Into the earliest years of children being in a School Setting where we can try to reach them the best. Carol rasco is president and ceo of reading is fundamental. Ms. Rasco what is sure web site very quickly . R guy s. Org. Jane robinson as chief Financial Officer of first book and web site. First book. Org. We thank you both for it being on booktv and talking about your reading commitment. Thank you. This is booktv live coverage from the 29th annual Miami Book Fair. A full weekend of author panels, collins and other events ahead. Here is our lineup for today. In just a minute day humor columnist will be talking about his most recent book, lunatic and he will be joined by seth reiss in will tracy of the onion, the onion book of known knowledge is their latest volume. After that, naomi wolf will be talking about her latest book. Its called vagina a new biography. After that we want change d. C. To lila weaver and argentinian immigrant in his shoes written a book about her experiences, g
Were on the red carpet. Finalist in poetry, young adult literature, nonfiction, and fiction books, and of course being booktv, we focus on the nonfiction. We want to let you know who some of the nine fiction finalist are. Domingo martinez, his book is boy kings of texas. His fourth volume on the lbj legacy, and robert caro appeared on q a and at the National Book festival in september. The late Anthony Shadid has been nominated. He died in syria while covering syria for the Washington Post. His wife will be here representing him, and thats nada bachary. Katherine boo has been nominated, behind the beautiful forever, about mumbai, and Anne Applebaum has a book out and is scheduled on our q a show in september. So well be interviewing those authors as we go. Well be watching the red carpet here as some of the authors have their picture taken. Right now we want to talk to the chairman of the National Book foundation, and this is david steinberger. Mr. Steinbergers is also head of the beco
Get another round of sanctions the guy. Ukraine had. Whats more the countrys defence minister has authorized ukrainian troops to use their weapons if they come under fire. This comes after the death of a soldier in cranial kiev says unidentified gunmen killed a member of the Ukrainian Army when they stormed a base near the crimean regional capital since our whole block from russian sources claimed the dead man belonged to the local Defence Force as the death is the first since Russian Troops took control of the peninsula almost three weeks ago. Well look at the reaction from ukraines capital kiev in just a moment but first lets bring in alexander phenomena standing by for a snack rainy in capitals and catapult alexander youve been at the base where this incident occurred what more can you tell us. Looking forward to meeting the parents try to update. In the pool we all were quite rude to be equipped with special report that the rioting and will begin. Local media have good people of hi
Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. Notjust in the United States but across the world, the black lives Matter Movement has prompted debate about race, identity and power. It is a campaign predicated on ideas about what it means to be black and white. But what if those very terms are themselves pa rt those very terms are themselves part of the problem . My guest one is a mixed race american writer, a self declared ex black man whose ideas presented challenge to so called woke culture. And how much room is there right now for respectful, thoughtful debate . Thomas Chatterton Williams in paris, welcome to hardtalk. Thank you for having me. It is a pleasure to have you on the show and i think thomas we need to begin with a little bit of your personal story. You were born in the United States to a black father and a white mother and im just wondering how, as and im just wondering how, as a child, now that you have had many, a child, now that you have had any a child, now that you have h
Now on bbc news, its time for hardtalk. Welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sackur. Notjust in the United States but across the world, the black lives Matter Movement has prompted debate about race, identity and power. It is a campaign predicated on ideas about what it means to be black and white. But what if those very terms are themselves part of the problem . My guest, Thomas Chatterton williams, one is a mixed race american writer, a self declared ex black man, whose ideas present a challenge to so called woke culture. And how much room is there right now for respectful, thoughtful debate . Thomas Chatterton Williams in paris, welcome to hardtalk. Thanks for having me. Well, its a pleasure to have you on the show. Thomas, i think we need to begin with a little bit of your personal story. You were born in the United States to a black father and a white mother. Im just wondering how, as a child now that you have had many, many years to reflect on it how did you forge your own sense of id