Is this live . Can everyone hear me . Welcome. My name is kyle byrd im the executive director of the leon leavy center for biography. Over the past 12 years the leavy center has awarded 44 major fellowships to working biographers. Each of these fellowships is not worth 72,000 so its not chump change. To date some 20 biographies have been published including ruth franklins biography of Shirley Jackson which won the Prestigious National book critics circle award biography. I also want to spread the news about our brandnew holy unique Masters Program in biography and memoir is just started this autumn with at least 17 students enrolled which is phenomenal. Brenda is actually both former director of the leon leavy center and teaches the core courses in new Masters Program. Our next program is next wednesday, september 25 at 6 30 p. M. With david netzel giving the annual leon leavy lecture on biography. Tonight im very delighted to have Benjamin Moser in conversation with brenda one apple.
Good afternoon. My name is barbara and i am a bilingual educator, interpreter, organizer and work with the Madison Public Library Community Engagement with the design and implementation of spanish bilingual storytimes. Im very honored to introduce a conversation between david, great writer and historian of medicine and many other parts of the world, who works with the Washington Post and marie arana. With david and marie our colleagues at the Washington Post. Im happy to introduce author, editor, journalist, literary critic and member of the Scholars Council of the library of congress. Marie is peruvian american and her work and bodies who she is as a historian, novelist, essayist and human being in this modern world. Her books include american chica, american liberator and silver, stone and sword three crucibles in the latin american story. Silver, sword, and stone is an epic book. It is a history not of only 11 america for over a thousand years going back, but it brings all of this h
Fellowships to working biographers. Each of these fellowships is now worth 72,000, so not chump change. To date, some 20 biographies have been published including shirley jackson, one of the Prestigious National book critic award for biography. I also read the news about our brandnew wholly unique Masters Program in biography and memoir. It is just hard this autumn with at least 17 students enrolled which is phenomenal. And brenda is actually both a former director of the leon leavy center and she now teaches one of the core courses in the new Masters Program. Just a reminder what our next program is next wednesday september 25 at 6 30 p. M. With david nassau giving the annual lecture on biography. Tonight, im very delighted to have with us ben moser in conversation with brenda wineapple. As i said, branded as a former director of the leon leavy center and shes the author most recently of the mp chairs, the trial of Andrew Johnson and the dream of a just nation. A very widely reviewed
Worth 72,000. It is not chump change. Some 20 biographies have been publish including ruth franklins biography of shirley jackson. Circle award for biography. I also want to spread the news about our brand new unique Masters Program in biography and memoir. Just started this autumn with at least 17 students enrolled which is phenomenal and brenda is actually both a former director and she now teaches one of the core courses. Just a reminder, our next program is next wednesday, september 25 september 25 at 6 30 p. M. With david nassau giving the lecture on biography. Tonight i am very delighted to have with us ben mosher in conversation with brenda. As i said, brenda is a former direct their and she is the author most recently of the mp chairs. The trial of Andrew Johnson in the dream of a just nation. Very widely reviewed and timely book. Ben moshers last book was why this world . A finalist for the National Book critics circle award. His new book was just published two days ago. It is
And over the past 12 years the center has awarded 44 major fellowships to working biographers. Each of these fellowships is now worth 72,000. So, not chump change. Today some 20 biographies have been published including ruth franklins biography of Shirley Jackson which won the Prestigious National book critics circle award for biography. I also want to spread the news about our brandnew unique Masters Program in biography and memoir that has just started this autumn with at least 17 students enrolled which is phenomenal and brenda is actually a former director of the leon leavy center and teaches one of the courses. Wednesday september 25 o 25th at 6 30 p. M. With david nassau getting the annual lecture on biography. Tonight im delighted to have with us and those are in conversation with brenda. As i said brenda is a former director of the center and the author most recently of the impeachment, the trial of Andrew Johnson and the dream of a just nation a very widely reviewed and timely