Numerous articles, thought arthur of nine previous books including the end of the american era from 2002, 2010, how they become friends and no ones worlds, the rising west in the coming global turned. The fellow at the hudson institute. The wall street journal and professor of Foreign Affairs in new york. A fellow at the council and he is also doing numerous books himself including American Foreign policy and how it changed the world from 2001. Next year i hope you will have the chance to host in a live form. The art of a covenant. The United States, israel and the fate and jewish people. The 10th book, isolationism, healing itself from the world is a subject of that discussion tonight. Please welcome me in joining them. Thank you for that introduction. It is really terrific to be here. I hate to think how long ive known him now. Quite a while. I can certainly remember back in the clinton administration, doing a pbs thing together. I think it was bosniaack then. That was like 30 years
Publishers, agents and of course readers clamoring to meet their latest writers. You would be able to feel the Nervous Energy of the finalist and the champagne would be flowing. It is not what you may imagine when you think of literary award ceremonies. There is no formal banquet or assigned seating. It is a Cocktail Party. Last year when they wrote about the award, they referred to it as a globe asked. Tonight, we want to share that energy with you at home and give you a glimpse of what it is like to attend in person. Our editor at large megan caught up with some of this years finalists so we could connect with them as if we were all at a party together. You can view the full conversations on kkus. Com. Here is a sneak peak. A typical year w would all be gathered for the ceremony, a Cocktail Party beforehand. Mixing and mingling. I wanted to ask where could we find you as a finalist before the Award Ceremony . You can usually fin me by the many desserts table. [laughter] where uld we
For we start i just want to say a huge thanks to perri, andrew and the team at norton for making this happen and all of you for showing up. So were not able to host eventsin our store spaces , Community Authors and readers. Were thankful for your support andfor the chance to make the space for conversation and connection. Now just a couple of housekeeping things. In our dual webinar tonight you can see and hear the speakers. They cannot see or hearyou. You can see a count of the top of yourscreen. Theres a couple of functions youll be using throughoutthe event. You can find at the bottom of your resume and down, theres an event labeled chat. Youre welcome to post your thoughts in the chat. Its a great way to show your appreciation for the author and interact with yourfellow attendees. If you have specific questions that cant be answered by the author please come to the q and a module and click on the icon labeled q and they that looks like two speech bubbles. Well be pulling questions
With perri klass presenting her new book a good time to be born and their talking with Andrew Solomon and before we start i just want to say a huge thanks to parry, andrew and the team at norton for making this happen and to all of you for showing up. We are not able to host this event in our store space in our community as authors and readers is still here and we are grateful for your support and for the chance to make the space for conversation and connection. Now, just a couple of housekeeping things. In our zoom webinar tonight you can see and hear the speakers but they cannot see or hear you and they can seat you are here though and you can see account of your fellow attendees at the top of your zumba screen. And there are a couple of functions we will be using throughout the event you can find at the bottom of your resume window and one is an icon labeled chat with ones Speech Bubble and youre welcome to post your comments and thoughts in the chat and thats a great way to show yo
To you live from the beautiful Central Public Library beautiful austin texas. In a typical year this would be filled with the brightest stars in america and around the country publishers agents with laughter you can feel the Nervous Energy and the champagne would be flowing the price is a what you might imagine thinking of literary award ceremonies the reasonably greater assigned seating come it is a Cocktail Party with the glamour and energy all its own. Has shown Entertainment Weekly wrote about the literary award referred to as go on golden globe to and to show that and give you claims of what it is like to attend the ceremony a person. Our editor at large caught up with issues final is to connect with them as if we were all at e Party Together you can view the full conversation at kirkus. Com. In a typical year will be the ceremony everybody mixing and mining so where could we find you as a finalist before the Award Ceremony . You can find me by the many dessert table. [laughter] s