You are watching booktv on cspan2. Host [inaudible conversations] cement welcome to the 31st annual Chicago Tribune printers row fest. And todays program is broadcast live on cspan2 booktv if there is time at the end of the presentation we will take questions and had to line up by the microphone so the audience can hear the questions. Keep the spirit going yearround as the subscription to the journal in for more information on of lit fest also please post to all social media. Please silence your cellphone two turn off your camera flash shed with that plea is will come pulitzer prizewinning columnist for the Chicago Tribune. [applause] district banks for coming i was telling john that i think this would be for the most interesting conversations of the weekend [applause] but before we get to that and wanted to you how i met jonathan eig we were trying to figure out to the late 80s as days southern correspondent in bad rouge louisiana and i went to the currency basement and there was an e
31st annual Chicago Tribune printers row lit fest. Rybody my name is tom paschalis. Before get started out like to thank our sponsors. Todays program is being broadcast live on cspan2s booktv, and if theres time at the end of the presentation wiln take some questions and heavy lineup by the microphone right up your sure home viewing viewing audience can hear thehie questions. Up here. You can take the spirit going year round with a prescription to the tribune row journal. And download our app for more information on the festival and access to the bookstore and we encourage everyone to post pictures to twitter, instagram, and facebook with prlf15. Before beginning the program, we ask you silence your cellphone and turn off your camera flashes. Please welcome mary schmich, pul pul puliter prize winner for the Chicago Tribune. Is this on . It is. I was telling john, and not blowing smoke, i think this is going to be one of the most interesting conversations of the weekend. I want to tell
Look for these titles in bookstores is coming week and watch for the authors in the near future book tv and this is book tv live coverage of the 2016 Chicago Tribune printers row lit fest. Over the next seven hours you will hear from several authors including eric larson, Kenneth C Davis and brian burrow. We began todays coverage with a discussion on politics featuring former pres. Obama adviser David Axelrod, author of axelrod, author of believer, and nationally syndicated columnist Clarence Page, author of culture, lawyer. This is live coverage from chicago on book tv. [inaudible conversations] all right. Welcome to the 31st annual Chicago Tribune printers row lit fest. My name is tom for scholars. Before we get started i would like to send a special thank you to our sponsors. Todays program is being broadcast live on cspan2 book tv. At this time there will be a q a session and we ask that you line up in front of the microphone so that the home viewing audience can hear your question
Look for these titles in bookstores is coming week and watch for the authors in the near future book tv and this is book tv live coverage of the 2016 Chicago Tribune printers row lit fest. Over the next seven hours you will hear from several authors including eric larson, Kenneth C Davis and brian burrow. We began todays coverage with a discussion on politics featuring former pres. Obama adviser David Axelrod, author of axelrod, author of believer, and nationally syndicated columnist Clarence Page, author of culture, lawyer. This is live coverage from chicago on book tv. [inaudible conversations] all right. Welcome to the 31st annual Chicago Tribune printers row lit fest. My name is tom for scholars. Before we get started i would like to send a special thank you to our sponsors. Todays program is being broadcast live on cspan2 book tv. At this time there will be a q a session and we ask that you line up in front of the microphone so that the home viewing audience can hear your question
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