author of many books including the looming tower which won a pulitzer surprise and going clear, scientology, hollywood and the prison of belief which was made into a wonderful hbo documentary and a book that got him into no shortage of trouble, of course. [laughter] >> his play cleo finished successful run at ally theater in houston and for our own purposes tonight, of course, a texan, he wasn't born here but like so many of us he came here and just never seemed to leave. his new book god save takes on goal to explain texas to the rest of the country. for this task there's nobody i would trust more, please join me in welcoming mimi swartz and lawrence. [applause] >> hello, thank you for coming. i think we should come with the basic question, how did you come to write this wonderful book. >> when david asked me, i reminded him, i get paid by the word and he just asked and when i left texas monthly i wasn't going to write texas because i didn't want to be seen as writer and my interests were elsewhere but i never got around to leaving texas and it's on because i don't have any business, you k

wright is a staff writer for the new yorker magazine the looming tower wonderful enterprise and scientology hollywood that was made into a wonderful documentary. finishing a successful run here in houston like so many who came here and never seem to be his new book got the intention of role for this task there is nobody i would trust more. please me to welcome amy schwartz and lawrence wright. [applause] >> hello. i think we should start with the most basic question. >> i am wondering about it myself. >> i am paid by the word i decide that i wouldn't write about that anymore. but i never got around to leaving their my business is in new york and l.a. was a correspondent for much of the time. so when david laid down that challenge and for that incentive to be frustrated with politics and other things that go on. [laughter] >> when i first heard about this project there was that bibliography that were the most helpful. so even gail collins and myself as a writer i would parachute in and spend a couple weeks. but that was a official tank like the super america like john bainbridge came to texa

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