Washington post columnist, thriller writer who writes about the cia and such. This month, Pulitzer Prize winning author, Colson Whitehead as our guest. His most recent book is the under ground railroad. Mr. Whitehead, whats the appropriate response new book is appraised by oprah, president obama, you won the National Book award, what is the appropriate response . If only it took the pain aw away. [laughter] has taken off in a way thats unexpected and startling and wonderful. Just try to enjoy it despite my best efforts. Why does it put you in a better mood . Ive been writing for 20 something years doing fiction 20 some years, sometimes we write a book and people dig it and understand it sometimes write a book and no one cares and its sort of disappears so i have the pride the job i did with the book. Either you dig the groups of two prospectors or you dont and so you are either along for the ride description or not. Definitely when i was writing was my second attempt at a novel. My fir
Youre watching booktv. Good afternoon, please take your seats. Were tying to stay on time here. Id like to get started as soon as possible. Good afternoon, id like to welcome you back to this session at Miami Book Fair 2017. If you are here this morning, and you know Miami Book Fair very well, you know that the book fair is presented by miamidade college, and thousands and thousands of volunteers, among whom are students, faculty, staff, administrators, and many, many, many individuals from the community and from the corporate sector as well. In fact, our corporate sponsor, the main corporate sponsor, is ohl, and were very, very grateful to ohl for its sponsorship and its support. Were also grateful, as i mentioned in previous sessions, to the circle of friends of Miami Book Fair, and i know that youre here in abundance. This year, as you have been in past years, since 1984, when our book fair began, and wed like to extend a special thank you to our circle of friends. So, without furth
Were trying to stay on time here, side like to get started as soon as possible. Good afternoon. Im malou harrison, and i like to welcome you back to this session at Miami Book Fair, 2017. If you were here this morning and you know Miami Book Fair very well, you know that the book fair is presented by miami dade college, and thousands and thousands of volunteers, among whom our students, faculty staff, administrators, and many, many, many individuals from the community and from the corporate sector as well. In fact, our corporate sponsor, the main corporate sponsor is awake l this year and we are very, very grateful ohl for a sponsorship and its support. We are also grateful as i mentioned in previous session to the circle of friends of Miami Book Fair bit and i know that you are here in abundance this year as you have been in past years since 1984 when our book fair beget and would like to extend a special thank you to our circle of friends. And so without further ado i like to call mr
Welcome to book tvindepth program, this is our special year of fiction on indepth. You see authors such as david baldacci, jody people, Walter Mosley, last month we had david ignatius, Washington Post columnist and thriller writer who writes about the cia and such. This month we are pleased to have Pulitzer Prize winning author Colson Whitehead as our guest with the most recent book is the underground railroad. Mister whitehead, whats the appropriate response when your book are are praised by oprah, president obama, you win the pulitzer and National Book award, whats the appropriate response . It took the pain away. This book is taking off in a way that is startling and wonderful so mostly i just thank my lucky stars and i sleep a little better, im in a better mood generally. And i tried to enjoy it. Its my best effort. Why does that put you in a better mood . Ive been writing for 20 something years, doing fiction for 20 years and you know, sometimes you write a book and people digging
Manhany mclean and bill ack from Pershing Square management. Give me a primer. Bethany they were formed by congress in the wake of the global crisis. The one thing that we might figure out to do with these two companies, what might make more sense. But instead, here he arson years later, the companies are still in conservatorship. Theyre supported by lines of credit from the government. We have done nothing. Even more frightening, the companies have gotten bigger. They have over 5 trillion of debt backed by home mortgages. And thanks to a decision by the government, they have no capital to back that up. In the wake of the capital, we need more of it, that will make the Financial System safer. In contrast, we have these two companies, which together are two of the biggest entities in the world, no capital. Run by jim johnson in the 1990s, the Washington Post was called the chairman of the universe. Was talk about the accounting scandal, that he might be the first black president of the