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Mockingbird has influenced generations of college graduat graduates, aspiring to practice law like Atticus Finch to go to law school. Last year on the occasion of the books 50th anniversary we contacted harper lee who graciously authorized this award to honor an author whose work best exemplifies the positive role of warriors in society and their power to effect change. The prize is grounded in the character of a lawyer, lawyer, Atticus Finch, indispensable and courageous representation of tom r...

Sadly this is an empty place right now were in the eighth week of the coronavirus lockdown here in new york city and having a class how to published during a pandemic reviews that time with friends and colleagues in the independent book world to find out how they are doing and what they are doing and maybe to pick up some inspiration along the way. I am speaking with two of those from the indie folk world two neighbors from brooklyn. One is jessica from my neighborhood bookstore. Welcome to both...

Afterwards he will take your questions please submit your questions using they will then step in to take them at the very end of the talk. We cant guarantee he will get to every question but we will try to keep them to as many as possible. Upcoming programs we will have here. Anthony townsend on the future of driverless cars. In our annual engaged you science series which is featured on reports. With samantha irby. We are adding new events every day as well as new events being released in podcas...

Because i didnt plan to publish during a pandemic. Ive been reaching out during that time for friends and colleagues to find out how they are doing and what they are doing. And maybe to take up a little inspiration along the way. Now im speaking with two of the leading lights of the book world today two of my neighbors in brooklyn, one is Johnny Temple of Akashic Books the other is tran eight from the green light bookstore, my neighborhood bookstore. Welcome to both of you and thank you for taki...

Blow you off and keep going. He lives in his own world. I think people take his aloofness for rudeness which is not that at all. He used to be a darius outgoing guy and then had a traumatic brain brain injury and it changed his body. I think its evolved and you see in the fall and that my wife is funny, she read this book and she said i finally like him. He reached his humanity level. At the core. It took me four books to get there but i like complicated guys and hes complicated. Host thank you ...

As most of you know, they had the most expensive arts from jews and others, as part of the project to eliminate all jewish culture and identity. On ten occasions, they had the honor of hosting the restitution ceremony. Other artifacts that were stolen, have been returned to the rightful owner. [applause]. Thank you. Some of you were with us last year. They had the u. S. Attorneys office in the Southern District of new york here and we presented that was stolen from her grandfather she was given ...

Rain. Center was in a 52 after being 51, rain mendocino county, lake county, also moving in from the bay to inverness, san anselm Russian River. The systems on its way but it will be here until late saturday early sunday. Which allows us to get two days of a break starting tomorrow. Today 60s and 70s. Lets see, i think there is some good news out there. A little better on the situations . Were we to talk about that, were going to look at some of these other commutes. The good news part comes fro...

In your home, we are trying out this new mode of communications. But its perfectly fitting with our historic mission. As all of you know, we were founded in 1961 i first Lady Jacqueline kennedy who had the vision at such a young age in such a short bit of time as first lady to create an organization like the White House Historical association to get nonprofit, nonpartisan support to the work of maintaining the standard of the white house but also an education mission, to teach at to tell the sto...

Weschler. We will give her the word. But Lawrence Weschler as often his books have always had Something Interesting going on. I say this, he sort of in the singular way writes about, has written about unique people or sometimes theres some extra situations is welcome often at the heart of his books are these unique and unusual and distinct people. And this is a time with often it feels like a lot of the force of our work to try to make assaulting exactly alike and something conformed and convent...

Bush administration and later jared cohen set the precedent due to the deaths of their predecessors. Enjoy book tv now and over the weekend on cspan2. Starting out on book tv World Affairs Institute Distinguished fellow joshua project discusses the views of socialism. Thanks to jeff and charles for the hospitality. And as alluded to, this is quite an august group including im afraid a number of people who know as much about the subject asi do. Im going to do my best to leave plenty of time for g...