conde nast publications. and i'm pleased that it was after conde's life because it would have been a tremendous sadness to him. it probably would have killed him vanity fair had gone a long way towards that already and i'm almost certain that it's the town of greenwich owns them. >> thank you, they're very beautiful and well-maintained . >> they are gorgeous, yes. >> what is one of those storiesthat you heard that most surprised you in your research for the book ? >> i think that it was the story about leslie and conde and why they decided to divorce. i had a bizarre connection with the benson's, the benson side of the family. my husband works for benson as a banker. we gave up banking by the way, investment banking in 2005 so we work hard of the bad stuff. anyway, i knew about him and i knew that he was quite a swashbuckling character. unfortunately, what was so good is that leslie's half-brother robin and david evening access to their father's diary about when he had met leslie and how he was afraid that he

he sent his people out to badmouth vogue and condÉ nast. et rid of european fashion and not imported to america anymore. they were only out to support new york clothing designers etc. etc.. well what happened was condÉ's representative arrived in paris during the war. there was a big that check for the seamstresses who had been put out of work. hurst lost the first round but he wasn't going to give up. we all know he never did that. come 1915, two things happened. the most important one was a lunch with the gentleman who founded the coffeehouse frank ronin shield. frank was a great aficionado of modern art. he was everybody's favorite raconteur. he he had miles and acres of friends throughout new york city and condÉ had lunch with him probably at the coffeehouse actually. i don't know where it's at and he said i've got a problem. i've got to two magazines called address in "vanity fair". i have tried to edit them myself but i'm a publisher. i'm not an editor. would he think i'm getting from anne frank sidwell is very simple. you have to make

conde nast. ... he settled in st. louis and this lovely home. he was married three times and had 15 children. it doesn't go with the term banker, but go with me on this. he left several million dollars to his children. it's currently still on the outskirts mostly as a wedding venue today that his mother only inherited 300,000 by the time the money came down to her. now his grandfather was born in germany and emigrated to the united states as a teacher but was always a sort of depressing chap, very serious. but he converted and became known as the father german methodism in america. excuse me, north america. his eldest son was a man who wanted to be born with a silver spoon in his mouth, but the family didn't have any so he decided that he was going to go off to germany as the american console to germany and buy himself a uniform so he could hobnob with all of the royals. his father was absolutely beside himself and william fell on very hard times because he also stole money from american citizens while he was there. he left very quickly under a

markle wood is theontributing edit with conde nast. it's good to have you here. >> reporter: thank you so much. >> what kind of impact is the demise of thomas cook going to have on the local economy where it functions? >> it's quite sigficant in the short term, 20,000 people employed by thomas cook around the world, not just in n britai so that will have an impact. and then several holiday hotspots, places like crete, other places in greece, florida, the hotels will be paid ins. arre once the vacationers have left the hotels receive their money. the moment, we're not sure what will happen to those hotels. what monies will be there is a short term shock in several economies.>> t comes at a time when so many people are booking their vacations and holidays online using other services, continuing tal services. the travelocitys and price lines and so forth. from that standtaint thomas a ck wa throw back to the 20th century, right? >>t's a throw back to the 20s century. >> i hope someone describes it to me and says, thomas cook made aot of m

award in planned parenthood media excellence award named the united nation pressed fellow in the condÉ nasttraveler and tonight is here as the author of cj nguyen which is the story of women changing american politics and when this catalyzes into wit joining caitlin to discuss the book is amanda littman who has her own book don't just march run for something a guide to fixing the system yourself and also the cofounder and executive director of a group called run for something as a progressive running for office the hard work has paid off last november the washington post has a headline record number of women heading to congress since 2007 working the front lines have elected more than 220 women across the country even tonight they may persuade one of you to run for office i am thrilled to welcome these two brilliant women and also to have the their conversation to be filmed for book tv please welcome them to the strand. [applause] >> thank you for having us and for having me. tell people what your book is about. in february 2017 there were early reports to be inundated with women so i picke

