monthy three-hour live program. on the first sunday of each month we invite one author to discuss their entire body of work and take their calls. in depth also visits with the author to see where and how they write. that s what you re about to see. we visited irvin painter at her home in new york. i wish i could say that i got up early and i came to my computer and i put myself to work and i ate properly. and i worked for several hours. and i had a full days work. i kind of get up, and i have tea, and i sit in front of the window. and maybe i look at the new york times on the web or gone to town to get it. i think about what i m going to do. i go down to the treadmill. i have some breakfast. and meander over to the computer. and then i sort of pick up steam as the day goes by. so i start sort of slowly by afternoon i m really rolling. and then in the evening i sort of have to tear myself away because i m falling asleep or not working very productively. so i would not reco
i tried to write-down some thoughts hopefully you will come up with a better understanding of the book and an interest in it i will start by taking a amended to they could people who made this possible first and foremost are the formidable men to my left i can guarantee each and every one had a better offer how to spend their evening and i sincerely appreciate it so thank you to admirable so many and it to read and paul to launch the. next thanks to the people who were behind the scenes the staff here at st. chris and a publicist most writers can only dream of a you may write that down in case you ever published a book. i want to thank all of you for coming here tonight because i know we have busy schedules and in the summer we look forward to the quiet evenings enjoying the great outdoors but that is usually a tree because people like we can come up with nifty ways for you to spend your evenings and doors inside the air-conditioning so thank you for your time and i have be
that all publishers need to learn how to use, the whole wide world or, social not working. it s a brave new world for publishers and we are all fast having to get used to it. to they recognize the publishing company today? walker is very much alive so yes, pam pass when number of years ago. i think he would have had trouble in this world. and i think it is a very different world than the one he had it but that actually is quite plant in the new technology is and so i actually think she s rather enjoying it. .. by margaret washington and black behalf receipt, tmr heights by david beito both books were published this year by the university of illinois press in 2009. i am eric arneen at the university of chicago and i ll be talking with professors washington and beito and beito today. but first a few introductory remarks. the name sojourner truth is a familiar one. along with harriet tubman she is generally recognized as a female abolitionist who challenged racial and gender