Facebook page, facebook. Com booktv. This is booktv on cspan2 television for serious readers. Heres our prime time lineup. In anticipation of next weeks release of harper lees second book, so get a watchman, booktv presents several programs about the pulitzer prizewinning authors life and writing career. Next Mary Mcdonagh murphy looks at the impact of harper lees to kill a mockingbird. Then at 7 30, maria mills reports on the 18 months she lived next door to harper lee in monroeville, alabama. And at 9 p. M. Eastern on after words, charles shields author of mockingbird a portrait of harper lee, discusses the events leading up to the publication of her new novel go set a watchman. That all happens next on cspan2s booktv. And now heres Mary Mcdonagh murphy, author of Scout Atticus and boo. Good morning everyone. And welcome to the auditorium speaker series. My name is m. Claire knowles and i serve as a member of the American Library Association Executive board. But i also have a day job
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Before Labor Day Weekend is over. We have team coverage. The weekend will start off ok. Harvey both will be rain free days if you have plans. The storm is moving steadily along, 50 mile per hour winds down from where it was because the track has been overland. Tropical storm warnings all the way of the coast from the carolinas to new jersey and a Tropical Storm watch from long water tomorrow afternoon there is the opportunity for it to we intensify. Then it is going to get into a star pattern where it will mill around or loop around. How close to it will post to us will it be . Possibly for some fringe effect. We want to give you the idea of the beginning timeline. Ray not just any night and then the rest of us getting some the island sunday morning than by sunday night they are picking up on the cape as well. It will get received it not as much as the south coast of the islands. More on the effects that we can expect here. It is the south coastal areas, the cape and the islands we are
David i will have it down by the end of the weekend. This is one of the beaches that could see rough surf by the end of the weekend. And at least one Ferry Company has decided to stay tied up at dock. The island queen ferry between falmouth and Marthas Vineyard is still running tonight. But operators are telling passengers theyve decided to Cancel Service on sunday and monday. If they want to make alternative arrangements for returning home, they can be thinking about that now. David three other ferries to still, some passengers said theyre thinking about cutting short their Labor Day Weekend getaways. On the beach, lifeguards are warning swimmers the storm could bring stinging jellyfish and dangerous currents. I saw one of the lifeguards looked like he was having a heckuva time swimming. At david cape businesses, like this pub, say storms can sometimes drive away crowds. But not always. It can help business. David lifeguards also want you to know many of these chairs will be empty thi
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