carla hayden has her picture taken in that frame as well. thank you for your time. >> guest: thank you for the bags, they are perfect. >> welcome to the washington convention center, the 18th annual national book festival, live coverage on booktv. we have a full day for you that includes author programs with supreme court justice sonja sotomayor and hamilton biographer john chernow and a chance to talk to pulitzer prize-winning historian doris kearns goodwin, fox news host brian killmeed, tara westover and many others. british spy novelist, this is live coverage of the 18th annual national book festival in washington. .. >> good morning everybody. we try to start right on time. i'm john haskell from the library of congress. we welcome you to the 18th annual national book festival. it is

[applause] well, i'm for clint but i am carla hayden of thelibrary of congress . [applause] and as you can imagine, justice, this is one of my favorite times ofthe year . this is amazing and to have you and i have a bio. i think when they talk abouta person who needs no introduction , you might be pthe person, but i would like to readjust a little bit . if you don't mind. >> i don't mind. >> well, justice sotomayor is an associate justice of the us supreme court and she was born in thebronx, new york . [applause] she earned a ba from princeton university. and a jd from yale law school.pp and in 1991, president george hw bush nominated her to the us district court of new york . in 1997, president bill clinton nominated her towards the us court of appeals for the second circuit and then president barack obama nominated her to the supreme court . [applause] on may 26, 2009 and she was confirmed on august 8 2009, becoming the first latino on the high court. [applause] and she's a best-selling author, my beloved world amongothers . however, justice, you have done somet

you're going to see justice sonia sotomayor interviewed by the librarian of congress can, carla haydening about the children's versions of her books. this is live coverage on booktv on c-span2. knox [inaudible conversations] [applause] [cheers and applause] >> wow. this is so exciting, isn't it. [laughter] i wish every kid in this room could come up to the stage and see what i'm seeing. and i want to remind every kid in this stage that when you grow up, you can do this too. [cheers and applause] >> well, i just -- i'm kerplumped -- [laughter] i am carla hayden, the librarian of congress. [applause] and as you can imagine, justice, this is one of my favorite times of the year, to be at the festival. >> this is amazing. >> and to have you. and i have a bio. i think when they talk about a person who needs no introduction -- [laughter] you might be that person. but i would like to just read just a little bit, if you don't mind. >> i don't mind. they might mind. >> how about it? [laughter] well, justice sotomayor is an associate justice of the u.s. supreme court, and she was born in the bro

carla hayden having quite a conversation with a very large audience at the national book festival. this is the 18th annual national book festival. by the way, 20 years of booktv this month we're celebrating. for 20 years we've been covering the woman on your screen right now. that is doris kerns goodwin. her most recent book, "leadership in turbulent times." doris, you've been very gracious to our audience this year. you've been gracious to take calls. right away this is your chance to talk to pulitzer prize-winning, author, doris kerns goodwin. 202-748-8201 for those in the mountain and pacific time zones. you read her work, you know what you want to ask here is your chance. miss goodwin, your most recent book focuses on president lincoln, teddy roosevelt, fdr, and lyndon johnson. why did you pick those four? >> those were four i felt closest too. i spent the most time studying and interestingly each one of those four lived in a very turbulent time, in a time of crisis, which often makes leadership more necessary, more possible. when i chose the title, leadership in turbulent time

carla hayden to have the significance of the people here is panelists. it's my honor to get to introduce our former governor, haley barbour, really truly a man who doesn't need an introduction. everybody here knows governor barbour has served as our governor from 2004 until 2012. there really took mississippi to a level that she had never been before and it really goes back to something i'm sure governor barbour never anticipated and that was hurricane katrina. the way that he handled himself and handled our state at a time of the greatest crisis that we have ever seen just really speaks to his turn his ability and i know he would give most of the shout out to his wife marcia was just steadfast during his time. i also say if you're here you're a political junkie. we know how that works. those of you who followed ronald reagan and kept up the last letter that president reagan is known to r have written was to governor barbour in 1994 after the republican takeover of the house ofho representatives and then chairman of the rnc and in a short congratulatory

