Washington post columnist, thriller writer who writes about the cia and such. This month, Pulitzer Prize winning author, Colson Whitehead as our guest. His most recent book is the under ground railroad. Mr. Whitehead, whats the appropriate response new book is appraised by oprah, president obama, you won the National Book award, what is the appropriate response . If only it took the pain aw away. [laughter] has taken off in a way thats unexpected and startling and wonderful. Just try to enjoy it despite my best efforts. Why does it put you in a better mood . Ive been writing for 20 something years doing fiction 20 some years, sometimes we write a book and people dig it and understand it sometimes write a book and no one cares and its sort of disappears so i have the pride the job i did with the book. Either you dig the groups of two prospectors or you dont and so you are either along for the ride description or not. Definitely when i was writing was my second attempt at a novel. My fir
Section in depth. Youll see special guests like Walter Mosley, last month we had david ignatius, the Washington Post columnist in the thriller writer who writes about the cia and such. This month we are pleased to have the Pulitzer Prize author Colson Whitehead as the guest comments most recent book he underground railroad. What is the appropriate response when your books are praised by oprah, president obama, you win the Pulitzer Committee National Book award, so what is the appropriate response . [laughter] guest this book has taken off in a way that was unexpected so most of the i just thank my lucky stars and sleep a little betterne and try to enjoy it despite my best efforts. Host why does that put you in a better mood . Guest ive been writing for 20 something years and sometimes you write a book and people dig it and understand it and other times nobody cares and it sort of disappears. So i have the pride thinking i did a good job on the book and the bonus of other people thinkin
Welcome to book tvindepth program, this is our special year of fiction on indepth. You see authors such as david baldacci, jody people, Walter Mosley, last month we had david ignatius, Washington Post columnist and thriller writer who writes about the cia and such. This month we are pleased to have Pulitzer Prize winning author Colson Whitehead as our guest with the most recent book is the underground railroad. Mister whitehead, whats the appropriate response when your book are are praised by oprah, president obama, you win the pulitzer and National Book award, whats the appropriate response . It took the pain away. This book is taking off in a way that is startling and wonderful so mostly i just thank my lucky stars and i sleep a little better, im in a better mood generally. And i tried to enjoy it. Its my best effort. Why does that put you in a better mood . Ive been writing for 20 something years, doing fiction for 20 years and you know, sometimes you write a book and people digging
The mansion in new york. Her book will be on sale afterward. It is my pleasure to introduce margaret oppenheimer. [applause] margaret thank you very much. July 3, age 33, a distinguished new yorker wrote a note in his diary. The celebrated colonel burr was married to the celebrated mrs. Jumel. His choice of adjectives was interesting. Not distinguished, but celebrated. Celebrity had the same connotation it does today. Someone who was known to the public but not always with approval. Today, i am going to talk about how eliza jumel and aaron burr became public figures, why they married, and what happened after these two celebrities joined hands. Ladies first. Eliza jumel is on the right. She is painted here one year before her marriage to aaron burr next to a portrait of him painted after the ceremony. Eliza jumel was born betsy bowen in providence, rhode island, in 1775. About 2. 5 weeks before the battle of lexington. There was absolutely nothing in her beginnings to suggest that her n
Books on law. Tonight, there will be at least some discussion about his latest novel, entitled allegiance. It is about the incarceration of the japanese during the second world war. That is enough for me. Let me introduce professor Kermit Roosevelt to you. [applause] prof. Roosevelt iii thank you for that introduction. Thank you all for coming, it is a will pleasure to be here. Im going to talk about the significance of Theodore Roosevelts vision of the constitution and it will connect to some larger ideas about who we are, and we want to be. The constitution is our central organizing document. We had no official religion, the constitution, in fact, says that we cant. But we give the constitution the same kind of veneration that some societies get their sacred texts. It is our loyalty to the constitution, are legions, that makes us american. We are not a nation held together by race, or religion. We really are constituted as a people by those 4400 words. And so, when we talk about the