Rebecca roanhorse. So, we are not going to take audience questions but feel free to chat amongst yourself in the chat feature and let us know where youre viewing from. Well re recording the event so folks who couldnt join us live can watch this later on and ill give you a quick rundown of the format. Were going to give each author seven to mine minutes to talk about anywhere upcoming books and then we joy will lead a chat of the group. So without further adieu ill pass things over to zerina and well take it away. Zerina maxwell the msnbc political analyst, commentator, speaker and writer the and the senior director of progressive programming for pierus xm cohost of signal boost. Take it away. Im so excited to be here this evening. I know so many of us are struggling through our individual circumstances during this quarantine, and maybe were thinking and wondering what we can do in this particular moment to make the world around us just a little bit different and a lot better. So, i can
Of you may know the Coleman Center with those preeminent scholars where they receive an office while they make their own work. So then gerald wrote the Coleman Center gave me the freedom to read that was nothing immediately clear to me to do with what i thought i was doing. One day i would read history of 19th century paris that i try to decipher the gothic script i kept reading wild things. In a new exhibition you will find add why pl the products of 34 writers and you will see the new and lasting book they made through their research displayed alongside some of those Collection Items that informed them including the 2016 novel alongside the 19 sixties era and that will stay up through june of next year. We welcome you on the occasion of the new collection of busted in new york. Where we have that questioning mind of recent history of the million man march to katrina to ferguson and always informed by the readers steeped in history and scholarship to bring centuries of the past on tod
About 500 of you posting on her Facebook Page this morning on this topic. You can add your thoughts at. Acebook. Com cspan the gallup poll did a recent survey of americans and their thoughts about Climate Change is an issue leading up to the down bynd breaking it party. When asked about the seriousness of Global Warming, if its serious or generally exaggerated, in 2018 it was 69 of republican saying it was the case and only 4 of democrats weighing in on that. If they believe that the effects of Global Warming had already begun, 34 of republicans saying they believe that. 0 of independents 82 of democrats saying that. And when it comes to the topic and if theyrming worry a great deal or a fair amount about it. Republicans, 33 , 62 for independence, 91 of those democrats being cold saying that it was a great deal or a fair amount of worry for them. When it comes to the Campaign Issue itself it was during the last round of the two debates where Climate Change came up as a topic. Jones,rdi
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On about books we delve into the latest news about the Publishing Industry with interesting insider interviews with Publishing Industry experts. Well also give you updates on current nonfiction authors and books. The latest book reviews. And well talk about the current nonfiction and books featured on cspan spook tv. And now a discussion on the great books of western civilization. According to Michael Knowles, he hosts a program and podcast called the book club for prager, u. Heres a portion a book club. Yeah. Is a fabulous thing. Like books. I was making fun of you that you have a book club with a bookshelf with no books, sort of sparse. Its a new show, you know . But but, you know, im reminded of the opening of the Princess Bride in my time. Television was called books. And in this case, books. Yes. Its called podcast. Thats right. So its all a continuum. So i have to admit, when when when you ask me to do this and you and i do our verdict podcast together every week, thats a good ch