Live with arthur eveneds and call ins, both schedules available at booktv. Org. Welcome to the Washington Dc Convention center, the 17th annual National Book festival. Booktv on cspan2 will be live with others all day. He will hear from condoleezza rice, pulitzer prizewinning columnist tom friedman, bestselling authors jd vance and Michael Lewis the master not leland melton and many others. For complete schedule visit booktv. Org, follow us on social media for updates and behindthescenes videos. On facebook, facebook. Com booktv, booktv is our twitter handle and on instagram we are at booktv. This years festival kicks off with library of Congress Carla Hayden making opening remarks followed by pulitzer prizewinning author and historian David Mccullough. You are watching booktv on cspan2 live from the 17th annual National Book festival. [applause]. He will be followed they struck a chord in the National Conversation about poverty in america. Thomas freedom barely needs an introduction h