Destinations on our cities tour, go to cspan. Org citiestour. Host Dhonielle Clayton, what is that button youre wearing . Guest we need diverse books. Host what does that mean . Guest it means we want the Publishing Industry to have books that actively reflect the children of america. Host is there an Organization Behind that button . Guest yes, it is. Host what is it . Guest it is a nonprofit organization, and were working on about six programs in order to get at the issue from many different sides. From librarians, booksellers, publishers, editors. We want to try to see if we can create more diverse books so that every child can see themselves in the pages of stories and see themselves as a hero. Host and does that need to come from a pool of diverse authors . Guest yes. [laughter] so thats part of our mission. We have a Mentorship Program trying to help authors break into this business which can very much feel nebulous and feel like a good old boys club. So were definitely working o
So ambassador Melanne Verveer is founder of the seneca woman, and executive director of georgetown womens peace and security. In 2009 president obama appointed her as the first ever United States ambassador at large for global womens issues. She is cofounder of vital voices come an International Nonprofit that invest in emerging Women Leaders. Kim azzarelli is also a founder of the seneca women and is cofounder and chair of the cornell law schools Avon Global Center for women and justice. She is a legal corporate and Philanthropic Advisor and has held senior positions in Companies Including newsweek, babies, Goldman Sachs and avon. Moderating this evening we are very pleased and very excited to introduce jill abramson, lecture at harvard and former executive editor of the New York Times, and quite icon in journalism. She spent the last 17 years in the most senior editorial positions at the New York Times where she was the first woman to serve as Washington Bureau chief managing editor
My definition of a historical novel one that makes literary history. Its quite contemporary. And i always operate under the admonition of the poet who said, make anu. Thats what i try to do. Are you exoited to be here tonight . Its fun. Its great fun. Have you attended this dinner before. Yes. I have won a National Book award. For which book . World fair. It was about 25 years ago. Anyway. Some people may not know after you you are named after edgar allen poe. I think its probably true. My father liked him. Thank you for spending a few minutes on booktv. My pleasure. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] nice to meet you. 3 [inaudible conversations] nice to meet you. I spent an hour with bryan in washington. Yes, on q a. We are covering you down in miami this coming weekend. Youll be live on booktv this weekend. But youre one of the finalist in the nonfiction category. Is this a first time you have been nominated . Yes, it is. Its exciting. Its tremendous. Its an honor. T
President obama saying his promise to keep the insurance is on him announcing a plan allowing americans to keep insurance plans that have been canceled. Rich edson live at washington, d. C. , with the very latest. Rich this plan would allow Insurance Companies to reissue their plans that they have canceled from 2013 and allow them to reissue those until 2014. However in order to do so state Insurance Commissioners would have to sign off on that in each state and your Insurance Company would have to reissue that plan. We heard from the Health Insurers saying allowing that could destabilize the market and result in higher premiums for consumers. They have already set their prices for next year, and they basically have base that pricing on the consumption that everyone would have the new obamacare plans. As for the president making the promise you could keep your Health Insurance that turned out not to be true, the president explained it. President obama my expectation was that for 98 of
As the foremost orator and writer for the abolition movement. Abraham lincoln said of douglass, there is no man in the country whose opinion i value more than yours. And that lincoln second inauguration douglass sat near the president. How came to be on the side of the president is a story told in the color of abolition. Our featured book for todays program. Linda hirshman describes how the team of Douglas William garrison and Maria Weston Chapman successfully promoted the antislavery cause in the 1840s. By the early 1850s, however, douglass joined with those who actively engaged in politics to achieve abolition and rejected the nonpolitical means espoused by garrison and chapman. New york times review. William g. Thomas the third cause the color of abolition. A fresh, provocative and account of the abolition movement. And in the boston globe review, lydia molen declares hirshman the book is a wonderful cataloging of americans white and black, who devoted their lives to ending slavery.