Instagram booktv is our handle. Were kicking off today with an author discussion on Eleanor Roosevelt with emily wilson and National Book Award Finalist Patricia Bell scott. This is booktv on cspan2. Its live coverage of the southern festival of books. [inaudible conversations]. Since this session is being taped live, if you please use the microphone if we have time for questions at the end of the session, the microphone is over there, we will need the to end the session at 12 50. After that we will head to the book and author signing area where you will have an opportunity to meet the authors and have them sign your books. We cannot linger in this room. Thank you for your assistance. Professor of women studies at the university of georgia. She is a former contributor to miss magazine and cofounder to have National Women studys association. Her most recent book, the fire brand and the first lady, portrait of friendship, Paulie Murray, ellen nor roosevelt and struggle for social justice
[inaudible conversations] hello, welcome to this afternoon session. I am matt holloway, director of collections at the Tennessee State museum. Its a pleasure to welcome you to the 29th annual southern festival of books. As you know, this all sessions in the entire program is free of charge. If youre interested in helping out in the future, you can make a donation to the Tennessee Humanities Council either facebook or on site here or on their web page. After this session is over, our authors will be at the signing table, and we invite you if you haventha already acquired a coy of their book to do so and be there where they can sign the books. My remarks here are going to be very brief because weve got a lot to cover in one hour. I will, first, introduce Kathy Farnell who is, grew up in montgomery, alabama. Actually, cloverdale, near montgomery. And her wonderful book is duck and cover a nuclear family, and its about that area in the 1950s and 1960s which was an time. And 1960s which was