. >> host: book expo america the publisher's annual convention new york city regnery publishing is yearwell and with a booktv to preview fall 2011 book titles and we're joined by the publisher of regnery. i will start with a book that you don't have out yet because you just signed a deal today. >> you are correct. said big news today is three just signed a big book with donald trump doing a political book this fall in interested in doing the book because we feel he touched a nerve with our marketplace with people out there in america who said he says things that i agree with about oil and china and trade and taxes and the economy and is in a refresh ring to have somebody say the -- refreshing to say these things and not be afraid. [laughter] everybody shows up at the bookstore. [laughter] we're very excited. it is about putting america back on top how to make america of rich again there is nobody better to how to be better or competitive or leadership how to get what you want out of any deal or negotiation or if you are a country negotiating with another. >> host: may 2011 you say the b

. >> booktv is the book expo america the annual publishers' convention in new york city looking at theball books coming out and we're pleased to be joined by george gibson who is a publisher of looms very press. let's start here with the book on bill buckley's am i this is the first full biography of bill buckley the i kind and a conservative arena but he is the father of conservatism adds it is known today. but a remarkable man. very little is written about him but the first full-scale biography teeseven was there any access? >> every available resource but all the more liberal in his political persuasion it is going to be an irony fascinating of all sides of the coyotes. >> seven who was not liberal is victor davis hampton icn novel. >> this is a remarkable aspect about the extraordinary battles to bring alive warfare in the been to the world that very few people can. because of ancient history the book is a live with that the tell. >> it is a great success. >> inside the criminal insurgency. >> the author with therefore last 10 years has gone inside the drug insurgency in mexico fro

it's called book expo america. and we are previewing some of the fall 2011 books that are coming out. strauss is an impresent of the mcmillan company, and we're joined by their publicity director to talk about their upcoming titles. i want to start with that used to be us, book you have coming out. what is it? >> well, peter, it's a continuation of tom freedman's amazingly influential and best-selling book, "the world is flat" and "hot, flat and crowded" and is collaborating with a foreign policy adviser who is also a close friend and longtime associate of his, and the book is really outlines four ways in which america has gone off the rails and four ways we can get back on. >> when is this coming out? >> it's coming out the day after labor day. highly programattic and it's a road map for the u.s. which is going to be a great event. >> who is andrew feinstein? >> andrew feinstein is most likely the world's leading expert on the global arms race, a kind of black market in armed around the world. he was a south afric

. >> and booktv is at books expo america, the annual publishers' convention in new york city looking at some of the fall 2011 books that are coming out, and we're pleased to be joined by george gibson who is the publisher of bloomsbury press. mr. gibson, tell us about some of your books, and let's start here with the book on bill buckley. >> this is the first full biography of bill buckley, um, an icon, of course, of the conservative arena. um, but, and he's really the father of conservativism as it is known today. but a remarkable man, absolutely remarkable man, and very little has been written about him, and this is the first full-scale biography of him. >> did the author have access to any of his library or anything? >> he had access to every available resource. bogus, interestingly enough, is more liberal in his persuasion, so i think it's going to fascinate people on both sides of the aisle. >> well, somebody who is not liberal in their persuasion is an author we've covered often on booktv who is victor dais hanson, but now i see a novel coming out by him. >> and this is his fir

. >> booktv is that book expo america, the annual convention in new york city looking at some of the fall 2011 books that are coming out and we are pleased to be joined by george gibson who is cover of bluesberry press. let's start here with carl bogus's book on bill buckley. >> this is the first full biography of bill buckley. an icon of the conservative arena. he was the father of conservatism as it is known today. a remarkable man. very little has been written about him and this is the first full-scale biography. >> did mr. bogus have access to his library? >> he had access to every available resource. interestingly enough he is more liberal and his political persuasions and is an interesting balanced biography that will fascinate people on both sides of the aisle. >> someone not liberal in their persuasion is an offer we cover off and on booktv who is victor davis have been but now i see a novel coming out by him. >> this is his first novel and a remarkable lack about the great creek general and extraordinary battles he fought. it brings a lot of warfare in the ancient world in a

