They just have kept it to themselves. To can be completely honest when i was listening to the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation hearing i was thinking a lot about these women. When women dont tell their stories a narrative is visited upon them, one of blame and shame. You did something wrong. You should have known better. I think that to me is the most resonant message from this book, to take back the narrative, the stigma, have to normalize it. One of four women terminate a pregnancy in the course of her lifetime. Putting a face to that instead of casting women as selfish and evil is important in a way to take the narrative back. Host you observe actual abortions. What was that like . Guest we shouldnt talk about abortion and euphemism. Interrupting life process even if you are prochoice you have to recognize that and he feels we should acknowledge that and what was being done during the termination. Invited me into the room to observe a 5week abortion and an 8 week abortion and a 16 week
[inaudible conversations] all day here at the library of Congress National book festival we are recognizing and celebrating the importance of reading and authors and books. The library of congress mix it seem easy to do this each year but the truth is the National Book festival is a huge undertaking. Its a huge financial undertaking. And it has been made possible by generous support from our sponsors. You can see who they are in the programs and video monitors around the Convention Center but they ca tend to take for granted that this will continue to exist. So id ask you to consider making the contribution right now using your cell phone and you can send a text to make a onetime gift that will be added to your mobile phone bill. The details are on the screen and on the back of your program. Once you are to please silence your cell phone. Onto the main event id like to introduce the cochair of the National Book festival, david rubenstein. [applause] we are very honored today to have on
You are growing up and you have a stepsister. That is true. You are being raised by a single mother and how did she support herself . Mom i remember became a nurse sometime after i was 8 or 9. As i write about in the book, these were good times economically. We were not struggling during that time. Before that i dont know. My grandparents helped out a little bit and one of the stories in the book was they, after mom was no longer in nursing things were tough for the family economically and they were tough socially. Your mother was married or has relationships with people, 4 or 56 different times. With that disconcerting to see a different man . It was an unstable childhood from the perspective of people coming in and out of our lives. I didnt realize until i was older what effect that was having on me. I didnt like it when i was a kid or that i would befriend this guy or feel this guy was becoming a father figure and was out of our lives. I know a lot of my friends were going through t
Last train to memphis and careless love. Theyre here discussing wills new book colorization 100 years of black films in a white world. Publishers weekly calls it an engrossing account of a vital but often slated cinematic tradition full of fascinating lore and Dwight Garner writes for the New York Times. This is sweeping history, but in hagoods hands, it feels crisp urgent and paired down like a good movie. It pops from the start. Were so pleased to be hosting this event tonight. The digital podium is yours will and peter. Thank you. Thank you. Well, its great to be here with you. I wish we were here in person. And congratulations on the book. Weve known each other a long time. Weve known each other over 30 years. And all that time, you know, i feel like weve been not so secret santa asks. Yeah, last youve come out and declared yourself, and i wondered if you always had. Book like this in the back of your mind. Big book resting on the twin pillars of art and social history and storytel
Last train to memphis and careless love. Theyre here discussing wills new book colorization 100 years of black films in a white world. Publishers weekly calls it an engrossing account of a vital but often slated cinematic tradition full of fascinating lore and Dwight Garner writes for the New York Times. This is sweeping history, but in hagoods hands, it feels crisp urgent and paired down like a good movie. It pops from the start. Were so pleased to be hosting this event tonight. The digital podium is yours will and peter. Thank you. Thank you. Well, its great to be here with you. I wish we were here in person. And congratulations on the book. Weve known each other a long time. Weve known each other over 30 years. And all that time, you know, i feel like weve been not so secret santa asks. Yeah, last youve come out and declared yourself, and i wondered if you always had. Book like this in the back of your mind. Big book resting on the twin pillars of art and social history and storytel