Youre watching booktv on cspan2 with top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. Booktv, television for serious readers. [inaudible conversations] hello, everyone. Thank you for joining us. My name is tashib graham, and i am outreach librarian at vanderbilt library. Im so excited to chat with saeed jones about how we fight for our lives. He is also the author of preruled to bruise prelude to bruise, 2015 stonewall Barbara Giddings literature award. Also a finalist for the 2015 National Book critics circle award as well as awards from lambda literary and the publishing triangle in 2015. Saeed serves as cohost to buzzfeeds morning show and also as lgbt and culture editor. He was born in tennessee and grew up in texas. He earned a ba at Western Kentucky University and an msa at rutgers universitynewark. He lives in new york city. Thank you for being here, saeed. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you. [applause] u so as a side note, as a sie note, the southern festival of books remai
Will commute this afternoon i am live in alexander i am chair of humanities tennessee board of directors. We are very glad we are here at this festival today. The festival is free but it depends on donations from people like you to keep it that way. If you know enjoying the festival, and you enjoy the session and you have a chance, if you look at our website, our facebook page, the app or go by the tenth in the plaza, we would love to have you help support the festival. After the session, paul will be signing books at the signing tent that is on the plaza and the books are for sale at the parnassus tent and a portion of those to sales go directly to the festival. We are here today, to hear paul talk about his latest book. He has published numerous works of fiction. In 1991, he was awarded the james black memorial prize. This was for his work the Mosquito Coast which was adapted into a movie in 1986. After moving to london in 1972, he said often in epic journey by train from Great Brita
To rally against oakland mayor sheng thao as she gets ready to deliver state of the city address today. Well tell you the issues that they are demanding. But first focused on a safer San Francisco. We will go live to see how mayor london breed plans to improve Public Safety and her city. From the bay station, youre watching kron. And news. Thank you for joining us here on kron. 4 news at noon. Im justine waltman and well start with whats happening in San Francisco. As mayor london breed joined city officials and Community Leaders to announce a proposed say for San Francisco ballot measure. Its not going to happen until the march election, but that measure seeks to improve Public Safety kron. 4 Charles Clifford joins us now live from San Francisco with details here. So whats on this ballot measure . Charles . Well, here in San Francisco, a Public Safety is a big issue. Today. The mayor said the city will ask voters for some help in dealing with the problem. Good morning, everyone. On tu
8 00 ws 9 00, 10 00. At least some showers scattered around the area, nothing huge, nothing severe. But we do have that shower threat and potentially a couple more showers during the day tomorrow. The temperatures well above average. We got up to 79. So far in philadelphia were in the 70s across much of the area and through this evening, 6 00, i think well still be dry. But by 8 00 and 10 00, some showers in the vicinity but theres a whole lot more coming over the weekend. Ill have the timing on that with the sevenday in a few minutes. And count on the First Alert Weather Team as we keep an eye on this rain, meteorologist Sheena Parveen will bring you her updated forecast tonight on nbc 10 news at 11 00. Now to developing news out of kentucky. Police are looking for whoever shot a student inside a Louisville High School today, prompting an evacuation. The student was taken to the hospital with nonlifethreatening injuries but its unclear if the shooter was a student or not. In this vide
Ben stiller has died. This morning her rise of stardom as tributes pour in. And breaking barriers, the sound and gender. We are taking to the skies with the iconic first ever female pilot as we honor those who currently serve our country and those who gave their lives today memorial day, monday, may 25th, 2015. And welcome to today on this monday morning. It is memorial day 2015. Im willie geist. Im tamron hall along with chanel jones. Guess who we have with us . Men and women on the plaza. Yes, we do. Keeping fantastic company this morning. Get out to say hello to them a little bit later. Well pay tribute throughout the morning. Lets get to the top story. The damaging and deadly flooding in the south. The images coming out of texas and oklahoma are just unreal. Entire neighborhoods submerged. Crews using boats and helicopters to make rescues. Gabe gutierrez is in hardhit texas. Good morning. Residents are bracing for more rain. So far there have been at least three confirmed deaths in