And so i had to find ladies whod. Theres a lot more interesting women in this period that i couldnt find more information about other than, you know, a line or two, their names and so on. So i wrote a seventh chapter, and ive included those ladies. For more information on booktvs recent visit to sacramento and the many other destinations on our cities tire, go to cspan. Org citiestour. [inaudible conversations] [applause] all right. Good evening, everyone. My name is ted hammond, im the chair of journalism here at st. Josephs college. I want to welcome you to the college. This next year will be our 100th anniversary, so give it up, will you . [applause] this is clearly one of the most anticipated, Exciting Events that weve had in that century [laughter] just want to say very quickly that one of the great things about brooklyn is that one day you can be a delivery man in park slope, and before you know it, you are you can become a world famous author, and thats who we have here tonight.
Why books matter. In the library of americas literary anthology. He is the book critic and former book editor of the los angeles times. Ladies and gentlemen, david yulen listen. [applause] thank you. Its a real honor and a pleasure to be here tonight and a real honor to be part of the National Book awards. Let me start by saying what an exceptional year its been for fiction, which means our work which made our work as a jury in this category especially rewarding and especially difficult. Long books, short books, short stories, novels, this list of finalists could have been a hundred books long. Why . Because what fiction offers is the interior plunge, a sense to experience the inner be life of another person which which makes it a mechanism of empathy. Thats what fiction has always been, thats what fiction remains, and it offers a vivid challenge to questions about the health of fiction. Trust me, my fellow jurors and i can assure you, it is healthy. We know this firsthand. In the cour
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