Hello, everyone. Can you hear me okay . If yeah, okay. Im trying to not be in the view were both scooting backwards. I know. We [laughter] by the ending of this, were going to be behind the curtain. Welcome to kate Winkler Dawsons book event. My names becka oliver, were the large hut area Arts Organization in texas, we exist to support writers at every stage of their writing career, and one of the things we love to do is to have the opportunity to talk to published no, sir about theirr most recent authors aboutt their most recent books and also to dig in more than wed like to at events with a craft talk. Learning mores about what crafs went into creating the book. And i think especially for the book were talking about today, american sherlock, theres so many interesting things that kate can share i think would be applicable to any writer who happens to be here. Who here is a writer . All right. Who here writes, but they didnt raise their hand . [laughter] yes, there are always a few of
Things we love to do is have the opportunity to talk to published authors about their most recent books but also to dig in a little more than i think we get to as we like it book events with a craft talk, learning a bit more about what went into creating the book and especially for the book we are talking about today, american sherlock murder, forensics, and the birth of american csi. So many interesting things kate can share that would be applicable to any writer who happens to be here. Who here is a writer . Who here writes but didnt raise their hand . There are always a few of you. We are going to make sure we get some conversation as well. I just want to say quickly before we start, a big thank you to book people. We are lucky to live here in austin and have a lot of really wonderful Literary Community and one of the big clubs of that is this bookstore so thank you for having us here tonight. I hope you will enjoy the conversation and go downstairs and find a book and bring it up t
To do is have the opportunity to talk with publix authors about their most recent book. Also to dig in a little bit more than i think we get to you as often as we like at book events. Learning a little bit more about what went into creating the book there are so many interesting things that kate can share that i think would be applicable to any writer. Who here is a writer . Who here writes that did not raise their hands . [laughter] that is fair. Always a few of you appeared we will make sure we get some conversation as well. I just want to say really quickly before we start, a big thank you to book people. We have a lot of literary community. One of the big cubs of that is this bookstore. Thank you for having us here tonight. I hope that you will enjoy the conversation and that you will go downstairs and get a book. I think we all know the best way to support writers is to buy their book. We are going to encourage you to do that tonight, to appeared finally, i wanted to read kates fi
[applause] i was about to say how special the slightest but you beat me to it. Welcome. My name is steve, im the executive director and on behalf of all the collects in the foundation and jamie the collects in the library, were thrilled to could be here. All of our forms are great, but tonight is a tree. Its also the beginning of the john f. Kennedy centennial weekend. We plan this months ago and we really thought would be the best speaker and moderator week again for this historic time. Were thrilled theyre both here. Before i introduce them, few brief announcements. First, want to thank our underwriters and sponsors. Bank of america, the Lowell Institute including bill and andrea, i media sponsors. As i say, were kicking off the centennial was information when you leave about what were doing over the next few days. Over the next few days there are opportunities to see new exhibits with a hundred items on saturday will be doing a special peace corps day, on sunday we have an astronaut
That went on a little longer for him. I was about to say how special this night is that you all beat me to it. My name is steve i am executive director Jfk Library Foundation and on behalf of all colleagues in the foundation and from the library we are thrilled you can be here all forums are great but tonight is a treat because of the speakers in the beginning of the jfk centennial weekend we planned this months ago literally rethought who would be the best speaker and moderator we could get for this historic time we are thrilled they are both here. So before introduce them i have a few brief announcements but first our underwriters and sponsors bank of America Institute including bill and andrew lowell. Media sponsors and kicking off the centennial with information when you be over the next few days there are opportunities seeing a new exhibit with 100 items including 40 never seen publicly before opening tomorrow on a saturday doing a special peace corps day and on sunday and asked h