Welcome. [applause] i just realized we did not do a sound check. I love doing book events. We need to keep books alive but thanks to the Simon Foundation for supporting all of our initiatives here and it is with our support to give a shout out and before we introduce our guests the amateur Astronomer Association of new york will be out. And will have the telescope out but the claim is the clouds will clear almost as we finish the last question. And we will do a little q a. I am sure you have heard of our guest. As a bestselling author in superb writer you said your son asked you what you were working on. He said nobody will read that. And of course galileos daughter was a popular book and more so to be knowledge with the Pulitzer Prize nomination is quite an honor. And with that Harvard College observatory. [applause] also as an assistant professor. And to the synchronicity and in their very different perspectives one as an artist do you mind being called a historian . I brought a terr
I just realized we did not do a sound check. I love doing book events. We need to keep books alive but thanks to the Simon Foundation for supporting all of our initiatives here and it is with our support to give a shout out and before we introduce our guests the amateur Astronomer Association of new york will be out. And will have the telescope out but the claim is the clouds will clear almost as we finish the last question. And we will do a little q a. I am sure you have heard of our guest. As a bestselling author in superb writer you said your son asked you what you were working on. He said nobody will read that. And of course galileos daughter was a popular book and more so to be knowledge with the Pulitzer Prize nomination is quite an honor. And with that Harvard College observatory. [applause] also as an assistant professor. And to the synchronicity and in their very different perspectives one as an artist do you mind being called a historian . I brought a terrible thing. I did no
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Hello. Everybody. Excuse me. Hello, everybody. I hope you enjoyed your lunch. Were going to start. Good afternoon and welcome. Im sarah snyder, the Program Director at the liam Simon Foundation and im absolutely delighted to introduce todays speaker kay hymowitz. Shortly i will sit in rapt attention along with all of you as she discusses her later book the new brooklyn, what it means to bring the
Hello. Everybody. Excuse me. Hello, everybody. I hope you enjoyed your lunch. Were going to start. Good afternoon and welcome. Im sarah snyder, the Program Director at the liam Simon Foundation and im absolutely delighted to introduce todays speaker kay hymowitz. Shortly i will sit in rapt attention along with all of you as she discusses her later book the new brooklyn, what it means to bring the city back but let me briefly tell you how ive come to know and admire kay. The william Simon Foundation started supporting k 13 years ago and i know that i speak on behalf of of the nations president kim pearson and my colleague man true doubt and all those who couldnt join us today in saying that putting k as the william t Simon Foundation fellow institute is one of the proudest successes that we make each year. A quick overview of kays prolific work. She writes extensively on childhood, family issues, poverty and cultural changes in america and has authored five very successful books. Shes w