isabel wilkerson is the his this past in the united states followed by a vacuum o'connor hey member green lights and after that watch their and the last american. these authors have appeared on tv and i have under of the series, thank you to all of those who served as questions

then pulitzer prize winning author isabel wilkerson explores what she called a hidden caste system in the united states . that's followed by after matthew mcconaughey's map memoir green light. after that it's the best of me, a collection of stories and essays by author and humorist davidson harris. wrapping up our look at some of the bestselling books according to washington dc's politics and prose bookstore , distorted biography of the late astronaut and senator john glenn and lastamerican hero . am of these authors have appeared on book tv. watch the programs online at booktv.org. >> good evening everyone welcome to the bookstore in scottsdale arizona. my cohost this evening is a pulitzer prize winning and distinguished foreign correspondent and columnist for the washington post and i'm happy to say my colleague jim hoagland. i'm just delighted that you could join us. our author this evening is mark salter and the book is, copies are still somewhere . his book is "the luckiest man": life with john mccain and i can say for jim and i i'm fascinated with. i agree i didn't expect to rea

, i highly recommend it, isabel wilkerson has appeared on our q&a program on sunday night and on book tv as well, all available at booktv.org, type your name in the search function at the top of the page, ashland virginia, good afternoon, welcome to book tv. >> good afternoon, thank you so much for taking my calls, from the earlier call from the woman who was looking at the government agencies like the cia, i had quite a bizarre life and i would love to share my name if i am changing the world from my dining room table to the heartbeat of america and also whistleblower, with the front page wall street journal, it can be seen on the internet but it triggered an investigation that eventually led to the resignation of jim wright, i also had some interaction at high level cia operative who offered about behind russia and has some very interesting synchronicity's that i discovered with him and other things, i even share, background with the president and any president in office that unite the people of the country but i'm not going on the ego trip that the president is on and we will still

to watch the rest of this program visit our website booktv.org search for isabel wilkerson early titlebook cast using the search box at the top of the page. >> good evening and a warm welcome to another biography event. i hope everyone is staying safe, wearing masks and reading many biographies. my name is kai byrd and i'm the director of the leavy center for biography, a wholly unique institution hosted by the graduate center of the city of the university of new york. and founded by shelby white in 2007. which i think you first steadfast report supports

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dennis l smith urgent provocative work that deserves the broadest possible audience and cast by isabel wilkerson that exposes the history in which you can take pride. to all of the finalists, we needed your voices this year. thank you for sharing your talent and congratulations to all of you. the winner for the 2020 prize for nonfiction is stakes is high. wow. i'm genuinely excited to be a finalist. i didn't expect to win anything and i'm honored to be a finalist among such an amazing group of authors $50,000 a day before my birthday is a lot of money to be irresponsible with and iromise that i will not let youown. my editor it is as much her award as it is mine and my agent has seen mehrough so many iterations of my career and coul have been a rock for me who has worke so hard. this book just doesn't exist without any of them. it just is such an honor. i think i was worried about this book and i didn't know how it was going to be received. i am a different writer for having done it and i'm really proud of it. i cannot thank them enough the book deals with a lot of ongoing political issues and i

and her next nonfiction book, hopefully, is cast by isabelle wilkerson.arrow has been referenced. he hi writing a multivolume set on lyndon johnson and the johnson years. here he is talking about one of those volumes. >> i am going to go to live in the southern city for as long as it takes for me to find out exactly what differences it pa made in the love of black people in the south of lyndon johnson got the voting rights. >> host: do you nowhere you'll live yet in. >> guest: , tames tike. >> host: when will you do that. >> guest: i'm going to go on a book tour now, then -- we always spend two months in france, and then i'm going to start. >> host: what beaut the idea -- i know you mentioned in the past going to vietnam. >> guest: yes. you remember everything. that's the two things i want to do because if i can just say, i try to write about political power and feel you don't write about it fully enough unless you write about the man who uses but its effect on the people on whom it's idea for good or ill. for good, lyndon johnson threw this great civil r

publication. >> to watch the rest of this program visit our website booktv.org and search for isabel wilkerson for the title of her book using the search box at the top of the page. >> we want to welcome you to this session on behalf of humanities tennessee and want to thank our sponsors, metro nashville arts commission, ingram content group, tennessee arts commission, vanderbilt university and parnassus books. i and linda peek schacht and it is my honor to host the conversation today between two nonfiction authors who have created what reads as works of