doctor carla hayden, what's on your reading list? >> i'm trying to catch up and i have the papers of the different authors that are coming. i have john meacham's book. eadoris kearns goodwin, amy can and some of the other authors that i really want to make sure that i at least touched on so i have a basket of books that i'm reading. >>. >> and that full interview with carla hayden is available on our website at booktv.org. educated and one more is the name of the book, the author is tara westover and she joins us live now. before we start talking about your book whichcame out in february and has been on the bestseller list since , does this situation here with this crowd watching you and all these people around, does this make you uncomfortable? >> it doesn't make me uncomfortable but it's still very surreal. it doesn't feel completely real. >> i wrote the book and as a writer, you sit in a room and it's a dark room and you're alone . and there's never a moment where you realize other people have read it. i don't see people reading i

carla hayden, the librarian of congress, loves the game and loves what it's done for the country. >> is community. baseball, it unites people and the fans. baseball has really helped change the culture. >> reporter: baseball. so much more than just a game. harry smith, nbc news, washington. >>> still to come, a wedding planner helps a bride with a deadly disease in her final week. we look back at one of our most memorable bay area proud stories as we celebrate 500 stories. >>> and right now we're seeing a fog-free night, at least for now around san francisco. temperatures in the 50s. we'll talk more about a big cooldown midweek and a chance of showers across northern california when we come right back. fast, reliable internet is crucial. does it every go down? yes. can't do my job. business grinds to a halt. our gig-speed network not only downloads files up to 20 times faster, we go beyond fast with 4g backup for complete reliability. so if the unexpected happens... (snaps fingers) you stay up and running. we lost power... but not to that. i want that. (laughing) for a limited time g

carla hayden, and in signing books in getting to talk to you. it's been good. close to what was the national book festival like for you? eawhat reaction do you get to g people when you're out and about? >> guest: i get a lot of great young people. >> host: boys and girls are mostly girls? >> guest: boys and girls, black and white. this time there were a lot of southeast asian kid, latino kids. i love how diverse the national book festival lives. anywhere between four or five years old all the way up to teenagers. lots of adults, lots of teachers in the audience. i mean, it was absolutely packed and i signed for hours. after they all swarmed the stage and there was one girl who must've been about five years old pitch is going to be the next president because she jumped on that stage and got what she needed to get and got me to take a picture with her. she was fabulous. i posted her back on one of my social media pages because i don't like posting faces of kids. i remember amber rain and keegan who are children of the adults and their mom had brought them to my r

carla hayden talks about the book "bright april" which was the first book she read which had kids ofcolor in it, and that book went out of print but she just told me yesterday they are reissuing it. i had the same problem in the '70s. there were very few books that represented people who looked like me, and it's one of the first things i wanted -- it was one of the first reasons i wanted to be a writer as an adult. i want to fill that hole where people are not seeing themselves and it was true. we had books that we had to relate to them because that was all we had, right, with judy bloom "are you there, god, it's me, margaret." me and margaret were both flat-chested so we're good. you try to find yourself in those books and when you finally saw yourself in a book, you're like this is what i've been looking for. this is what i was missing. but until before then, you didn't even know, you didn't even recognize your own invisibility. thanks for your work as a bo bookseller and going into underserved places. i hope you feel better soon. >> you say "a tree grows in brooklyn" is one of you

i am carla d. hayden, library of congress. as you can imagine, this is one of my favorite times of the year. this is amazing. and to have you. i have a bio. when they talk about a person who needs no introduction, you might be that person. i would like to read this a little bit. if you don't mind. >> i don't mind. they might mind. >> host: justice the mayor -- justice sonia sotomayor was born in the bronx. [applause] >> she earned a ba from princeton university and a jd from yale law school. and in 1991, president george hw bush nominated her to the southern district of new york. in 1997 president bill clinton nominated her to the court of appeals, and barack obama nominated her to the supreme court. [cheers and applause] >> on may 26, 2009. she was confirmed on august 8, 2009, becoming the first latina on the high court. [cheers and applause] >> and she is a best-selling author, "the beloved world of sonia sotomayor" among others. however, justice, you have done something remarkable. >> host: how many years has been going on?

