washington, papers and policy papers and all that but just for fun this summer i'm going to read david baldacci, i'm about two bucks behind and i read every book that he has ever written and i'm starting with his first one and have never given up on him. he's a great writer and also i'm going to read the introduction book. andrew jackson was the first person to hold my congressional seats. in tennessee, where i live, the district i live in had two presidents and one of them is andrew jackson and andrew johnson. those are folks i like to read about the summer. >> but tv wants to know what you are reading. send us your summer reading list via twitter @booktv or instagram at book -underscore tv or posted to our facebook page facebook page/but tv. but tv on c-span two television for serious readers

read david baldacci, i'm about two bucks behind and i read every book that he has ever written and i'm starting with his first one and have never given up on him. he's a great writer and also i'm going to read the introduction book. andrew jackson was the first person to hold my congressional seats. in tennessee, where i live, the district i live in had two presidents and one of them is andrew jackson and andrew johnson. those are folks i like to read about the summer. >> but tv wants to know what you are reading. send us your summer reading list via twitter @booktv or instagram at book -underscore tv or posted to our facebook page facebook page/but tv. but tv on c-span two television for serious readers. >> hello everyone. welcome, my name is joe garvin and i'm the event fire here at the university bookstore. thank you for coming out and supporting your local independent bookstore. take you. we are very excited to have james with us tonight. just a few notes before we get started, but signing will immediately follow tonight to talk at this table right here, to your right. technically,

harvey and lee child and clark and david baldacci probably changed my writing style without knowing it. he said, david, you leave a tees at the end of every chapter. can't go to sleep. it's every writer's dream. i thought maybe it's something i ought to. do i credit his style for me to not end with a funny word. >> end wa >> she ends with something. they call you hell on heels. w why? is that a compliment? >> at the time i did not think so. "the daily news" did it, not my colleagues. once the headlines ran, there was a lot of teasing and that was fun. 30-year career. >> what does that mean? because you're tough? >> tough was important to be.% i didn't go there as a kid thinking i would ever be tough. fair was the most important thing. so that combination. the heels were good at the time. >> i love the sunday morning piece downwhere you say it's a dream to have a career i wanted all my life, because writing, who would think this would turn out so well? >> my dad used to say get a grip, you need a career, get a job, you can't sit in a garnt writing books great career in the law gave me b

washington, papers and policy papers and all that but just for fun this summer i'm going to read david baldacci. i've read about every book he's ever written starting with his first one and i've never given up on him. also i want to read jon meacham spoke on andrew jackson. reason i'm reading that is andrew jackson was the first person to hold my congressional seat and in tennessee where i live the district has to presence. one is andrew jackson and the other standard johnson so those are folks i like to read about this summer. >> good evening everybody. that's nice, you don't usually speak back great thanks for coming with another in our series is pure series. i get ask you to silence your cell phones, turn off your cell phones. it's the most polite thing to do all the way off. anyway and it's a reminder we have dinner upstairs afterwards for those who wish to stay. one of our dinner so thank you again.