built a prize-winning author isabel wilkerson explores what she calls the hidden caste system in the united states followed by actor matthew mcconaughey's memoir green lights. the best of me, collection of stories and essays by author and humorist david ceder us. wrapping up a look at some of the best-selling books according to washington dc's politics and prose bookstore, alice george's biography of the late astronaut and senator john glenn in the last american hero. some of these authors have appeared on booktv. you can watch their programs online, booktv.org. >> delighted to be on this panel with three fantastic colleagues and thinkers. our first speaker is joanne mcneil, author of "lurking," the inaugural winner of the art foundation's art writing award for an emerging writer, resident at ivy, logan nonfiction program fellow and instructor. our next speaker will be -- sorry. hang on. sorry. i had the video open on my computer and sending my own words back to me. it was very confusing. our second speaker will be charlton mcilwain, author of "black software," the internet and racia

and her next nonfiction book is hopefully cast by isabel wilkerson.obert caro has been reference a couple times in this program. he is writing the multivolume set on lyndon johnson and the johnson years. here he is talking about one of those volumes. sue and i'm going to go live in a southern city for as long as it takes for me to it find out exactly what differences it made in the life of black people in the south if lyndon johnson got the voting rights. sue and you never get a live yet? >> guest: know it takes time for that. when when you think you'll do that? >> guest: were going to want a book to her now that we always been two months in france. and then i'm going to start. sue and what about the idea come know you mentioned in the past but going to vietnam. >> guest: yes you remember everything. those of the two things i want to do. because if i can just say i tried to write about political power feel you don't write about fully enough unless you write, not only about the man but about its effect on the people on whom its use for good or for ill.

and casts by isabel wilkerson, a memorable provocative book that exposes the american history and which the youth can take pride. to all of the finalists, we needed your voices this year. thank you for sharing your talent with us and congratulations to all of you. the winner for the 2020 kirkus prize for nonfiction is stakes is high. >> oh, -- i'm grateful to be a finalist, it is an honor. i didn't expect to win anything. i've been honored to be a finalist among such an amazing group of authors who are doing incredible work. thank you to the judges. thank you to kirkus. $50,000 the day before my birthday is a lot of money to be responsible with and i promise i will not let you down. my editor, the best editor and the whole world, makes me better writer. it is as muc her award as it is mine if not more so. my agent, that has been with me for so many years miguel and lindsay and marketing and thanking all of the people becausthis book just doesn't exist withny of them -- without any of them. it is just such an honor. i am a totally different writer for having done this and i'm really prou

in its pulitzer prize winning isabel wilkerson's exploration of what she called the hidden system in united states for that's followed by an indigenous people's history of the united states. what's roxanne dunbar ortiz exams a history of america to the lens of native american experience. after that suggest we should work with, rather than shape the land we live on. in repping up a look at some the best-selling books according to portland organs bookstore is the best of me. i collection of stories and essays by author and humorist. some of these authors have appeared on book tv. you can watch their vents online. @booktv.org. >> your watching book tv, here's a quick look at what's coming up. next professor heather cox richardson discusses how southern political and ideologies prevailed in the american west following the civil war. and then michele recalls the doolittle rates of 1942 and american response the japanese bombing of pearl harbor. later it is an author discussion on immigrants, refugees, the american dream from a recent virtual southern festival of books in nashville. you ca

. >> to watch the rest of this program visit our website booktv.org and search for isabel wilkerson for the title of her book using the search box at the top of the page. >> we want to welcome you to this session on behalf of humanities tennessee and want to thank our sponsors, metro nashville arts commission, ingram content group, tennessee arts commission, vanderbilt university and parnassus books. i and linda peek schacht and it is my honor to host the conversation today between two nonfiction authors who have created what reads as works of fiction. these are nonfiction novels and i can tell you that by the individual either be rooting for the heroes, hating the villains, or weeping with relief that justice has finally been done. let me introduce you to our office for today. we had an investigative reporter writing a book about lawyers and doctors in minors as truth and justice seekers, and we have an author writing about the birth of investigative reporting. let me bring to the stage the author of "citizen reporters" stephanie gorton. and also joining us today, chris hamby who 1800

