We now kick off the weekend with cecilia who explores the political themes of jack lon londons writing. [inaudible conversations] hello, thank you for coming to the southern festival. We hope that you will make a donation either on the website, at the app because this festival is a nonprofit event and we want to continue to keep it free event and open to everyone and we rely on your donations for that. Im delighted to introduce you cecelia tichi, she specializes in 19th and 20th century american literature, focusing on commentary social critic to country music. I mean, she covers a wide variety of topics. In addition to her scholarly book, she has also written mysteries about country music. I mean, shes a reneissance woman. Thank you for coming to hear about jack london. She was one of the pioneer of america. These are books that have become classics. That are still in reading lists in high schools, junior highs and thats the jack london that we think we know. He went to the gold rush
Today we are joined by some esteemed panelist skisll bro abuse tremendous briefly. Jonathan holloway is a professor and teen of yale college the author of a number of volumes, most importantly, jim crow wisdom were also joined by Marcus Hunter Marcus Hunter holds appointments in africanamerican studies at yale and professor in sociology joining the attend of ucla this fall right . He is the author of the phenomenal back, black city makers. How the philadelphia anything grow changed urban america. Walter moseley is here. The phenomenal novelist, whose book [applause] whose books are too numerous to mention. So well move along to the wonderful, brilliant delightful, ammann any perry, the author of two major books on racial inequality in the United States and prophets of the hood politics politics and poetics in hiphop and finally but not least, the author of most recently ross unbound and he is unbound in that text. A writer in his books and a staffer at the the new yorker. Our moderator
Pamela paul is the author of buy the book, her conversation next on booktv. [applause] good morning, everyone, and good morning, everyone whos watching via technology. This mornings panel is going to be fascinating, and i know you all are going to have a great time. Im not used to having this many people show up to see me without a court order [laughter] so im certain this is going to be fabulous. Our Panel Discussion this morning is by the book, our moderator is pamela paul. Joining ms. Paul are authors Anne Patchett, nicholson baker, Francine Prose and Walter Mosley. [applause] ms. Paul is the, is the editor of the New York Times book review of and of the popular interview column, by the book. Her new book by the New York Times book review brings together 65 of the most intriguing and fascinating exchanges over time. Shes joined this morning by Anne Patchett whos the author of six novels as well as the coowner of a bookstore. Yea for bookstores. [applause] her newest book is this is
That were ever taken, new york 1867, the winter of 186768 which was his second final reading tour of the united states. [inaudible] how did the library get the dickens materials a . Well, the Performance Company came to the berg collection through the purchase of the greatest collections of english and American Literature in private hands in the 20th century. This was back in 194041. One was a great Book Publishing magnate from cincinnati, and a friend of the irish renaissance. A real friend of literature. He had some of his performance copies, including the other great collector who was man of the year, 1929. Founder of the general electric, rca, rather. On more i do want to mention one thing. This belonged to dickens. Here is his pen which you may want to hold. Thats his ink well. This is his ivory letter opener which was given to him by his sisterinlaw, georgina, and she had inscribed, or engraved, in gothic letters, in memory of bob, 1862. This is one of the forepaws of his cat, re
Mac. [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] [inaudible conversations] and its Book Review Literary life panel will begin in just a minute. They are running a minute or two behind. This is live coverage on booktv on cspan2. This is the first panel of the day. Pamela paul, book times editor will be there. Walter mosley will be fair, ann patchett as well. After. Com a call in with Randall Kennedy for discrimination, race affirmativeaction and the law. He is a law professor at harvard. After that, david brock, david rothbard, his most recent book called national insecurity, American Leadership in an age of fear. We will do a callin program with them so you will have a chance. This panel is just starting. Good morning, everyone. Good morning and welcome to Miami Book Fair international. This is our 31st year, as you know, and it is truly a pleasure to see all of you here on a wonderful, sunny and bright south florida morning. Thank you so much for bein