The National Book Award Finalist released this past week and four of the nonfiction authors appeared or will appear here on booktv. Next heather alabama thompson sits down with National Book awardwinning author tana if to discuss her book blood in the water. About the attica prison uprisings. Good evening im director of roosevelt house and on behalf of the president jennifer rab in the room tonight im delighted to welcome all of you here to the home of franklin d. Roosevelt and Eleanor Roosevelt one ever them as you know since were going to be talking about gubernatorial administrative work, of course, new york state governor bhefer became president and his wife was conscience of the empire state is just as she later became the conscience of the country and the world who was never afraid to confront challenging and uncomfortable issues like the one were going to discuss this evening. Even if it meant confronting her own husband. Privately, of course, because this was the 130s. I think