[inaudible conversations] good afternoon fellow book lovers. Im happy to welcome you to the 13th annual savanna book festival. Presented by Georgia Power david and nancy cintron. We are especially grateful to jack in mary romanus our sponsors for this beautiful venue. We would also like to welcome our members and individual earners today. It is through your support that we are able to make festival events this saturday free to the public. 90 of our revenue comes from our donors and members and we thank you. Before we get started i have some housekeeping notes. Miss diaz will be signing festival copy purchases. If you are planning to stay for the next author Michelle Sullivan after this presentation please move forward to fill seats as the venue empties. This will help the ushers get them for the next session. Please turn off your cell phones so they dont disrupt the cell phones. Later, as you exit the venue you will see the volunteers in the back with buckets. They would be happy to ac
Twitter and instagram for behindthescenes pictures and videos at booktvs or handle. We kick off this year savannah book festival with retired air force Major General robertbo latiff on future war. Live coverage on booktv on cspan2. Good morning. My name is nancy lieb and im delighted to welcome you to the 11th annual savannah book festival. Isto presented by georgia power, david and nancy cintron, the gm family and mark metcalf. Many thanks to jack and Mary Raimondo our sponsors for this glorious venue the Trinity United Methodist church. We would like to extend special thanks to wire litter rowdy members and individual donors who have made and continue to make Saturdays Free festival of them possible. 90 of our revenue comes from donors just like you. Thank you. We are very excited to have savannah book festival this year for your phone. Please look in your program for information on downloading it. It just takes two seconds and it will be very helpful to you today. Before we get star
Clocked in for 35 35 years, rad a good family, you are a hero, too. And i think too often in our society we put certain folks on pedestals as he rose because of something they missed they did for the sacrifices they did, but every day, i mean, i was walking over here just from the hotel looking at people curious about the sacrifices they have made for their own kids or for their marriage or for caring for an ill person. So for me while the veterans and war and Everything Else have become close to my heart, it reaffirmed my belief that everyones got a great story. Everyone should share that story even if you think your story is important, make sure you share it with someone. Make sure you share with your kids. Unfortunately those folks that pass away, when you talk to them right before death, often they will say their biggest regret isnt i didnt write a a book r star in a movie will make more money. Its i wish id spent more time with my kids, or i wish i told my kids a little bit more a
Church, one of the sites of the savanna book festival. Starting now is offer Celeste Headley talking about the importance of civil communication. Good afternoon. Hope you are enjoying the book festival. My name is our styles and im delighted to have you join me in the 11th annual savanna book 1st. The festival is presented by georgia power. David and nancy cintron, she and family foundation, and mark and pat, many thanks to jack and mary romanos come our sponsors for this glorious venue Trinity United Methodist church. We would like to extend special thanks to our individual donors who have made and continue to make Saturdays Free festival events possible. 90 of our revenue comes from donors just like you. We are very excited to have savanna book festival apps available for your phones, just look in your program for instructions for how to download it. Immediately following the presentation, celeste will sign copies of her book out here and if you are planning to stay for the following
I did get to know to students who had been adopted by American Families as well and their stories are in the book and i probably dont have time to share with you the whole journey, but theres some very moving moments about adoption and an American Family welcoming them into their home here as well. Maybe thats a good note to end on. Youre actually a very expert guide. Thank you, thank you. I appreciate it. Thank you so much. Im going to be signing books. [applause] what is your next project . I wish i knew. Inaudible conversations yeah, i can do that. Im glad you guys told me. And now we are live from savanna, georgia for the citys annual book festival. But a full day of authors ahead including ryan curtis, 1942 rose bowl was moved from california to North Carolina after pearl harbor, Scott Shapiro and the peace pact of 1928 that outlawed war around the world. Celeste headley on the importance of communication in the install in on the relationship between hitting bull and buffalo bill.