[inaudible conversations] encouraging people to take their seats. Good evening, everyone. My name is cia bird. Im in the new executive director of the leon leavy center for biography, which is celebrating the ten inch year now, all due to shelby white and the leon leave levery foundation, and i want to advertise our new alliance with bio, our first joint we sponsor the event with them and also curtsy of will swift here, of the president of bio, we have our also going to be doing cosponsoring their great annual conference on biography next way. That will also be happening here at cuny. Should be a great event with over 200 biographers. Also want to advertise i put out the word, we have a december 15th deadline for the new the annual fellowship, and there are four fellowships given out every year of 65,000 a pop. For aspiring biographers. So if you know anyone who is aspiring, encourage them to apply. Im really thrilled were able to do this event to honor bob weil, and i introduced now w
[applause] our coverage of the International Summit of the book continues now by a panel called the publishing world yesterday and today. It about one hour 20 minutes. Good afternoon, ladies and supplement. Its a pleasure see so many of you, so many old friends here. I have a great privilege of being Senior Consultant for the librarian of congress, and i am also a writer and editor in chief and the world. And also a veteran of the publishing world. I have worked for many years as a Senior Editor and also at Simon Schuster as well. I have been around the block. A bit of a veteran in august. But we have learned so many things in this conference so far. Such a delight in such a pleasure to have heard the wonderful keynote speech. The report from the frontline with so many countries like russia and south africa, to learn that the First Encounter between europe and the new world, but between the conquistadors and into was over a book. With Thomas Jefferson and the wondrous discussion regist
Veteran of the publishing world. I worked for harper is a Senior Editor and Vice President for many years and went on to work at Simon Schuster as well. So i have been around the block. Im a bit of a veteran in all fields, but we have learned so many things in this conference so far. It such a delight, such a pleasure to the wonderful keynote speech about the importance of words and the report from the frontlines of so many countries, south africa and russia, marvelous and to learn that the First Encounter between europe and the new world, between the conquistadors and the quinta was over a book and on and on with the heritage of Thomas Jefferson and the wonderful discussions that you just heard. At such a vibrant discussion. And wonderful to know that it will go on on in the sum of as we go forward around the world. Now what we have learned in the whole process is that the book culture is changing, although we all know i think in our hearts that the world of books which we have known
Happy Birthday, Bob Dylan - Michael Gross mgross.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mgross.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.