Music they listen to, the bad time. You say all, why would any young person even listen to you . Am i right . Sebastian were lets Exchange Information when this is. But i think a lot of us end up becoming corny, forgetting that we used to be in our teens or teenagers. Thank you so much, sebastian. Thank you, everyone. Welcome. Welcome. Thank you for us. I know this will be a conversation with our esteemed speakers that im eager to introduce you to today. Im victoria murray is, a New York Times and usa today author of more than 30 novels, the personal library and the first ladies. Both novels were cowritten with her writing. Marie benedict victoria is also have been nominated for numerous naacp awards for outstanding literature and she won that award in 2016 for her social commentary stand your ground. The first ladies was targeted. Thousand and 22,000, 23 book of the year and five of marys said deaf seven deadly sins have been made into lifetime movies produced t. D. Jakes with almost
92000 hours of programming on the latest discussions on history, politics and biography. You can watch book tv every sunday on cspan2. Or online at booktv. Org. Book tv 25 years of television for serious readers. In Elementary School teacher. Lets try that again. Good afternoon. Okay now we have to saying. This is how it goes. Good afternoon, good afternoon. Then im going to say how are you and then you have a simple response. I am fine, im fine, i hope that you are to. I want you to sound like a choir. Good afternoon i am mc how are you . Im fine im fine i hope that you are too. Good afternoon and welcome to the report lunch. We are so excited to be here. I am doctor brown and i have the privilege of serving as the executive director Grant Research scientist of the doctor and joyce payne center for social justice, housed in the Thurgood Marshall college fund. After nearly two years of research and collaboration with the center for black voices headed by doctor Camille Lloyd we have so
92000 hours of programming on the latest discussions on history, politics and biography. You can watch book tv every sunday on cspan2. Or online at booktv. Org. Book tv 25 years of television for serious readers. In Elementary School teacher. Lets try that again. Good afternoon. Okay now we have to saying. This is how it goes. Good afternoon, good afternoon. Then im going to say how are you and then you have a simple response. I am fine, im fine, i hope that you are to. I want you to sound like a choir. Good afternoon i am mc how are you . Im fine im fine i hope that you are too. Good afternoon and welcome to the report lunch. We are so excited to be here. I am doctor brown and i have the privilege of serving as the executive director Grant Research scientist of the doctor and joyce payne center for social justice, housed in the Thurgood Marshall college fund. After nearly two years of research and collaboration with the center for black voices headed by doctor Camille Lloyd we have so
Section in depth. Youll see special guests like Walter Mosley, last month we had david ignatius, the Washington Post columnist in the thriller writer who writes about the cia and such. This month we are pleased to have the Pulitzer Prize author Colson Whitehead as the guest comments most recent book he underground railroad. What is the appropriate response when your books are praised by oprah, president obama, you win the Pulitzer Committee National Book award, so what is the appropriate response . [laughter] guest this book has taken off in a way that was unexpected so most of the i just thank my lucky stars and sleep a little betterne and try to enjoy it despite my best efforts. Host why does that put you in a better mood . Guest ive been writing for 20 something years and sometimes you write a book and people dig it and understand it and other times nobody cares and it sort of disappears. So i have the pride thinking i did a good job on the book and the bonus of other people thinkin
Feedback welcome to book tv indepth program this is our special year of fiction on indepth. You will see authors who writes about the cia and such. We are pleased to have Colson Whitehead as our guest. Ci mr. Whitehead what is the appropriate response when your books are praised by oprah, president obama and the National Book award. In a way thats unexpected and startling and wonderful. I just think my lucky stars. And they tried to enjoy it despite my best efforts. Why does that put you in a better mood. I had been writing for 20 something years and it sort of disappears. The bonus of other peoplee as well. Of l of theater repair people how to sell a book like that. My agentnd it to either its too big of a concept or you dont. You are along for the ride or the description or not. My second attempt as it at a novel. In the agent the agent dumped me. They make fun of me. Eventually after a year and a half of writing that i finally got it downen what sounded like an interesting book in m