We are going to have a great night tonight. We are honoring literary liens, emma white will be honored, a big night for the Massive National Book Foundation for literature, culture, a big night for all of us. When i have the ability to stand in front of people i mention my mothers name jean christian. She is the reason i like to say about my mother i am the man that i am because she is the woman sheis or was. My mother was my first teacher. My mother graduated from college at the age of 17, the first person in her family to go to college. For me to be a wellknown literary advocate in this nation, a place where only a scant few generations ago it would have been illegal for me to read is no small thing. [applause] literature is the birthrightof every single one of us, no exception and if you can read in at least one language youare in my definition free. That is to say , no one can pull the wall over your eyes. No one can give you a set of what they want to call alternative facts and co
Good evening everyone per good evening. Thank you for joining us tonight. On behalf of Harvard Bookstore welcome to this evenings event we are in conversation. For support programs to enhance and the lives of those in massachusetts. We have some National Book Award Finalist coming up. Please know youll be recorded and wait for the microphone to come. Then we will have a book signing right here at the stable. I like to take a moment to say thank you to coming for the Harvard Bookstore. [applause] now im very pleased to introduce tonight speakers. Duncan way is the history of literature professor and in the and as a historian for the soviet union with the professor of eurasiand studies also the director tonight they are here to discuss cold warrior that is praised that now more than never we need a book like this to remind us of the importance we are so pleased to have them here with us tonight please join me in welcoming our speakers. [applause] we have five different kinds of microphon
We have great lineup of events over the next couple of months which include National Book Award Finalist out of lightman, goes a prizewinning Samantha Powers and your times bestselling novelist alice hoffman. For more details information on these and are many other Upcoming Events please visit our Events Calendar at harvard. Com harvard. Com events. We are pleased to cspans booktv here with us today. When asking questions please know you will be recorded and please wait a month for the microphone to come over to you before asking your question. After two nights clinic will have a book signing here at this table. The line will form towards my left and be careful of the camera. We have copies for sale at the registers in the next room. Id like to take a moment to say thanks for buying books are at harvard bookstore. Your purchases this authors series. Tonight is the first that you can get a copy of this book, so congratulations. And finally [applause] just a quick reminder to silence you
To the evenings event with robert ross bottom presenting his new book sudden courage we are pleased to have cspan book tv today here abplease know you will be recorded and please wait a moment for the microphone to come to you before asking a question. We have a great lineup over the next couple of months which includes National Book Award Finalist alan lightman, Pulitzer Prize winner Samantha Power and New York Times bestselling novelist alice hoffman. For more details and information on these and many Upcoming Events please visit the Events Calendar harvard. Com events and sign up for weekly email newsletter. After tonights q a will have a book signing at this table. The client will form toward the left and book around the corner because theres a lot of you. We have a couple copies of his previous book for sale to register and a lot of copies of his new book which she will have to fight for the register as well. I like to take a moment to say thanks for buying books here at the harva
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