. ♪ >> welcome to the history center virtual author talk featuring isabel wilkerson with john meachamo discuss her new book the origins of our discontent. and vice president of programs and community engagement i am honored to be hosting this important conversation. you can purchase additional copies at the link and the chat at the right of your screen and the link provided on the website. as isabel and john are talking please submit your questions there is a q&a feature at the bottom of the screen and we have six or seven of them or until time allows, the pulse o pulitze in new york bestseller, her debut work when the national book critics award for nonfiction and was named ten best nonfiction's of 2010 as well as in your time nonfiction of all time. she has taught at princeton and boston university and more than 200 other colleges and universities across the united states europe and asia, half the origins of her discontent receiving critical claim and no doubt want to accolades, interviewing this evening is john meeting appoints a prize-winning biographer he is a shooting writer for

promised lean, former president barack obama reflects on his life and political career, and then isabelle wilkerson rod explore asia who the calls a hayden cass . caste system in the out, after that, a suggestion we should work with rather than shape the land we live on in braiding sweet grass and the best of me, collection of stories and essays by author and how manior yeas, david sed dairies. -- next a discussion of the collection of the justice anthony scalia's writings, and then perri klass discusses the decrease in child mortality and then a look at the history of census taking. consult your program guide to find more schedule information or visit booktv.org. >>> hello and welcome. we are on the top floor of a tall building on a windy day of a tropical storm so what could go wrong? thank you all for coming. we have a lot of people here today, as you probably recognize by now, we haveo

pulitzer prize winning author isabel wilkerson talks about the hidden caste system in the united states. the washington post pulitzer prize winning author offers thoughts on the volume of books written about donald trump. judge jeffrey staten, former law clerk to antonin scalia discusses the late supreme court justice's writings. that starts tonight at 7:00 pm eastern. find more information on your program guide or booktv.org. >> welcome back to our centennial speaker series. thank you for joining us for today's event featuring shennette garrett-scott. if this is your first time joining us, i have the honor of serving as dean of the school of business. 2020 marks a special year, our one hundredth anniversary and we are celebrating 100 years of purpose driven business education. since our inception we believed in the power of partnerships to inform and lead change. i would like to thank the center for global security analysis and our wonderful partners, the museum of american finance and cfa society of new york for cosponsoring the conversation. one of the goals of the centennial series

followed by author isabel wilkerson who explores what she calls a hidden caste system in the united states. also this evening, carlos lo saad da offers his thoughts on the volume of books written about president trump, and judge jeffrey sutton, former law clerk to judge anthony calea, discusses the late --ly ya, discusses the late justice's writings. find more information on your program guide or at booktv.org. now here's pankaj mishra. >> hello and welcome to the new york public -- [inaudible] this is the must read series. i'm the literary editor of the new republic, and today i'm talking with pankaj mishra, his new book is the essay collection. pankaj, thank you so much for coming on. >> thank you for having me. >> so your book brings together essays and interventions written over a period over the last decade or more, actually, and you pull them together in this book with a larger argument about the failures of liberalism. i thought it might make sense for you to -- . [inaudible] reading a little bit from that introduction. >> oh, sure. absolutely. the emphasis in -- essays in this book

then pulitzer prize winning author isabel wilkerson explores what she called a hidden caste system ind states . that's followed by after matthew mcconaughey's map memoir green light. after that it's the best of me, a collection of stories and essays by author and humorist davidson harris. wrapping up our look at some of the bestselling books according to washington dc's politics and prose bookstore , distorted biography of the late astronaut and senator john glenn and lastamerican hero . am of these authors have appeared on book tv. watch the programs online at booktv.org. >> good evening everyone welcome to the

roman philosophy and politics influence america's founders, then pulitzer prize winning author isabel wilkerson explores what she calls a hidden caste system in the united states followed by matthew mcconaughey's memoir green lights. after that the collection of stories and essays by author david and wrapping up our look at some of the best-selling books according to washington, d.c. politics and prose bookstore, alice george biography of the latest asked are not in senator dunklin in the last american hero. some of the authors have appeared on book tv, you can watch the programs online booktv.org. >> tonight on book tv "primetime", david rhodes argues that moral beliefs and culture are essential to a thriving civil society. authors share their thoughts on how to reinvent american democracy in the 21st century. open markets institute sally hubbard looks at the history of monopolies in american industry. former appellate judge douglas can berg the constitution, legal scholars and historians, barack obama reflect on his life and political career. that is all tonight starting at 7:00 p.m. eastern,

