. >> my name is lissette mendez the program director at the book fair. this case place in downtown miami at the campus of miami-dade college.this year we have a little over 545 authors representing every genre. anything that we can think of we are representing. >> joined booktv for the miami book fair live for miami-dade college saturday and sunday, november 18 and 19 on c-span2. >> shelby steele, your most recent book called "shame: how america's past sins have polarized our country", where did that come from? >> i wrestled with the title for a long time on this book. there are many different themes in this book. i could not find that sort of single thing. with my wife's health, i fondly came around to the word shame. it seemed to bring together all of the things i was trying to work with. and -- >> was the central theme you were going for? >> the idea was that america arguably, the greatest country in all of history, also commit one of the greatest ends, perpetrated that sin over centuries. dehumanized and entire race of people. relentlessly. you're in