A couple of notes for you, please silence your cell phones as always. Also, if youd like to ask the question this evening, right over here in front of the wisconsin book festival banner there is a microphone, we are joined across the nation on cspan booktv today so please ask your question from the microphone. Also as a special treat, artist will santino is here and will be graphic recording throughout the event. Writing down things they discussed, questions we ask and then his piece of art will be on display after stop here is Angela Batista from a [applause] abi want to give a big thank you to Madison Public Library, the Madison Public Library foundation and all our amazing sponsors for making this whole thing possible. Thank you. And thank you for coming out to the wisconsin book festival to hear adam rippon talk about his new book beautiful on the outside i dont think he needs an intro, everybody in this room probably knows him. If you dont, get a tv. [laughter] check your internet
[inaudible conversations] good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. My name is kevin had and the curator history of the Wisconsin Veterans Museum here in madison. Thank you for joining us today. Featuring author Jon Kerstetter and his new book crossings. Id like to think the medicine public library, the Madison Public Library foundation at all of our sponsors for helping make this incredible celebration possible. Before we begin please take a moment to silence all mobile devices so as to not interrupt the presentation this afternoon. As you attend wisconsin book special events this year please help us spread the word about these wonderful opportunities with others by sharing your experience using the hashtag wi muckfest in your social media post. Also followed this afternoon talk mr. Kerstetter will be signing copies of his book your copies are available for purchase at the vendor tables just outside the auditorium. It is my pleasure to introduce to you author Jon Kerstetter. Dr. Kerstette
Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen. My maim is kechi hample ton cure ray tosser history at the Wisconsin Veteran museum in madison. Thank you for joinings us today. As this wisconsin book festival Event Features author john and hiss new book crossing. I would like to thank the Madison Public Library Madison Public Library foundation and all of our responseses for helping make this incredible celebration possible. Before we begin, please take a moment to silence our mobile devices not to interrupt the presentation this afternoon. As you attend book festival events spread the word about wonderful opportunities with otherses by sharing your experience using the hashtag wi book fest in your social media post. Also following this afternoons talk mr. Will be signing copies of his book copies are available for purchase at the vend or tables just outside thed a auditorium he received his medical degree from mayor medical school in rochester, minnesota and mfa degree from Ashland University in
And ruthlessly. A few brief announcements, thanks to the Madison Public Library and the Madison Public Library foundation and all our sponsors, you can see them individually listed on various publications. A few announcements, you know enough to turn off your Electronic Devices but if you take photos and post to the social media please use the hashtag w ibookfest wibookfest and we will be happy to sign them. If you ask there will be a question and answer after his talk and use the center microphone so cspan can record your question for posterity for the viewing audience. Daniel golden has done serious work is an awardwinning journalist and author for close to 40 years. He is one of six Senior Editor that the independent nonprofit newsroom which has as its official Mission Statement to expose abuses of power and betrayal of the public trust by government, business and other institutions using the moral force of Investigative Journalism to spur reform through the sustained spotlight of w
So many others and so many attendees and so much time has gone into giving us 16 book festivals and i really want to say thank you to all of you for coming out today and having come out for 15 years. I also want to think to medicine Public Library taking his event on when heas was unsure whetherr not someone would and for getting us this evil space to keep p putting on events for the public in medicine and from anywhere you can from today. I also want to think the madison Public Library foundation they do the private fundraising and keep these events free and open to the public. We have been doing this is our 25th festival here the mass Public Library and all of our events have been free and we care deeply about that and hope you do too. I want to say a huge thank you to them and to all the sponsors have helped put on the specimen from the year. I also would ask you right now to please silence your cell phones. That goes for dave, as well. [laughter] and probably me but the architect.