but he worked very hard with african-american writers and what they say about him james him, james weldon johnson i don't know if your familiar, county:, they idolize mencken. he wasn't anyone else took it upon himself to make sure that literally the harlem renaissance succeeded much more than you asked. >> thank you. >> is that it for questions? >> all right. thank you so much. [applause] >> thank you very much. >> thank you all for coming. if you had not had a chance to get a copy of the book they are behind the register. you can bring it back and get assigned. [inaudible conversations] >> you're watching book tv on c-span2 with top nonfiction books and authors every weekend. book tv television for serious readers. >> book tv recently visited capitol hill to ask members of congress what they are reading this summer. >> well, i have an interesting, perhaps bad habit of picking up a lot of books and reading a little of them's a little at a time. one of them i i picked up his call the story of philosophy. written volumes on the history of civilization, and i bought this at a library book fair in n

what they say, james weldon johnson, i don't know if you are familiar with that name.they idolize 10. he more than anyone else took it upon himself to make sure literarily the harlem renaissance exceeded. much more than you asked. >> good, thank you. is that if her questions? >> thank you very much. >> thank you offer coming. if you haven't had a chance to get a copy go get one bring it back here and get it signed. [inaudible conversations] >> you are watching booktv on c-span2. we are in new york city and one of the things we like to do when they come to new york a stock to authors and get previews of the books coming out in the fall. joining us now, pulitzer prize-winning author stacy schiff. her new book in the fall is called the weekend: salem in 1692. stacy schiff, we all know about the same on which trial. what do we know in this? >> that is what got me started. there was no voodoo, no wynonna rider. it is not entirely about women. women are the accusers pigmented the m.'s are men. so it is not a men on women event. it is a women on women event. it's all politica