book expo america. the publishing industry's annual trade show. for more information visit but -- book expo america dot com. >> book tv is in new york city for the annual book expo america. but publishers annual convention june 2012. this is a chance for us to introduce you to different books that are coming up in the fall, but also to some of the different publishers who are here and what they may be presenting as well. let me introduce you to two independent publishers. we will begin with johnny@ temple, the founder and@@@@@ publisher in brooklyn. dennis johnson. he is the co-founder and co publisher. and that publishing house is also located in brooklyn. gentlemen, is there something about brooklyn, an independent -- >> we live near each other, to. >> independent publishers and brooklyn, is there any angle to that? >> it is a great scene for independent publishers. there are quite a few very good ones in brooklyn. you know, it is a nice, supportive community. we see each other regularly. we do events

. >> and here at book expo america, which is book publishing industry's annual convention in new york city we are joined by drake mcfeely as chairman and president of the norton country. mr. mcfeely, we wanted to ask about some of the books that norton has coming out this fall, 2012. i want to start with this one right behind this year. >> this book, spillover, a very scary book about a very important subject. this is what happens. humans are moving deeper and deeper into the hinterlands, and as they do so we're getting a lot more animal diseases that are being transported over to the human population. it's not just aids, ebola and czars anymore and for it to the disease you haven't heard of. he has been outstanding around the world, bats, monkeys, gorillas. is a wonderful writer. i don't know if you know his book, song of the dodo which did spectacularly well, this'll be a very exciting book force this fall. >> is this also happening in the u.s. or other nations mainly? >> this is worldwide. but with the transit of people around the world now, you, diseases move very quickly. >> also

[applause] >> host: you are watching a booktv on c-span2 on location and new york city book expo america the annual convention held at the javits convention center we are pleased to be joined by susan weinberg publisher of public affairs and marji ross president of regnery publishing we want to talk to them about books they have coming up this season. susan weinberg start with this new book. >> the trial of the american dream write-in by a premier team of investigative reporters and as they are known as 12 mou pallone surprises and they have been a lowered named after them. first at the of philadelphia "the enquirer" and now "vanity fair." they have been chasing the story since the '80s with jobs, and come, pensions come, pensions, they really give the context so you don't see the stories from the context in the economy and the middle-class over a long period of time and you get the cumulative effect of what congress and company is have done. you read the news to think of the elections and local and national in a different way to see the full story that they paint. by quoting the actuari

>> realm, you're watching booktv on c-span#, and we are on location in new york city for book expo america, which is the publish industry's annual convention held at the convention center, and here we're pleased to be joined by two publishers, susan weinberg is the publisher of public affairs, and margie ross is president of regular publishing, and we want to talk about the books coming up this season. susan, if we could start with don bartlett and james stehles. >> it's a book written by a premier team of investigator reporters still working in america today. they are well-known, and have two pulitzer prizes as well as two national magazine awards, and they even have an award namedded after them given out in journalism today. they worked at "time" and now "vanity fair," and they have been tracing this story really since the 1980s, and they take the drum beat of the economic that we hear and they give you the context to put the news in. you don't see the stories as isolated events. you really see the stories in the context of what has happened in the economy, and even middle class, over a

. >> we're here at book expo america the annual con venges in new york city. how important is a convention like this to your business? >> i think it's incredibly important especially now when everybody is just talking about the physical book versus the e box. it's about reading and getting excites about the books. look at all the people great covers and the bathrooms and the walking over to the other im-- imprints and hearing what people are excited about. >> as director of publicity, how has your job changed in the last couple of years with the invent of e-books andth. >> it's changes in terms of the focus on social media, on our mainstream media, you know, npr and the review coverage. really important and crucial as ever. but also, our social media campaigns have grown hugely. and i just know that we've been focusing on the social media and the blogs as a really important part of our campaign in launching a book. and the authors presence online as well is really important. >> i want to ask you about one more well known author viking author. ray. >> how the m

on june 4 through the fifth, book expo america takes place in new york city. it will feature phone book previews. on the weekend of june 16 and 17. on june 19 and 20th, we will be live at the printer's fest, we will be covering 12 authors. for continually updated information, visit our website at booktv.org. the millbrook book festival will be on june 16 in millbrook, new york, featuring several other discussions, vendors and illustration workshops. in late july, belfast, maine, will hope the belfast book festival for three days. it will feature qa sessions with others, discussing climate change, the civil war, and means local history. for a complete list, visit booktv.org and click on the book fair fairs tab at the top of the page. please let us know about the person festivals in your area, and we will be happy to add them to our list. e-mail us at booktv@c-span.org. interested in american history? watch american history tv. visit c-span.org/history for more information. >> you are watching book tv. jonathan sarna recounts general ulysses s. grant order to ex

. >> and here at book expo america which is the book publishing industry annual convention in new york city, we are joined by drake mcfeely, chairman and president of the norton company. we want to ask you about some of the books that we have. i want to start with this one right behind us. >> of very scary book about a very important subject. this is what happens. humans are moving deeper and deeper into the hinterlands, and as they do so they're getting a lot more animals that are being transported over to the human population. not just aids and a boa, other kinds of diseases you have not heard of. david has been out steady around the world. bats, monkeys, guerrillas. a wonderful writer. i don't know if you know his book, song of the doe. it will be a very exciting book for us. >> also happening in the u.s. or other nations? >> this is a worldwide phenomenon, obviously. with the transit of people around the world, you know that diseases move very quickly. >> also wanted to ask you about the last refuge that is coming out. >> if you want to understand terrorism, you probably need to un

america back to him. ♪ you're beautiful >> the sounds of worship filled the air at the expo center as the mostly young crowdried out to god for his love and mercy to fall on america. >> in this hour, that is our only hope. to come together, to stop business as usual, and to start crying out for the mercy of god. >> virginia has always been a leader, and thousands who gathered here for the call are praying that god will do it again. >> do it again! >> pat: do it again! >> cbn's pat robertson reminded the crowd of virginia's great spiritual heritage that began when the first settlers landed at cape henry and dedicated this land to jesus christ. >> pat: we claim, by spiritual authority, the land you gave us. we will not give it to satan. we will not give it to evil. we will not turn it over to the forces of evil. this country belongs to jesus christ. its his. [applause and cheers] >> pat: and we're his people. now what are we here to do? we're here to pray. we're here to claim what god has promised. >> if my people will humble themselves and pray -- >> the call's president, lou engel, says the president has al

did his duty and headed over to the electronic entertainment expo in downtown los angeles to find out what all the hype is about. >> americat is a place where there are people. people like this guy. and this guy. and these peoples. and this girl. and that girl. and me! no, i'm not an old lady. i'm here at e-3 to play assassin's creed three. let's go, yeah! ahh! ahh! hi, i'm here to learn how to be assassin. >> you came to the right place. so, you are an assassin. you are in revolutionary america. we recreated boston, new york -- >> boston like the -- >> yeah, exactly. what you have to do is attack the red colts. there you go. >> oh, ow, that hurtles. where can this guy and me get something to eat? >> you can go to the market, buy anything you want. >> anything? tacos? >> no, i don't think that. >> there were no tacos in the past? >> no, not in 18th century america. >> no? wow! if you don't love this game, you don't love america, right guys? >> usa! uls u. usa! gb assassin's creed three. watch the new trailer at assassinscreed.com >> jimmy: "jimmy kimmel live" is back in two minutes with edward norton, leighton meester and