Georgia. Thanks to everybody for coming. I am so excited to be hosting susan bordo tonight. [applause] and we are also lucky to have the first year in conversation. [applause] with Katha Pollitt also as a . Note we are recording for booktv on cspan so after the formal conversation we will take questions they can hear you as well. Twenty years ago with many other wonderful bookstores to be here before Christopher Columbus were looking forward to being here for many more. So click up a copy or two or three to talkedabout important topics for crow and youre in for of wonderful treat for being a great partner. Susan bordo a cultural historian and media critic and is nominated as a pulitzer prize. And is a poet and has won many prizes and awards include the National Book critics award. Just give us a couple of minutes to set up after words to sign copies of the buck. Brooke. That would be appreciated. [applause] i thought i would start to say a couple of words what it is and what it isnt it
Is about capturing duty and i think writing in might opinion to capture our beauty of our emotions and feelings and the American Writers Museum provides the opportunity for people all across the nation. It is amazing we have not had this before but we do now. [applause] chicago has a rich literary tradition and we plan to see that continue to grow not only do you want to honor the past authors putting gauge current offers and insights and encourage future offers to bring their scale skills to this event. It is my pleasure to introduce president of cook county a but more important as a schoolteacher somebody important to west to get started. [applause] good morning i am glad to be here today at American Writers Museum of First National museum of its kind the biography of truman is one of my favorite books ive brought my wallboard copy for him to autograph. Sometimes it is a call to action sometimes a muchneeded escape they can have do unexpected side its expose as to sidestep never prev
Is about capturing duty and i think writing in might opinion to capture our beauty of our emotions and feelings and the American Writers Museum provides the opportunity for people all across the nation. It is amazing we have not had this before but we do now. [applause] chicago has a rich literary tradition and we plan to see that continue to grow not only do you want to honor the past authors putting gauge current offers and insights and encourage future offers to bring their scale skills to this event. It is my pleasure to introduce president of cook county a but more important as a schoolteacher somebody important to west to get started. [applause] good morning i am glad to be here today at American Writers Museum of First National museum of its kind the biography of truman is one of my favorite books ive brought my wallboard copy for him to autograph. Sometimes it is a call to action sometimes a muchneeded escape they can have do unexpected side its expose as to sidestep never prev
[inaudible conversations] thank you, everybody. Thank you for coming. First a round of applause so excited to be hosting susan bordo and Katha Pollitt, and were also so luck to have Katha Pollitt here in conversation. [applause] so, welcome to become culture on columbus. And just a quick notice also, see a couple of cameras here. Were recording for booktv on cspan 2 so after the formal conversation well take questions but wait for me to find you with me microphone so they can hear you as well. A quick show of handed if it is your first time to book culture of columbus . Welcome. 20 years ago, this space was the endicott book septemberers but is closed along with men a wonderful become stores about we just celebrated two years here at 450 columbus. [applause] and were looking forward to staying here for many more. One small thing you to help is pick up a copy of two or three or four of the become tonight so we can continue to be here and host great speakers and talk about important topi
[inaudible conversations] thank you, everybody. Thank you for coming. First a round of applause so excited to be hosting susan bordo and Katha Pollitt, and were also so luck to have Katha Pollitt here in conversation. [applause] so, welcome to become culture on columbus. And just a quick notice also, see a couple of cameras here. Were recording for booktv on cspan 2 so after the formal conversation well take questions but wait for me to find you with me microphone so they can hear you as well. A quick show of handed if it is your first time to book culture of columbus . Welcome. 20 years ago, this space was the endicott book septemberers but is closed along with men a wonderful become stores about we just celebrated two years here at 450 columbus. [applause] and were looking forward to staying here for many more. One small thing you to help is pick up a copy of two or three or four of the become tonight so we can continue to be here and host great speakers and talk about important topi