Rebecca roanhorse. So, we are not going to take audience questions but feel free to chat amongst yourself in the chat feature and let us know where youre viewing from. Well re recording the event so folks who couldnt join us live can watch this later on and ill give you a quick rundown of the format. Were going to give each author seven to mine minutes to talk about anywhere upcoming books and then we joy will lead a chat of the group. So without further adieu ill pass things over to zerina and well take it away. Zerina maxwell the msnbc political analyst, commentator, speaker and writer the and the senior director of progressive programming for pierus xm cohost of signal boost. Take it away. Im so excited to be here this evening. I know so many of us are struggling through our individual circumstances during this quarantine, and maybe were thinking and wondering what we can do in this particular moment to make the world around us just a little bit different and a lot better. So, i can
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Current nonfiction authors and books. The latest book reviews. And well talk about the current nonfree asian books featured on cspans book tv. And welcome to about books. In a few minutes, well talk about the late novelist Cormac Mccarthy and how his career was nurtured by the Publishing Industry and whether that could still be the case today. But first, heres some of the latest news from the publishing world. Well, part of a new arkansas law restricting what books are available to children has been blocked by a federal judge. The law would have made it a criminal offense to distribute or provide materials deemed, quote, harmful to minors. Libraries in arkansas and the state. Aclu had challenged the law on 14th amendment and First Amendment grounds. In his ruling, the Us District Court judge timothy brooks included a line from the novel fahrenheit 451, which of course depicts a dystopian future where oks are banned. Quote, there is more than one way to bura book. The judge wrote, and t
On about books we delve into the latest news about the Publishing Industry with interesting insider interviews with Publishing Industry experts. Well also give you updates on current nonfiction authors and books. The latest book reviews. And well talk about the current nonfree asian books featured on cspans book tv. And welcome to about books. In a few minutes, well talk about the late novelist Cormac Mccarthy and how his career was nurtured by the Publishing Industry and whether that could still be the case today. But first, heres some of the latest news from the publishing world. Well, part of a new arkansas law restricting what books are available to children has been blocked by a federal judge. The law would have made it a criminal offense to distribute or provide materials deemed, quote, harmful to minors. Libraries in arkansas and the state. Aclu had challenged the law on 14th amendment and First Amendment grounds. In his ruling, the Us District Court judge timothy brooks include