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and so i had to find ladies whod . there s a lot more interesting women in this period that i couldn t find more information about other than, you know, a line or two, their names and so on. so i wrote a seventh chapter, and i ve included those ladies. for more information on booktv s recent visit to sacramento and the many other destinations on our cities tire, go to c-span.org/citiestour. [inaudible conversations] [applause] all right. good evening, everyone. my name is ted hammond, i m the chair of journalism here at st. joseph s 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 we ve 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 that
New-yorkUnited-statesLouisianaBrooklynBrazilTurkeyVirginiaWashingtonDistrict-of-columbiaEthiopiaNew-orleansGhana why books matter. in the library of america s 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. it s 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 it s 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. that s what fiction has always been, that s 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 thi
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