Attracted you. Call the number on your screen. Please include your first name, your city, the name of the book and perhaps a reason why that book has attracted your attention. Big crowds here at the National Book festival. They have a whole area for love authors from different areas of the country. It book signings, book sales. In 20 minutes, the librarian of congress is rejoining us to make a special announcement. That is coming up in about 20 minutes. You probably noticed as well on the screen that there is a 25th anniversary sliver on the right side of your screen. This is book tv 25th anniversary. September 12, 1998 will be our 20 for anniversary an hour cspan bags all have 20 for the on them as do our cspan book tv mugs. We are pleased about that. In the 25 years, we have been on their over 1300 weekends, 92,000 hours of programming which is all ailable online. Covered over 22,000 authors, 16,000 event cities that have hted book tv events 871 it book tv over the years has been to
These books and read them. You can find the entire schedule at book tv. Org. We want to ask you what you are reading. We want to hear from you what book is on your bedside table or on your tablet and why it has attracted you. Call the number on your screen. Please include your first name, your city, the name of the book and perhaps a reason why that book has attracted your attention. Big crowds here at the National Book festival. They have a whole area for love authors from different areas of the country. It book signings, book sales. In 20 minutes, the librarian of congress is rejoining us to make a special announcement. That is coming up in about 20 minutes. You probably noticed as well on the screen that there is a 25th anniversary sliver on the right side of your screen. This is book tv 25th anniversary. September 12, 1998 will be our 20 for anniversary an hour cspan bags all have 20 for the on them as do our cspan book tv mugs. We are pleased about that. In the 25 years, we have b
Welcome to book tvs live coverage of the National Book festival. Some of the authors you will hear from today, and get a chance to talk with historian doug brinkley, rk russell and chest and buttigieg. Some of the topics to be discussed, black literary identity, Environmental Activism and food and culture. It is a full day ahead. We are glad you are here with us on book tv. As i mentioned, this is the 23rd year in a row book tv has partnered with the library of congress to bring you live coverage of the National Book festival. Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden is here to kick off our coverage. Dr. Hayden, for those who were not with us 23 years ago, how did this get started . It is so exciting to be here. You can hear the buzz behind us as everyone is coming in. In 2001, First Lady Laura Bush had been successful as a first lady of texas, starting the texas book fair. It was renowned. When she got to washington, d. C. , she asked my predecessor, dr. Billington, wouldnt it the nice if w
Kevin my name is kevin butterfield. It is my great pleasure to introduce you that todays speakers. Our center is one of the sponsors we are proud to bring americas most beloved writers to this room. We want to welcome everyone joining us live on cspan. Our next panels records of survival escaping genocide and human trafficking. His new book is waiting to be arrested at night. A memoir of chinas genocide. The founder and director of resilience force. His book is titled the great escape, a true story of forced labor and immigrant dreams. He is a lecturer in princeton. Our moderator writes for the Washington Post opinion section and is the author of prisoner, my 544 days in an iranian prison, solitary confinement, and the extraordinary efforts it took to get me out. Join me in welcoming them. [applause] i want to thank everybody for being here today and for watching me at home. This is an extraordinary honor and privilege for me. Over the last couple of weeks i have got to know him intima
The stage author of the definitive study on soviet russian famine of 1921 to 23, the big show on the American Relief expedition to soviet the big show on bola land, the American Relief expedition to soviet russia in the family of 1921. He also curated two exhibitions dealing with the famine. The 1922 show here entitled deliverance, america and the famine in soviet russia 192123, and at the Hoover Institution that just closed this year, brad plus medicine, american famine relief and soviet russia, 192123. The informative exhibit catalog for the later exhibition is available through the Hoover Institution press. And i would encourage all of you to go online and get a copy. Youll never think of cobbler oil the same way. [laughing] is also a lecturer in history and International Relations at stanford university, a Research Fellow at the Hoover Institution, and your moderator. Please welcome bert patenaude. [applause] so, thank you, tom, for a very generous introduction. Thanks for putting