Between us a memoir. Rk russell is the author. You think your publisher in this book as well. This is the first book by this publisher. Rk i am on the first lead of imprints. You will see a little more of him a little later live at the National Book festival but right now, here is an author discussion on environmental activism. Doug brinkleyi am kevin butterf. Im one of the sponsors of this years conference. The quinn be association helps us do our work. Waukomis live on cspan. History is heating up Climate Change denial. His most recent book is silent spring revolution. David is the author of two New York Times bestseller and our moderator jen white is supposed of one in from w amu please join me in welcoming them. Good morning everyone and thank you for coming out for this conversation. As youre listening i hope you will form your own questions because we will have time at the end of the panel you can step up to the mike and i will tell you and start the process. Its always exciting
When talking about people. Here is the book, the yards between us a memoir. Rk russell is the author. You think your publisher in this book as well. This is the first book by this publisher. Rk i am on the first lead of imprints. You will see a little more of him a little later live at the National Book festival but right now, here is an author discussion on environmental activism. Doug brinkleyi am kevin butterf. Im one of the sponsors of this years conference. The quinn be association helps us do our work. Waukomis live on cspan. History is heating up Climate Change denial. His most recent book is silent spring revolution. David is the author of two New York Times bestseller and our moderator jen white is supposed of one in from w amu please join me in welcoming them. Good morning everyone and thank you for coming out for this conversation. As youre listening i hope you will form your own questions because we will have time at the end of the panel you can step up to td i tell you and
Welcome to book tvs live coverage of the National Book festival. Some of the authors you will hear from today, and get a chance to talk with historian doug brinkley, rk russell and chest and buttigieg. Some of the topics to be discussed, black literary identity, Environmental Activism and food and culture. It is a full day ahead. We are glad you are here with us on book tv. As i mentioned, this is the 23rd year in a row book tv has partnered with the library of congress to bring you live coverage of the National Book festival. Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden is here to kick off our coverage. Dr. Hayden, for those who were not with us 23 years ago, how did this get started . It is so exciting to be here. You can hear the buzz behind us as everyone is coming in. In 2001, First Lady Laura Bush had been successful as a first lady of texas, starting the texas book fair. It was renowned. When she got to washington, d. C. , she asked my predecessor, dr. Billington, wouldnt it the nice if w
Thank you for being here and its amazing for me to be with david wallacewells who is one of our. His book the unknown earth is a must read. I was just telling him my daughters in high school and i only read on her own, which is wild for me. But shes recommend they get to everybody. Its a great way to understand, dan, the challenges of climate in our time ill say a few things the were going to go back and forth in a sense of of conversation but by saying just moments ago while we were here, the white house announced that john podesta is going to be taking over for john kerry was doing for the last three years as a socalled climate czar, podesta has been a key figure on policy with. Barack obama. But more than that, probably is almost done more for public lands, wilderness you know, National Forest than anybody. Hes been working the new america foundation. Hes a troubleshooter. We know he ran Hillary Hillary clintons campaign. But well see how elevates climate in. A president ial electio
Good morning. Thank you for getting up, everybody. And coming to hear me. I really appreciate it. Im just making sure my sounds good. Im here on a new book i wrote called Spring Revolution and the origins of that began really when i was a boy because mother and father were teachers and we had some one perk of being a teacher is gets some extra summer time and we used our extra time as a family. We went all over the United States visiting our National Parks and seashores. You know, i got to go to yellowstone and the olympics in the everglades. Wed have a pontiac and Station Wagon and a trail or i grew up in northwest ohio, the midwest, and we would then just go see the country and had asthma as a boy. And and it was horrible. And wherever went, i was so reinforced by picking up brochures like we used to do in those days and on it i would sit at the place would saved by Theodore Roosevelt who also had asthma as a boy and was would suffer mightily. So identified with tr and i realized tha