishing industry. The best access to congress, nonfiction books. Good evening everyone. Please silence your cell phones. Following the event a book per signing will be upstairs. P dont forget most of our authors lated are on the podcast at free library. Org im a librarian heref at the free library of e philadelphia. We will discuss legal issues of emerging media, Internet Freedom ,