Welcome to the session of the 25th annual texas book festival. My name is Julie Schwietert collazo and im an author and im also the midrater of this panel, border stories, immigration, refuge and justice. And today im honored to be speaking with the writers who know a great deal about these subjects. Before we begin our conversation, i have a few housekeeping items to review. First, wed like to encourage you to leave mints and a chat box and skinned send kudos to our authors. If you have a question for an author pleasic the ask a question button which in crowd cast. The producerred will send me your questions and well get to as many of these questions as we can. One more housekeeping item. This is a bilingual panel. And in addition to serving as your moderator ill be doing double duty as your translator. This will work as follows. I will ask questions in english and then spanish, will translae answers in the same way. Over ore purist the translation will not be word for word. I will ta
Charter is proud to be recognized as one of the best internet providers and were just Getting Started. Well do 1000 miles of infrastructure to reach those who need it most. Charter communications along with these Television Companies support cspan2 as a public service. This weekend, 48hour support sent authors on book tv. In about an hour we will be live for the 23rd year in a row at the National Book in washington dc vin. You can find the full Program Guide. Last nights Opening Ceremony of the National Book festival that was held at the library of congress. The National Book festival and has been one of the most inspirational, free events in the nations capital. And its only possible because of you, our sponsor. It takes a village to put on a festival like this. I want to acknowledge 1000 volunteers. Most especially, the Junior League of washington. [applause] which is supported the festival since 2003 with over 40,000 hours, the equivalent of 24 million of time. Thank you. And hundre
Am the director of programs exhibitions and Community Partnerships for the massachusetts historical society, and im happy to welcome you to this evenings program. This is our second inperson Program Since march of 2020. Tonight well hear about one of the most consequential battles in american diplomatic history the struggle between president Woodrow Wilson and Senate Majority leader Henry Cabot Lodge over the league of nations our speaker this evening is patricia otoole. Im inso tool is a former professor in the school of arts at columbia university. She is a fellow of the society of american historians and a member of the president ial historial Historical Commission at the New York Historical society. She has published five books including biographies of Theodore Roosevelt and henry adams the second of which was a final for the Pulitzer Prize the National Book critic circle award in the Los Angeles Times book tonight. Shell be speaking on her most recent book, which is the moralist W
My name is Gavin Kleespies and i am the director of programs exhibitions and Community Partnerships for the massachusetts historical society, and im happy to welcome you to this evenings program. This is our second inperson Program Since march of 2020. Tonight well hear about one of the most consequential battles in american diplomatic history the struggle between president Woodrow Wilson and Senate Majority leader Henry Cabot Lodge over the league of nations our speaker this evening is patricia otoole. Im inso tool is a former professor in the school of arts at columbia university. She is a fellow of the society of american historians and a member of the president ial historial Historical Commission at the New York Historical society. She has published five books including biographies of Theodore Roosevelt and henry adams the second of which was a final for the Pulitzer Prize the National Book critic circle award in the Los Angeles Times book tonight. Shell be speaking on her most rec
[inaudible conversations] thank you, everybody. Thank you for coming. First a round of applause so excited to be hosting susan bordo and Katha Pollitt, and were also so luck to have Katha Pollitt here in conversation. [applause] so, welcome to become culture on columbus. And just a quick notice also, see a couple of cameras here. Were recording for booktv on cspan 2 so after the formal conversation well take questions but wait for me to find you with me microphone so they can hear you as well. A quick show of handed if it is your first time to book culture of columbus . Welcome. 20 years ago, this space was the endicott book septemberers but is closed along with men a wonderful become stores about we just celebrated two years here at 450 columbus. [applause] and were looking forward to staying here for many more. One small thing you to help is pick up a copy of two or three or four of the become tonight so we can continue to be here and host great speakers and talk about important topi