Elizabeth williamson who has family in the area i just learned has written an incredible book and has come to wisconsin to talk to us about sandy hook. I dont that sandy hook has a topic needs introduction though having been in the news more and more often over the last couple of weeks just means that ive been reliving and also celebrating the fact that elizabeth is going to be here to talk to us about it. This book is so important it is not just to look at a tragedy is look life after a tragedy and how people and communities recover from one experience one and where we go. Id like to turn it over to elizabeth williamson. Thank you. Thanks so much connor and thank you all for coming. Thank you for the invitation. Come here for the 20th anniversary of the festival. You. I join you at a pretty moment for this topic because just this past week, a jury in waterbury delivered a nearly 1 billion verdict against alex jones in the damages trial brought by the families of eight sandy hook victi
Be a hell of a place to its going to change a lot of girls lives because we and in in in theres some phenomenal women out there just for someone to reach out to, you know. So thank you all for coming. I mean, if anybody has another question or something, they want to ask me. We all can go home or every every day, everybody good . All right. Is books outside . Everybody. Elizabeth williamson who has family in the area i just learned has written an incredible book and has come to wisconsin to talk to us about sandy hook. I dont that sandy hook has a topic needs introduction though having been in the news more and more often over the last couple of weeks just means that ive been reliving and also celebrating the fact that elizabeth is going to be here to talk to us about it. This book is so important it is not just to look at a tragedy is look life after a tragedy and how people and communities recover from one experience one and where we go. Id like to turn it over to elizabeth williamso
Good afternoon. Im the chief Communications Officer for the library of congress. On behalf of my wonderful colleagues, welcome to the 2022 National Book festival. Its great to see this huge crowd. If you missed any of the authors today, please go to the website and you can catch up with our marvelous authors who have been part of the festival so far. Almost as old as this nation is, there have been conspiracies wrapped around. Today, we are here to discuss the struggles that have been dealt to our nation. Joining us today is the professor of history at Boston University and the author of the book the brethren a story of faith and conspiracy in revolutionary america. [applause] joining him is New York Times writer and the author of the new book sandy hook an american tragedy elizabeth williamson. [applause] welcome to both of you. A couple of weeks ago, the verdict for alex jones came down. Have you spoken to the families and how are they reacting . I did almost immediately and througho
We support cspan as a public service. Good afternoon, everyone. Im achieved a mitigations mitigations officer for the library of congress, cant say this enough on behalf of my wonderful colleagues, welcome to the 2,022 library of Congress National book festival, great to see this huge crowd on the stage. [applause] if you missed any of the authors please go to lsc. Gov bookfast to catch up with how marvelous authors. We got a lot of cover so on to our discussion. Almost as long as how old the nations there has always been conspiracies wrapped around it whether it is from the revolutionary war to the cold war to the assassination of jfk to the murders of innocent children in newtown, september 11th to january 6th. Today we are here to discuss these struggles delta to our nation. Joining us today is professor of history at Boston University and author of a story of faith and conspiracy in revolutionary america. [applause] joining him his New York Times writer and author of the new book s
Its great to see this huge crowd. If you missed any of the authors today, please go to the website and you can catch up with our marvelous authors who have been part of the festival so far. Almost as old as this nation is, there have been conspiracies wrapped around. Today, we are here to discuss the struggles that have been dealt to our nation. Joining us today is the professor of history at Boston University and the author of the book the brethren a story of faith and conspiracy in revolutionary america. [applause] joining him is New York Times writer and the author of the new book sandy hook an american tragedy elizabeth williamson. [applause] welcome to both of you. A couple of weeks ago, the verdict for alex jones came down. Have you spoken to the families and how are they reacting . I did almost immediately and throughout the trial which i was covering for the New York Times, they were weighing in. They were particularly gratified by the confrontation in the courtroom that Scarle