>>host: thank you for your time in carla hayden talks about the book the first that had kids of color in it. and she just told me yesterday they are reissuing. and the same problem in the 70s there were very few t books who looked like me and it is one of the first reasons i wanted to be a writer as an adult bill that will where people are not seeing themselves. it is true we had to relate to them because that is all we had. so you try to find yourself in those books and then you finally findla yourself in a book this is what i was missing before that did not recognize your own visibility so thank you for your work as an independent bookseller into ring story literacy and literature i hope you feel better soon. >> a tree grows in when. >> i love that book it takes place in williamsburg so there was a familiarity to it and with the characters there was a longing for me for a different time. also to be so poor that some point to be such a reader and and dreamer so i just felt like it was a different story deeply so that people lived in one. >>host: tell us about each client and. >> it i

inaudible conversations] >> and you've been watching justice sonu sotomayor and library of congress carla haydenhaving quite the conversation with a very large audience you at the national book festival, the 18th annual national book festival. by the way, 20 years of booktv this month celebrating and for 20 years we've been covering the women on your screen right now and that is doris kearns goodwin. doris kearns goodwin, , you've been very gracious to booktv over 20 years we appreciate you taking calls with the audience right now. let's tell the audience right away, this your chance to talk with doris kearns goodwin. 202-748-8200 is the eastern/central time zones. 202-748-8201 for those of you in the mountains and pacific time zones. you've read the work, you know what you want to ask her. here's your chance. ms. goodwin, your most recent book focusing on president lincoln, teddync roosevelt, fdr and lyndon johnson. why did you pick those? >> guest: those with those i felt closest to. i spent the most time studying and each one of those lived in a very turbulent time in a time of crisis. often

eastern, discussion with the librarian of congress carla hayden and archivist of the united states on collections in the digital age. edited: 30 p.m. eastern, in depth fiction edition with author jacqueline woodson. watch monday on c-span2's book tv. >> july 9, president trump nominated brett kavanaugh to the supreme court to replace retired supreme court justice anthony kennedy. theonfirmed, you would be president's second nominated take a seat on the station's highest court, born in washington, d.c. in 1965, judge kavanaugh tenant deal law school, clerk for justice kennedy, and played a key role in helping identify president george w. bush is judicial nominees. now we are going to hear from the nominee in his own words at his earlier confirmation hearings and more recently at two conservative think tanks in washington. later, we hear from those who know him best, legal scholars, former law clerks, old friends, and his pastor. his confirmation hearings in 2004 and 2006 for his current position on the u.s. court of appeals for the district of columbia circuit. president george w. bush

carla hayden talks bout the book bright april, the first book she read that had kids of color in it andthat bang went out of print that they're reissuing it. i had the same problem in the '70s. >>> very few books that represented people who look like me, and it's one of the first things i wanted -- one have first rains wanted to be a writer as an adult. want to fill that hole where people are not seeing themselves and it was true. we had the books that we had to relate to them because that was all we had. so with judy blooms are you there me and maggert margaret were both flat chested and we're good. so when you saw yourself in a book, this what i was missing, but until before then you didn't even know -- recognize your own invisibility. so, thank you for your work as an independent book seller and for going into underserved places and bringing story and literacy and literature, and i hope you feel better soon. >> host: you say that a tree grows in brook brian, betty something i's book, one of your favorite books? >> i love it. >> host: why. >> guest: it's home to me. i feel like it tak