Depaul English Department and cohosted by Depaul History Department. Its a thrill to get to host an event with two real stalwarts of the English Department, Kathleen Rooney and miles harvey. Amazing writers and researchers. Were very grateful to have amy tyson from the Depaul History Department to present and interview them. I also want to thank all of you especially for being here. Its always so meaningful to feel support for artists and the arts. During this difficult time when bombast and quick takes seem to rule the day, a lot of us recognize its the quieter, more thoughtful creations that actually sustain us. So, that said, i would encourage you, if you like what you hear tonight, to please support these great writers. I will both links to their books in the chat and i know theyre on display at the depaul bookstore in lincoln park. We do have one technical issue or constraint that i would ask your help with, potentially. We are limited to 100 participates tonight and i see were at
Cake. Its a wonderful feeling to know that something so positive representing Jefferson County will be on national television. My job tonight [ applause ] is to introduce the two people on the podium who will be conducting this conversation. Jane henderson is the editor at the st. Louis post dispatch. She graduated from st. Louis and graduated from columbia with degrees in journalism and english literature. She cut short her work as a grad student to go to work as a copy editor in the mid 1980s and later, after three years in the newsroom of the hartford in connecticut, she returned to st. Louis and has been an editor and writer with the post dispatch features department for 30 years. As a book editor, she assigns and edits book reviews choosing from some 300 or so new books each week. Shes written stories about book trends and interviewed many authors from sam and rushdie to e. L. Doctorel. So tonight she adds to that and she will be having a conversation with caroline fraser. Carolin
Glaude, jr. Good evening and welcome to knights live online author event with greenlight bookstore. I am chelsea from green light and we are thrilled to host to knights event with perri klass presenting her new book a good time to be born how science and Public Health gave children a future. She will be talking with andrew solomon, so youre in for an excellent time. Before we start i just want to say a huge thanks to barry, andrew, and the team at norton for making this happen, and to all of you for showing up. So were not able to events in our store spaces, our community, authors and readers is still here. We are grateful for your support and for the chance to make the space for conversation and connection. Now just a couple of housekeeping things. In our zoom webinar tonight you can see and hear the speakers but they cannot see or hear you. They can see you are here though and you can see an account of your fellow attendees at the top of your zune screen. Theres a couple of functions
And to all of you for showing up. So we are not able to host events in our store spaces, our community of authors and reader is still here. Were grateful for your support and for the chance to make this space for conversation and connection. In our webinar tonight you can see and hear the speakers but they cannot see or hear you. They can see youre here, though and you can see a count of your fellow listeners at the top of your zoom screen. A couple of functions that well be using throughout the event you can find at the bottom of your zoom window. One is an icon labeled chat win one speech bubble. Youre welcome to post comments and thoughts in the chat. Thats great way to show your appreciation for the author and to enter act with fellow attendees. If you have a specific question youd like to have answered by the author, please post that in the q a module. You can fine it by clicking on the icon label q a that looks like two speech bubbles. Well be pulling questions only from the q a
Look up to a lot. Hes a South Carolina senator. Im a North Carolina boy. And senator scott is somebody who in his initial primary, he defeated Strom Thurmonds son in that primary. We realized taking out in a primary the son of a longtime leader is something thats quite remarkable. I dont care if youre white, black or purple. But senator scott is a black man and only the fourth black man to serve as a u. S. Senator since reconstruction along with the great edward brook, barack obama, and my Law School Buddy cory booker. Theyve worked together in a number of efforts. Part of the area where senator scott has really reached across the aisle is the area were talking about today, criminal Justice Reform. And the senator opened some ears and minds in conservative circles where he talking about his experiences with the police, being stopped disproportionately, even in the Capitol Building where he serves as a senator. Lets lead off with that. Its an important topic. How is your thinking on the