[applause] >> for more information on book expo america visit bookexpoamerica.com. >> part of the book group is 12. it is an imprint that is rather unique in publishing circles it publishes 12 books a year. and a new publisher and editor in chief is kerry goldstein. first of all, how are you liking your new job? >> love it. i love it. as you know i was with 12 from the very beginning in 2006, so it's wonderful. >> let's talk about some of your upcoming book. last year published a book by christopher hitchens, his autobiography. i see a follow-up is coming up. when is that coming out, and tell us about "arguably: essays by christopher hitchens." >> this is his first collection since 2004. we will publish this in september and it's basically -- it's from 2002, the run up to the invasion in iraq. all the criticism, general commentary, profiles, annoyances, rants and other amusements, international affairs, a section where calling offshore accounts. it's fantastic and it is a real sense of the scope of christopher's purview as a social commentator. >> and right next to that is "republic, l

. >> and here at book expo america, the publisher's annual convention in new york city.regnery publishing into is here as well. we are here to preview some of their fall 2011 book titles, joined by the publisher of kids to, marji ross regnery. i want to start with the but you don't have out yet because you just signed the deal today. >> you're right. the big news today is that we just signed a big book with donald trump and obi doing a political book with him this fall. we are really interested in doing this but because we feel that he touched a nerve with our marketplace and with a lot of people out there in america he said to my gosh, he is saying a lot of things i agree with. i kind of agree with what he has to say about oil in china and trade and taxes and the economy. isn't it refreshing to have someone who can say these things and not be afraid. so we are very excited. it is about how to put america back on top, how to make america number one. frankly, there is no one better than donald trump's taj, how to be competitive, have leaders, get what to one out of any de

. >> and beacon press is exhibiting at book expo america, the many -- publisher's annual convention in new york city. joining us now is pamela maccoll, director of publicity for beacon press. let's talk about some of your upcoming titles. >> well, this first title here is the blue revolution on making america's water crisis. in it, she looks at the water crisis through the states in the united states, and it's really calling for a new water ethic in america to really think about the water crisis and our water usage how we think about recycling the same way, put oh repsych thing bins with the trash. we want the issue of water to become that prevalent in america's cognizance. >> anita hill has a new book? >> yes, publishing reimagining equality, gender, race, and finding homes in which professor hill looks at the idea of home and democracy through a lens of gender and race in america going back to her ancestors, her great grandparents who were slaves, and her leaving her very small town in oklahoma and all the way through to the housing crisis in baltimore and other places so she chases

. >> well, one of the large displaced or book expo america 2011 is the perseus group.ferent imprints are under the name and one of them is public affairs. the publisher of public affairs book is susan weinberg, who is going to tell us about some of the new books coming out by public affairs and some of the future books coming out by public affairs. susan weinberg, where should we start? >> hi, peter. it's always great to see you. we can start with a book coming out now called the philanthropy of george cyrus: building open societies. this is a book about george thyrsus gratuities given away billions and billions of dollars to his open society foundation, which is based on its principles and putting his philosophy to work in the real world. he covered programs from around the world and includes an essay called my philanthropy where he lays out his principles and what animates his giving. it's really turned out to be as major business. >> right next to that susan is poor economics. >> poor economics is one of the most exciting big idea books we've had in a while. i machi

. >> one of the large displays here at book expo america 2011, this persius book, and one of them islic affairs, and the publisher is susan wineberg, who is going to tell us about the new books coming out by public affairs and the future books. where should we start? >> it's always so great to see you at book expo, and we can start with a become -- a book that is coming out called the building open societies. this is a book about george's work. he has given away billion and billions of dollars through this open society foundation, based on his principles and putting his philosophy to work in the real world. it covers his programs from around the world and includes an essay from george called, my philanthropy. >> now right next to that is poor economics. >> it's one of the most exciting big idea books we have had in a while. the authors are the founders of the m.i.t. poverty lab, and they have really pioneered the idea of, let's do some on the ground work, experiments, observations, to learn what really works in development. where we should put our effort. where we should put our mone