watch american history tv this weekend on c-span 3. you are watching american history tv. every weekend on c-span 3, explore our nations past. created by americas cable television companies as a public service, and brought to you today by your television provider. next on american history tv, to bestselling authors discuss how they use historical research in their work. novelist kathleen rouhani s latest as the world war one story, and miles harvey focuses on his new nonfiction book, the king of confidence. the conversation was moderated by the paul university professor amy tyson. authors roomy and harvey boast teach in the paul s english university department. they provided the video. hello everyone. thank you so much for joining us tonight and this is an of vent hosted by the english department of depaul university and coast by the depaul history department. it s a thrill to get to host with them, to real stalwarts of the english department, kathleen rouhani and mil
depaul english department and co-hosted by depaul history department. it s a thrill to get to host an event with two real stalwarts of the english department, kathleen rooney and miles harvey. amazing writers and researchers. we re very grateful to have amy tyson from the depaul history department to present and interview them. i also want to thank all of you especially for being here. it s always so meaningful to feel support for artists and the arts. during this difficult time when bombast and quick takes seem to rule the day, a lot of us recognize it s the quieter, more thoughtful creations that actually sustain us. so, that said, i would encourage you, if you like what you hear tonight, to please support these great writers. i will both links to their books in the chat and i know they re on display at the depaul bookstore in lincoln park. we do have one technical issue or constraint that i would ask your help with, potentially. we are limited to 100 participates tonight a
and donovan and reached from that was published early last month in june we will have an extended conversation up to 35 minutes and also a few slides here and there as needed with supplemental images and once we re done with that wrap up with audience q&a we will read some buyers and get the reading under the way. miles the author of the national and international bestseller the land of lost maps with the chicago tribune best book of the year. in this interlocutor is the true story of a new york times notable book for nonfiction in the literary science award and the second book published early last month. but these men graduated from the university of michigan a few blocks away from the bookstore. otherwise i would appreciate it if you wouldn t mind putting your reactions together for our reading. thank you. good to see you. so this is why your book is longer than mine and also teaching nonfiction here in chicago so it s nice to see you here and i want to be clear to every
good evening everyoneand thank you so much for joining us . my name is bennett and i m a bookseller and event coordinator and i m going to be your host tonight for literati featuring miles and donovon hohn. i wanted to extend a thank you to everyone for your support of our virtual events programming. we feel incredibly lucky that we are able to continue to offer virtual events during these difficult times and we wouldn t be able to do that and gather and hear about king of confidence if it wasn t for you all showing up and stopping by so thank you for doing that. i d like to quickly go over our zoom policies. we do ask you keep your video feed disabled throughout the duration of the event and if you enable it we will disable it for you and if you and he let a second time we will have toreview remove you from the event . we appreciate your cooperation. i wanted to go over our format, were going to have a reading by miles and donovan to start us off and after miles reads from
keep your video feed disabled. if you enable it, and able it a second time, we will have to remove it. appreciate your cooperation. i want to briefly go over our format. we will have a reading by miles harvey to start us off. after miles harvey reads from the king of confidence which was published this past tuesday and donovan hohn reads from the inner post which was published last month in june we will hear an extended conversation between the two for 30 or 45 minutes and a few slides here and there and add some supplemental images. once we are done questions for miles or donovan send them my way and i will field and screen those. now i will quickly read some bios and we will get the reading underway. miles harvey is author of the international bestseller the land of lost maps. his book stranger in a savage latin was named book of the year. currently teaches at the university. interlocutor miles harvey is author of moby duck, the true story of basketball players, new yor