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Was an original 48 stores until 93 years it was sole survivor now run by Third Generation want to thank all of you for your support for our community of authors, booklovers, without that we would not be here today. Tonight we are excited to have with this celebrate the release of her new book, strange rights new religions for a world tar is a contributing editor of the american interest, the colonists at the new service on the former Staff Reporter at fox. Com bird she has written on religion with national geographic, the washington post, the New York Times, and holds a doctorate in theology from oxford which is also the author of the novel social creature. Joining tar to discuss her new book is ross. He is a columnist for the New York Times op ed page. As the author of to change a church bad religion and privilege and coauthor of a Brandnew Party before joining the New York Times is a Senior Editor for the atlantic, he is the critic for National Review and he cohosts the New York Time
Its my honor to introduce three people to you this evening. First is Roger Rosenblatt whose work has been published in 14 languages. Roger is the author of five New York Times notable books of the year and three times bestseller. The story the story i am mad about the writing life came out in april and a cool moon a life love and responsibility will be in october. Rogers written seven off broadway plays notably the one person free speech in america that he performed at the American Theater which was the times 10 best plays of 1991. Last spring he performed them play piano in his play living in the basement is nothing which would go to the Stoller Center for the arts at stony brook and the theater in new york next year. He also wrote the screenplay for a bestselling novel rapid rising which is currently in production. Roger is distinguished repressor at english and writing at stony brook. He formerly held the copeland appointment to creative writing at harvard where he got his ph. D. Am
Strand. The strand was founded in 1927 over on fourth avenues book row. Book row gradually dwindled from an original 48 stores until, after 93 years, the strand is the sole survivor and now run by a Third Generation owner. Without our Loyal Community of authors, book lovers and friends, we wouldnt be here today. Tonight we are excited to have with us Tara Isabella burton who is celebrating the release of her new book, strange rights new religions for a godless world. Tara is a columnist at Religion News service and the former staff religion reporter at fox. Com. She has written on religion and secularism for national geographic, the washington post, the New York Times and more and holds a doctorate in theology from of from oxford. Shes also the author of the novel social creature. Joining tara to discuss her new book is raz ross douthat, author of to change the church, bad religion and privilege and coauthor of grand new party. Before joining the New York Times, he was a Senior Editor
Five years to solve her crime. They thought they solved it. They got the wrong guys, and they convicted the wrong guys and sent them to prison. Sent one to death row. Ron williamson went to death row. He had never met deborah carter. And he spent 11 years in prison and was exonerated 10 years ago, 1999, almost 10 years exactly. But he spent a total of 12 years in prison for the murder of deborah carter, and he never met her. Host who was ron williamingson . Guest he was a man i never met, i never heard of him. He was one of the first big, notorious dna exonerations in the late 90. And i met him when i read his obituary. So i never got to see him, obviously. But he was a fascinating character. When he was younger, many people in his small corner of oklahoma thought ron was the next mickey mantle. And ron certainly thought so. He had a nice ego. And he was a second round draft pick in 1972 of the oakland as and went off to seek major league glory and thought he was going to make it. Neve