. >> our first model tonight is candace.and converse shoes. all young girls love sparkle and shine. i think candace looks great. >> she looks fantastic. a great smile to go along with it. >> what i was saying about the updated classics, what's more classic than converse all-stars but they've got the tongue detail and these actually glow in the dark. >> and they're pink. >> which is awesome. >> a mix of glitzy, a little glare there, but you keep it also relaxed with the sneakers look. >> exactly. so, our next look is daniel. >> thanks, candace, you look great. great jojo >> d daniel here is wearing all polo ralph lauren. he looks great. his shoes are sperry, another american classic shoe. i love it with the untucked shirt with layering of the polo and the oxford. >> can you do a turn? >> there you go. >> he's working the catwalk. kind of a preppy look. >> it is, definitely. we've seen a return to the preppy style, a little update. it's not too prim and proper because he has the cargos on. >> when the weather gets cold, you sl

and don't forget candace let mayor, who lost her child to a drunk driver. she joined with other grieving mothers to create one of the most successful grass-roots efforts in american history, mothers against drunk driving. for those of you who did the morning sessions, you have taken a closer look at violence and health-care issues within the context of women around the globe. in the midst of gathering information and listening to some statistics, it is hard sometimes to remember the human aspect of these numbers, the personal stories and someone's word spread that is why for today i decided to tell you the will of my own story. i am one of those statistics. it is my hope by sharing some of my story that it will resonate with you and perhaps _ the simple fact that we are all individuals who have choices to make. each of us can make a choice to stand up and join the growing chorus of demanding change in the world. today in san francisco, in beijing, we really need you. nelson mandela once said, we ask ourselves, who in my to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented,

ashley and candace. >> and my fiancÉ is over here. >> thank you guys very much for coming out and puttingup with the heat. you guys will be glad to sign copies. we have copies of the book on sale in the back. the bar in the back is open. please feel free to browse around. thank you very much. [applause] >> next on book tv oscar hijuelos talks about growing up in new york city in the 1950s as a such cuban immigrants. it's about 45 minutes. >> thank you. we are thrilled to be here today with oscar hijuelos. those of you who know him probably know him best from one pulitzrizeht novels which won a pulitzer prize, but first for a latino writer.has had m he hasil had many milestones sie then, has written some of those beautiful fiction and now has written about himself and a a nonfiction way. you oscar, really thrilled you're here. >> thank you. >> why now? why why a memoir now? >> there's a short answer and ag long answer. >> we have a bit of time.swer. >> the long answer is that i in my first novel which was called our house in the last world, i sort of talk about i talked about the influence