please join me in giving a very warm savannah welcome to ben blum. [applause] >> thank you so much for having me here. i've been strolling around savannah all day with my wife and six-year-old daughter, and i have to say i think every city should be required to have a nice little monument every two blocks as you're walking around. it's perfect for strolling. but more importantly, it's perfect for hunting pokÉmon and pokÉmon go, which is what our daughter is actually most excited about. we have enjoyed the spanish moss and architecture. a portion of "ranger games" takes place four hours west of here at fort benning. you might by french african for thinking this is a -- midnight by french frenchen figuren for thinking this is about war but it's about a lot of things on the periphery of thers anden of war. it's about family, it's about the way that good intentions go wrong, and maybe more importantly than anything, it's about growing up. it's but the beautiful illusion that propel to us follow our dreams and the way that those illusions can crumble as w

our author today ben blum is here courtesy of the generosity of bill and nina while. then blum's -- ben blum holds a phd from university of california at berkeley as well as an msa in fiction from new york university where he was awarded the "new york times" foundation fellowship. his debut book and subject for today's talk is his twentysomething book entitled "ranger games." please join me getting a very warm savannah welcome to ben blum. [applause] >> thank you so much for having me here. i've been strolling around savannah all day withe my wife and secure old daughter, and had to say i think every city should bery required to have a nice little monument every two blocks as you're walking around which is perfect for strolling, but more importantly it's perfect for hunting pokÉmon and pokemon go which is our daughter is most excited about. my wife and i been enjoying the spanish moss and the architecture. a portion of "ranger games" takes place about four hours west of year at fort benning, a very different side of georgia. you might be forgiven for thinking this this

inaudible conversations] >>> and now the final author from the satisfy van practice book festival, it's ben blum on a robber commit by his cousin and other army rangers. >> good afternoon. and welcome to the final author presentation of what i hope has been a very eventful and wonderful day for you so far. at the savannah book festival.