and planned parenthood media excellence award and united nations press fellow for her work in the condÉ nasttraveler. tonight she is here as the author of see jane win which is the story of women changing american politics. she tells the story of four candidates to capture the moment was sadness and rage at the election of trump to catalyze into resistance joining caitlin to address the book is amanda who has her own book that says don't just march, run for something a guide to fixing the system yourself. [laughter] and also the cofounder executive director of one called run for something she supports diverse young progressives who are running for office. let me observe the hard work that has paid off last november the washington post had a headline that record number of women headed to congress since 2007 they along with their colleagues have elected more than 220 women across the country. they are so persuasive that i think even tonight they may persuade one of you to run for office. [laughter] thrilled to welcome these two brilliant women who will discuss the title wave of change and also

parenthood media excellence award and was named a united nations press fellow for her work in the conde nast traveler and more. tonight she's here as the author of "see jane win," which is the story of women changing american politics. she tells the story of four candidates to capture the moment when sadness and rage at the election of trump are catalyzing into a wave of resistance and activism. joining caitlin to discuss the book is amanda litman. she has her own book. it's "don't just march, row for something." it's a top guide to fixing the system yourself. [laughter] okay. she's also the co-founder and executive director of a pac called run for something. supporting the pac, she supports diverse, young progressives who are running for office. just let me observe the hard work of our two guests has really paid off. last november "the washington post" had the headline, "record number of women heading to congress." since 2007 they, along with enormously talented colleagues working the front lines, are have elected more than 220 women across the country. they're so persuasive that i think ev

in new york, biographer susan ronald will recount the life and influence of publishing magnate conde nast. then, on tuesday we'll be in simi valley, california, where supreme court justice neil gorsuch will reflect on his journey to the high court. on wednesday at the university of louisville, authors mark david hall and andrew sidle will debate when america's founders were influenced by their religious beliefs. thursday look for us at president lincoln's cottage in washington, d.c. for the second volume of sidney blumenthal biography of abraham lincoln. and on saturday at politics & prose bookstore, the founding director of the center for immigrants rights clinic at penn state law will examine the effects of immigration enforcement since president trump's election. all of these events are open to the public. if you're in attendance, take a picture and tag us @booktv on twitter, facebook or instagram. >> disability rights attorney haben girma is next on booktv. born deafblind at birth, she talks about navigating through a sighted, hearing world. after that, ibram kendi, and former secreta

historians recall the life of publishing magnate condÉ nast.lso published this week in super pump, new york times technology correspondent mike isaac examines the rise of uber. apple bomb profiles the economist who pushed for free market following world war ii in the economist's hour. in power grab, former utah republican congressman jason chaffetz offers his thoughts on efforts by democrats to undermine donald trump. and proof of conspiracy, abramson argues donald trump has conspired with foreign leaders. look for these titles in bookstores and look for many of these authors on booktv on c-span2. >> booktv recently went to capitol hill to ask members of congress about their reading list. >> maryland's eighth congressional district. what are you reading? >> first i am reading this multivolume set by sidney blumenthal, the political rights of abraham lincoln. i love reading all the lincoln books that i can get my hands on. what is great about this is a political journalist as well as political actor and speechwriter. he looks at lincoln in an en

you've been described as the first, the first black woman to head a conde nast publication.rown as there are all shades of white and everything. so you can tell your story and just up as a woman in the world trying to make your way but it resonates with some people. because you had your own issues of how black are you how light are you? i came from a mixed—race family which is not so uncommon but representations of this family dynamics and that identity is so underrepresented. so cracking up and part of what that means to go through life wondering, not feeling black enough, not feeling quite enough but also i think there is this universal message in there because we all in some way i think i felt we are not enough of something. not successful enough, not smart enough, too fat or too skinny, all these messages ingrained in us because of the media. as someone who was young and a woman of colour who was young and a woman of colour who was able to chip away at some of that from my seat at vogue, i just wa nted that from my seat at vogue, i just wanted to take that further with t

first susan ronald recounts the life of condÉ nast followed by kate black. >> a very warm welcome tothe first lecture of the general society labor, literature and landmark lecture series but i am karen taylor program director of the general society. the labor literature and landmark lectures are supported in part by public funds from the new york city department of cultural affairs in partnership with the city counsel. for those of you