I write mostly comic novels. We have written seven or eight of those. This book is a memoir probably the only memoir i will never write. I dont have that much to say. May be going out on thin i. C. E. I dont think i will write another book than this one in part because it is so singular in nature. About two Extraordinary People who provided me with some amazing material for a book. Host what was it like to write the book . I sat down shortly after i buried my father last year i woke up in the morning with no intention of writing a book and started writing a book and i wrote a in 40 days. Was accidental there was no biblical collusion but when i looked at the calendar i saw 40 days had lapsed. I work hard to on my writing. It wrote a lot of it itself but we pretty much poured out. Host were you surprised at what poured out . Yes. I think the first sentence read Something Like im not sure how this book is going to turn out. I was indeed surprised at how it turned out. Host thats exactly
Its great to be with. I noticed from doing podcasts we are going to read a few sentences i will probably gather from your book and the first question, you write in the book, innovation is most important on the modern world but the least understood. Its the reason most people say prosperity and wisdom prepare for their ancestors. The main ingredient in freedom to exchange, experiment and fail liberals have argued that freedom mean needs prosperity bi would argue theyve never found the chain by which one causes the other. Innovation is the driving change, the missing link. If a child of freedom and parent of prosperity. The theres a growing belief since the Apollo Space Program and the innovation from this part of central planners in the industrial policy. People exchanging the ideas freely yes we are experiencing innovation also a care in the western world there are areas we havent been able to get enough innovation and the pandemic has reminded us of that. We havent been able to as muc
Can you hear me okay . Im trying not to be in the view. By the end of this, we are both going to be behind the curtain. My name is becca oliver and im the executive director of the writers week of texas, the largest Literary Arts Organization in texas. We exist to support writers in every stage of their career and one of the things we love to do is have the opportunity to talk to authors about their most recent books and we will begin with a talk learning a little bit more about what craft went into creating in the c book and therethere is so many interestg things that kate can share that would be applicable to any writer that happens to be here. There are always a few of you. So, we are going to make sure that we get to some conversations as well. I just want to say quickly before we start,. A big thank you to the people. We have a lot of literary communitieswe and where the big house is that if the bookstore so thank you for having us here tonight. I hope that you will enjoy the conv
[inaudible conversations] good evening everybody. I am bradley graham, coowner of politics and prose along with my wife in behalf of everybody here at gw, welcome. I thank you very much for coming. He does a number of events each year end jean w on the great auditorium integrate other revenue and we value our partnership with gw and the crew here is terrific and they make events like this possible, for us and i want to express our gratitude for effort that they put into tonight event. The featured author is Josh Campbell he spent more than a decade at the fbi in various roles and kidnapping investigation and multiple overseas assignments as well as a stint as a special assistant to fbi director james comey. Josh resigned from the bureau about a year end a half ago in february 2018 and walking out of the field office in los angeles for the last time and for the Law Enforcement that he had really enjoyed and he says played an Important Role in his own career development. He says he left
Politics and prose along with my wife in behalf of everybody here at gw, welcome. I thank you very much for coming. He does a number of events each year end jean w on the great auditorium integrate other revenue and we value our partnership with gw and the crew here is terrific and they make events like this possible, for us and i want to express our gratitude for effort that they put into tonight event. The featured author is Josh Campbell he spent more than a decade at the fbi in various roles and kidnapping investigation and multiple overseas assignments as well as a stint as a special assistant to fbi director james comey. Josh resigned from the bureau about a year end a half ago in february 2018 and walking out of the field office in los angeles for the last time and for the Law Enforcement that he had really enjoyed and he says played an Important Role in his own career development. He says he left because he could no longer stand silently by in the face of a Relentless Campaign