Life, raise my kids, be a good father and teacher. I think we should all want that, for everyone, just to feel like we belong. Go ahead. I know we have another one. Host have to cut you off. I apologize. The author is chastity buttigieg. The book is called i have something to tell you. Go first. Sorry. Maybe it makes sense. Jericho is moderating. I am casper. I am the head of poetry at the library of congress. I want to give a shot to everyone in the room and those joining us via cspan across the country. I am pleased to introduce this event behind the scenes with black writers. Featuring Jericho Brown and two authors. Jericho was last at the festival in tonight 2019 to talk about his third and most recent book of poems which went on to win the Pulitzer Prize of poetry. [applause] he is the Charles Howard professor and creative writer at Emory University. Today, he is here to lead a discussion on the anthology edited titled how we do it, black writers, how we craft, practice, and skill
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
Book, they are also an amazing archival resource and are champions for the kind of Archival Research that goes into writing this sort of history that i wrote and continue to write that could not be done without these amazing washington inive at the Washington Convention center. We are now joined by author chasten buttigieg. His book i have something to tell you came out originally in 2020. The young adults version came out this year. Chasten buttigieg, you tell a story at the beginning of the book about going from starbucks to washington, d. C. In 18 years. What happened . Chasten the stickiness of starbucks helps if you adjust to washington, d. C. I fell in love with the mayor and did not see my life going from Teaching Middle School to running for president. But it has changed life in many ways. I really miss teaching but i am also very happy to be on tour with this oak. I feel like im in a larger classroom having important conversations especially at a time when books like this are
It makes a lot of sense for us to amplify that. I understand that. Im talking about books that sat in your house inboxes. H, your panel has given me hope. Thank you. [applause] a panel from the festival on the importance of libraries. Live from the book festival is a panel on libraries. My name is gene taft. I am a Committee Member and manager pleased to have you all here. We are a wonderful city that supports the arts and humanities and we are pleased to bring you this event. Please silence all devices that might make any noise. We need your feedback. Youve are intricate for a chance to win a gift card. Our friends are here on site to brave the weather and would appreciate your support. It supports or book festival. Hope you enjoy the festival and buy a book and come back and see us. If you are here or watching at home i really wish it didnt have the same connotation as ite does now. I remember my mother took my brother and i, we could barely walk and i ran off and the other direction