Supporting local independent bookstore allows us to continue to bring you events like this so we appreciate that in advance. We also have flyers for Upcoming Events available at the register a lot more great stuff coming up in november so we hope that you will join us again. So our interviewer for this evening is trey hes form cohost among many other tv shows currently host a new Television Show binge worthy as well as new podcast love city and writes for Rolling Stone and more other publication and author of five books including most recently i would die for you, why prince became an icon and who is afraid of post blackness and neighbor and green light since literally day we opened our doors so were grateful to have o him here with us tonight and speaking with matt hes the author of the new york teams best sellers insane clown president , the divide, open ya and great derangement contradicting editor for Rolling Stone and 2008 for column and commentary his new book, i cant breathe, a
Youre watching booktv on cspan2 with top nonfiction books and authors every weekend with. Booktv, television for serious readers. [inaudible conversations] all right. Good evening, everyone. Welcome to green light bookstore, were glad youre here tonight. Were hosting math tie yee by to present his new book, and you are in for an excellent evening. Just a couple of housekeeping things, if you have a cell phone or device that might make noise, now is the moment to silence it. We have books for sale at the register, the new book and older titles by both authors, so matts going to be here signing afterwards, and when you buy the book, you not only get this great literary experience, but youre supporting your local bookstore, so we appreciate that in advance. We also have flyers for Upcoming Events at the register, we have a lot more great stuff coming up in november, so we hope that you will join us again. Our spur viewer for interviewer for this evening is the former cohost of the cycle o
A fake name. Then i just kept using it. Brian what is your real name . Molly my real name . Brian jennifer . Molly people can google. My real name is jennifer ca ban. Brian where did you grow up . Molly i grew up in rockaway and long island. Brian what do you do now for a living . Molly im an artist and journalist. I travel around the world and draw and write about prisons and conflict zones. About three weeks ago, i was in gaza. I also have a book coming out called drawing blood. Brian why did you go to gaza . Molly i was in palestine for a literary festival. I hadnt planned to go to gaza and then i met a journalist who walked me through the bureaucratic process by which a journalist can go there. It is under blockade, so it is difficult to visit right now. I had the opportunity, and so i went. Brian where were you in gaza . Molly i was staying in gaza city. Brian what did you see . Molly the piece i did was about a suburb of gaza city that was i saw a level of decimation that id neve
Molly i was working as a naked model when i was 18 to pay my way through school and i needed a fake name to keep stalkers away. Then i just kept using it. Brian what is your real name . Molly my real name . Brian jennifer . Molly people can google. My real name is jennifer caban. Brian where did you grow up . Molly i grew up in far rockaway and long island. Brian what do you do now for a living . Molly im an artist and journalist. I travel around the world and draw and write about prisons and conflict zones. About three weeks ago, i was in gaza under the airstrikes. I also have a book coming out with harpercollins called drawing blood. Brian why did you go to gaza . Molly i was in palestine for a literary festival. I hadnt planned to go to gaza and then i met a journalist who walked me through the bureaucratic process by which a journalist can go there. Because you know it is under , blockade, so it is difficult to visit right now. And i had the opportunity, and so i went. Brian where
What is more important to you, the art or the politics . Molly i think the art at this point. Artists are really defiant by nature dont you think . Brian how would you define your politics . Molly im a leftist. Brian what does that mean for you . Molly what does being a leftist mean for me . I think i have a rather oldfashioned definition. I believe in the individual. I believe in their inalienable rights, however, i also come from a more leftist economic perspective. I believe the best way to ensure those sort of inalienable rights is a social democracy. Perhaps even more socialistic. You know . Brian where did it all start . I know it says on wikipedia that your mother was jewish and your father was puerto rican. Molly is. They are both fortunately alive. Brian your mother, you say she is an illustrator. Molly she was an illustrator of childrens books and toys. In the era that she was working, toy packaging was very artistic. Everything had these beautiful handdone illustrations. She