special i'm joined from chicago by gwenda blair a longtime trump biographer from milwaukee by charles sykes a former conservative radio talk show host and author of how the right lost its mind and here in the studio by jane coast and senior politics reporter at vox and daniel dale washington bureau chief for the toronto star who famously keeps a running tally of all trump's lives done neal that is a task i do not envy and thank you all for joining me on up front daniel as a political journalist in your view what makes this moment to this era we're living through so unique what makes trump and covering trump so different to any president or national leader that's come before him in your view well let's start with the dishonesty he's averaging three fast claims per day that's a pace we haven't seen we haven't seen a president attack the media like this we haven't seen the president this unpredictable i think from a journalist perspective what's so strange what's so unique an amazing is that the news cycle has already started off and by six am it doesn't stop until midnight and there is no rhy

alive from the university of arizona for the tucson festival of books featuring katie rick and charles sykes investigative journalist david k johnson and more. and later in march it's the virginia festival of the book in charlottesville and the national black writers conference in brooklyn new york. for more information about upcoming book fairs and festivals and to watch previous festival coverage, click the book fairs tab on our website, booktv.org. here's a look at some of the best books of the year according to publishers weekly. in answer among elephants, sujata giblin describes her family history and upbringing in india. peter manzo, curator of religion at the smithsonian's national museum of american history recalls the life of william mugler, a photographer imposed toward america known for his spirit photography in the apparition us. city university of new york professor ashley dawson explores how cities can be affected by climate change in extreme cities area in fear city, new york university can fill it fine recalls the fiscal collapse of new york city in 1975 and how the cities br