what racial slavery does, and of course, isabell wilkerson has a great new book call cast. >> over youry. >> yes, it creates a hierarchy where white people are at the top and black at the bottom, and in between, whether we call it latin, latin-x -- people are trying to jockey for position and whiteness is connected to a supply chain of power interest and prestige in this country and blackness is connected to the supply chain usually of misery and grief. so when we think of racial resentment when people say look, he is a socialist and a muslim, what they mean is he not only is black. he may take some privilege. some access, some power away from me. even if his economic policies were trying to help all people. >> hm-mm. >> so, obama is scathing in his assessment of trump, but also of republicans, who say that just, you know, they just go to trump's brand of populism. what is going to change when trump is gone, is anything going to change? >> well, i think a lot can change, don, i have been saying since may 25th and the george floyd protests that we all as americans have this generational

her next nonfiction book hopefully is cast by isabel wilkerson. robert caro has been mentioned a couple times. he is writing the multi-volume set on lyndon johnson and the johnson years. here he is talking about one of those volumes. a. >> going to live as long as it takes to find out exactly what differences it made in the life of black people in the south when lyndon johnson got the voting rights. i am going to go on a book tour and then we always spend two months in france and then i'm going to start. c-span: i know you mentioned in the past going to vietnam. >> guest: you remember everything. that's the two things i want to do because if i can say i tried to write about political power and i feel that you don't write about it fully enough unless you write not only about the man who uses it but about its effect on whom it's used, lyndon johnson through his great civil rights act transforms the political power of black people in america. go to a southern city and see what does that mean. how do you feel about the sheriff now that you can vote fo

isabel wilkerson has now appeared on our q&a program on sunday nights. and on book tv as well. all available @booktv. just type her name in the search function at the top of the page. hugh from ashland virginia good afternoon hugh welcome to book tv. >> would afternoon, thank you so much for taking my call. i was prompted to call in by the earlier call from the woman who's looking at the government agencies like the cia. i have had quite a bizarre life. i would love to share my name if i can because i am a vietnam era veteran changing the world for my dining room table a self-proclaimed heartbeat of america. it also a whistleblower with the front page wall street journal article that can be seen on the internet that i was written up and it triggered an investigation that eventually led to the resignation of jim reitz, speaker of the house. i also it's an interaction with a high level cia operative who authored about the kgb the eyes of russia. harry brezinski and had some very interesting synchronicity 's that i discovered with him and a lot of other things. i even share common

isabel wilkerson exploration of what she calls a hidden cost system. matthew mcconaughey memoirs. wrapping up outlook as some of the best selling books according to the "washington post"'s activists glenn indoor memoirs. some of these authors have appeared on book tv you can watch on book tv.org. >> next up a couple programs from the virtual southern festival of books in nashville starting with matthew vanmeter's talk, civil rights case that helped to reaffirm the right to trial by jury. ..

to watch the rest of this program visit our website booktv.org search for isabel wilkerson early title of her book cast using the search box at the top of the page. >> good evening and a warm welcome to another biography event. i hope everyone is staying safe, wearing masks and reading many biographies. my name is kai byrd and i'm the director of the leavy center for biography, a wholly unique institution hosted by the graduate center of the city of the university of new york. and founded by shelby white in 2007. which i think you first steadfast report supports her vision that is made this program possible. please note that our next event is coming up in two days. on this thursday october 15 where victor of ascii and i interview larry tie. timely new important biography of joseph mccarthy. tonight we are here however to celebrate the publication of a team. abraham lincoln in his time. a new biography of lincoln by david reynolds. abe is just out. this is his book launch. in the book has received start early reviews in publishers weekly and elsewhere. we encourage everyone to look it u

