library, really runs the gamut everything from obscure a up through the atonement when, politics of kathy kramer, memoirs from jeff chang and it will be a great day. >> host: conor, how long have you been with the book festival and how do you start building it >> guest: this is my fourth festival, about three and a half years since madison public library took over the event and it's turned into a year-round job with the best route the year with little over 105 events every year. i already have got to work on next year. >> host: how do you decide on what authors you were here and was the process? >> guest: i asked two questions, is there a book and is there an audience and i spent a lot of time working with madison community finding what i think will be interesting to them in working with publishers to see what will be interesting to the nation as a whole and bringing those people here. >> host: book to be present out a book festivals throughout the country. is their competition to get these authors? do you have to go to the publishers? do you have to go to new york and pitch the festival? >> gue

author discussions with pulitzer prize winner and national book award finalist viet, as well as kathy kramer discussing the political career of wisconsin governor scott walker. then on saturday, october 29th, it's the louisiana book festival held in baton rouge at the state capitol. coming up in november, booktv is live from austin for the texas book festival with the likes of former attorney general alberto gonzalez, columbia university law professor tim wu and orange is the new black actress diane guerrero. and later in november booktv will be live from the miami book fair, that's november 19th and 20th. our coverage includes author discussions and call-ins including senator bernie sanders, fox news host dana perino and cowellson whitehead. for more information about the book tears and fest -- book fairs and festivals and to watch previous festival coverage, click the book fairs tab on our web site, booktv.org. >> imagine an alternative history of the 1976 presidential election. america is celebrating its bicentennial with fireworks, and two men -- a republican from michigan and a democrat

prize winner and national book award final fist viat as well as university of wisconsin professor kathy krameriscussing the political career of wisconsin governor, scott walker. and then on saturday october, 29th, it's the louisiana book festival held in baton rouge at the state capitol. coming up in november, booktv is live from us aen austin with likes of former attorney general alberto gonzalez, columbia university law professor, tim wu, and orange is the new black actress, diane guerrero and later in november booktv live from the miami book fair. that's november 19th and 20th. our coverage includes author discussions and call-ins including senator bernie sanders, fox news host dana perino and colton white head for more we'll be covering and to watch if previous festival coverage, click thebook fairs tab on our website booktv.org. >> is more considering that as they stand right now under the prevailing relationship between the states and the federal government, federal funding last for roughly one to five years dpepgding on the program. and federal funding by no means guaranteed to cover 10

kramer, author of politics of resentment. [applause] >> books are for sale in the lobby. thank you so much. >> you have been listening to author kathy cramer discussed her books, the politics of resentment. this is book tv's live coverage from madison of the wisconsin book festival. several authors are ahead in about 30 minutes for 30 minutes the next author will be out. we'll be discussing two books, nothing ever dies, vietnam and the memory of four, that book is a finalist for this years national book award and his other book, the sympathizer was awarded the pulitzer prize for fiction. while we wait for that to begin we want to show you a program from our archives. donald trump appeared in book tv in 2000 for a book signing for the america we deserve, in which, in which he outlined his plans for america. [applause] wow. we'll thank you all. it is a great honor. we will be doing a book signing today. we have done three books, they have gone to number one. but they have been much different than this book. this is a little bit about what i think on the country. what can be done, what should be dug, and we hope this also becomes the n