On booktv we are live from jackson, mississippi, the home of the first annual mississippi book festival. All day long bringing events from the Mississippi State capitol including otter panels, civil rights, the civil war and more. First up today is of panel on harper lee whose book go set a watchman written and 1915s was released this past july. This is live coverage of the inaugural mississippi book festival in jackson, mississippi. [inaudible conversations] good morning, ladies and gentlemen. We welcome you to the mississippi book festival, to our harper lee panel. The rules the we have up in here, there will be no beverages allowed in here. If you have beverages we ask you to go to a garbage can and placed in the garbage can. Second thing, please silence yourself phones. We need everyone to please silence yourself funds. Again we would like to thank you and i would like to introduce the moderator, amanda nelson, editor of the largest book site in north america. He is also a judge of
Have enough spare can sees but havent released books. Released this past july. This is live coverage of the inaugural mississippi book festival in jackson, mississippi. [inaudible conversations] good morning, ladies and gentlemen. We welcome you to the mississippi book festival, to our harper lee panel. The rules the we have up in esre, there will be no if you actually made it in youe. With beverages and would like ty ask you to go to a garbage can and places in the garbage can. The next thing, please everyone silence your cell phones. Hones. We need everyone at this particular moment to please silence your cell phones. I would like to introduce the moderator amanda nelson. She is the managing editor of a riot the largest book site ink north america. Shes also a judge of theal 2016th translated book award and is an expert on the topic she is about to lead on thehe discussion discussion. Ladies and gentlemen welcome to the harper lee panel. Ea [applause] thank you. Id like being called
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A signature feature of booktv is our allday coverage of book fairs and festival is from across the country with top nonfiction authors. Heres ore schedule from the first ever mississippi book festival that took place in august, a Panel Discussion on harper lee and the publication of go set a watchman. It starts now [applause] thank you. I like being called an expert on something. Thats very nice. So, like crow shed, im ammann amanda wilson. Welcome to the mississippi bob festival. Im going to quickly intro does my panelists and then well jump flight and the last ten minutes is for audience questions is it my panel. First is sterling plumpp, a poet and essayist, the author of 14 books. The editor of two anthologies. Professor emary tis at the university of illinois chicago where the served in the english department. Most lieutenant he served as a visiting prefer in the master of fine arts the rye sendent recipient awards. The 2014 american book award for literature. He is writer in resi
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