Support first of our authors, second of this wonderful annual event now in its 22nd year. [applause] and third of all the books that would be discussed and enjoyed throughout this beautiful Texas Capitol complex here in downtown austin, if i might pause, i would ask you to silence your cell phones. Live tv, thank you, cspan after our session both authors will be relocated to the book signing tent down the street to autograph their books. Books are for sale courtesy of the great independent bookseller bookpeople. [applause] buy a book. When you buy a book your support not only the author, the festival and a great local indie store but you are also helping the texas book festival as a nonprofit entity, pursuant to its mission of supporting lowincome schools with other visits, but donations via the reading rock Stars Program and to fund grants for libraries throughout the state. Additionally the festival is running a benefit, a book drive benefit this weekend to raise money to rebuild tex
Okay. Hello, everybody. Welcome to the seachange session at the 2017 texas book festival, the 22nd annual texas book festival. Its great to have you all here. I am dr. Spencer wells. Im a a geneticist and anthropologist, and sometimes author. For many years i was the explorer in residence for the National Geographic society, study how are species of pipe with the world and since 2015 i have lived here in austin. Im the founder and ceo of the consumer genomics firm in town, and coowner of a nightclub which is [applause] i would like to introduce our authors. We have juli berwald was an austinbased side letter, and editors contribute to publications such as the new york times, naked, National Geographic and slate. She is a phd in Ocean Science and university of Southern California and she lives here in austin shes the author of spineless which we will be talking about today. [applause] then we have Peter Wadhams who is the purpose of ocean physics and head of the Polar Ocean Physics Grou
My name is jim hornfisher and its my pleasure to welcome you to opening session of the 2017 texas book festival. Thank you [applause] thank you. Thank you for coming out in support. First of our authors and second of this wonderful annual event in the 22nd year. [applause] and, third, of al the books discussed and enjoyed throughout this bull Texas Capitol complex here in downtown austin. If i might pause a beat i would ask you to silence your cell phones. Live tv, thank you, cspan. After our session, both authors will be relocated to book sinning tent down the street to autograph their books. Books courtesy of book people, that wonderful independent seller. Buy a book, youre supporting the author, the festival, and a great local indy store and also helping the texas book festival as a nonprofit entity, pure student to mission of support low income schools in texas with author visits, book donations via the reading rock stars program, and to fun grant ford libraries thought the state.
[inaudible conversations] okay. All right. Hello. Are we on . Hi, guys. Welcome to sunday morning at the texas book festival. Does anybody know what time it is . And how awesome was that extra hour we all got this morning. Lets applaud the extra hours. Im going to officially welcome you to the 22nd annual book festival. Thank you for coming out to support the authors, the still and great literature. First off, please silence your cell phones. Ill silence my phone while you silence yours. Well have a book sinning after the session 0, so arm that both of the authors are going to go back to the booksigning tent and sign books, hopefully youll pick some up as the book people tent before that. When you buy book at the stifle, the festival, youre supporting the author, the festival, and the local independent book store. The mission is to support libraries in texas. And the reading rock Stars Program and to fund grants for libraries in texas. Your book purchase makes a difference and for the
The texas book festival is a Nonprofit Organization and its mission is to support low income schools in texas with author visits and book donations via tweeting rock Stars Program and to fund grants for libraries in texas. So your purchases make ahe huge difference in the lives of texas kids, so please buy early and often. The texas book festival is also running a books drive this weekend to raise money to help rebuild texas libraries affected by hurricane harvey, so they could donate 15 at any register to buy a book for a reading rock star student, the texas book festival and the foundational each match or donation with the book to rebuild a library affected by the hurricane. Someone book purchased puts three books in the library. So please keep that in mind. Allig right, so it is my very great pleasure to be here with ellen ullman. She has, im just going to read a little of her bio, she wrote a First Computer Program in 1978, went on to have a 20 year career as a programmer in softwa