. ♪ >> welcome to the history center virtual author talk featuring isabel wilkerson with john meachamo discuss her new book the origins of our discontent. and vice president of programs and community engagement i am honored to be hosting this important co

followed by author isabel wilkerson who explores what she calls a hidden caste system in the united states. also this evening, carlos lo saad da offers his thoughts on the volume of books written about president trump, and judge jeffrey sutton, former law clerk to judge anthony calea, discusses the late --ly ya, discusses the late justice's writings. find more information on your program guide or at booktv.org. now here's pankaj mishra. >> hello and welcome to the new york public -- [inaudible] this is the must read series. i'm the literary editor of the new republic, and today i'm talking with pankaj mishra, his new book is the essay collection. pankaj, thank you so much for coming on. >> thank you for having me. >> so your book brings together essays and interventions written over a period over the last de

but, you know, i was reading "cast," isabelle wilkerson's extraordinary new book.to this moment, talking about dehumanization, said it's a war against truth, g to dehumanize another human being is not to declare someone is not human and does not happen by accident. it's a profession. it's a programming. it takes energy and reinforcement to deny what is self-evident in another member of one's species. and it made me think, ari, that what we need right now, i do think biden is maybe ideally positioned to do this, is we need to rehumanize, not de demonize. we need to rehumanize america and americans because the american infliction, mostly unspoken, is the fear of not being good enough. and the need is a result to feel better than by dehumanizing and demonizing others. but trump, trump may be the first leader ever to do that to supporters and detractors alike. if you think about covid, what he did to all of us in his handling of it is to make us sick and actually to be responsible for the death of what is now going to be almost a quarter of a million lives. this is a m

built a prize-winning author isabel wilkerson explores what she calls the hidden caste system in theunited states followed by actor matthew mcconaughey's memoir green lights. the best of me, collection of stories and essays by author and humorist david ceder us. wrapping up a look at some of the best-selling books according to washington dc's politics and prose bookstore, alice george's biography of the late astronaut and senator john glenn in the last american hero. some of these authors have appeared on booktv. you can watch their programs online, booktv.org. >> delighted to be on this panel with three fantastic colleagues and thinkers.

but isabelle wilkerson.and it's really touching on something that eddie spoke about, which is the ways in which the united states exported racism. the ways in which our differences have been, you know, been dividing us. i think that, you know, covid has only served as a reminder of all of the brokenness and cracks in or sight and in our communities. it's really busted those issues wide open. it exploited those differences, right? it's exploited those divisions that have been supported by white supremacy and by xenophobia and by misunderstanding one another and by anti-immigrant sentiment. so it's important again that we come back home and remember that there's more that we can build together with a united front than sitting here in our corners with our crumbs. we could eat a full meal if we bring it all to the table. so in closing i just wanted to share a couple things because there are some comments in the chat -- i'm so sorry that we have so many amazing community leaders on the call. i saw reverend brown

but i was reading cast, isabelle wilkerson's extraordinary new book today, and i read a quote that seemso relevant to this moment. she's talking about dehumanization, and she says it's a war against truth. to dehumanize another human being is not merely to declare that someone is not human, and it does not happen by accident. it's a promise. it's a programming. it takes energy and reinforcement to deny what is self-evident and another member of ones species. and it made me think, ari, that what we need right now and i do think biden is maybe ideally positioned to do this is we need to rehumanize, not demonize. we need to re-humanize america and americans because the american infliction mostly unspoken is the fear of not being good enough and the need as a result to feel better than by dehumanizing and demonizing others. but trump -- trump may be the first leader ever to do that to supporters and detractors alike. if you think about covid what he did to all of us in his handling of it is to make us sick and actually to be responsible for the death of what is now going to be almost a quart

pulitzer prize winning author isabel wilkerson talks about the hidden caste system in the united states. the washington post pulitzer prize winning author offers thoughts on the volume of books written about donald trump. judge jeffrey staten, former law clerk to antonin scalia discusses the late supreme court justice's writings. that starts tonight at 7:00 pm eastern. find more information on your program guide or booktv.org. >> welcome back to our centennial speaker series. thank you for joining us for today's event featuring shennette garrett-scott. if this is your first time joining us, i have the honor of serving as dean

but isabelle wilkerson.and it's really touching on something that eddie spoke about, which is the ways in which the united states exported racism. the ways in which our differences have been, you know, been dividing us. i think that, you know, covid has only served as a reminder of all of the brokenness and cracks in or sight and in our communities. it's really busted those issues wide open. it exploited those differences, right? it's exploited those divisions that have been supported by white supremacy and by xenophobia and by misunderstanding one another and by anti-immigrant sentiment. so it's important again that we come back home and remember that there's more that we can build together with a united front than sitting here in our corners with our crumbs. we could eat a full meal if we bring it all to the table. so in closing i just wanted to share a couple things because there are some comments in the chat -- i'm so sorry that we have so many amazing community leaders on the call. i saw reverend brown