kirkus critic and kirkus fiction editor laurie.duce the finalists in the category of fiction kirkus apprise a judge. >> the finalists for the 2021 kirkus prize for fiction are the dangers of smoking in bed. translated by megan mcdowell. unsettling collection of stories by a journalist to grow up and point during the war struggled multiple genres and examination the political climate,li argentina. they were horrified, thrilled andst entertained by the author's spectacularly twisted vision of daily life were nightmare bleats into reality in the supernatural is woven into the everyday. by andre. how many 800 page normal and open hearts on each and every page? this ambitious steadily accomplish debuts a sweeping multigenerational story of black americans, especially black women living in a country haunted by a pastor. the judges of marvels the mastery is epic and intimately appalling in the affirming for digestive narrative of family that will move and transform readers. ♪ ♪ >> might monticello by johnson. sharp collection cuts straigh

the kirkus prize would not exist without herbert simon and marv winkleman the owners of kirkus reviewsou for your unwavering support and generosity. i would also like to thankev the judges and the editors of kirkus reviews. especially the incomparable our vice president of marketing who made all of the magic happen tonight with this show. our brilliant and very hard-working editor-in-chief in our production team. thank you also to the awesome public library for sharing this beautiful space with us and thank you for joining we will see you next year, good night. >> suspends new mobile app and stay up-to-date with video coverage of historical events live stream of the house and senate floor in key congressional hearings to white house events at supreme court oral arguments even our live interactive programs "washington journal". hear your voices every day at c-span now has you covered. download the app for free today. >> weekends on cspan2 or intellectual feast every saturday history to date documents story and on sundays book tv brings you the latest and nonfiction books and authors fun

the kirkus prize would not exist without the owners of the kirkus reviews.thank you for your unwavering support and generosity. i would also like to thank the judges and the staff and editors especially the incomparable vice president of marketing who made all the object happened tonight with michelle. brilliant and very hard-working editor and chief and our production team. thank you also to the austin public library for sharing this beautiful space with us. thank you for joining. we will see you next year. good night. >> book tb continues now. television, for serious readers. >> welcome to this event. my name is charles. i direct programs on counterterrorism. today's event marks the release of an excellent new book by my colleague douglas london. aaron tired graded 34 year veteran of the agency. his extensive experience as an intelligence agent includes multiple fields assignments at cia chief of station as well as director of national intelligence representative and the president senior intelligence representative. thirty-four years of service. traveling

the kirkus prize would not exist without the owners of the kirkus reviews.thank you for your unwavering support and generosity. i would also like to thank the judges and the staff and editors especially the incomparable vice president of marketing who made all the object happened tonight with michelle. brilliant and very hard-working editor and chief and our production team

at the kirkus prize would not exist without herbicide men and the kirkus reviews. i'd also like to thank the judges and the staff and editors of the reviews especially the incomparable vice president of marketing who made all the magic happen tonight with this show and are brilliant hard-working editor-in-chief in our production team at harvard and a

at the kirkus prize would not exist without herbicide men and the kirkus reviews.'d also like to thank the judges and the staff and editors of the reviews especially the incomparable vice president of marketing who made all the magic happen tonight with this show and are brilliant hard-working editor-in-chief in our production team at harvard and a >> during the a recent virtual event hosted by politics & prose bookstore, bob woodward and robert costa discussed what went on behind the scenes during the transition between the trump and biden administrations. >> service actually a match made in trump's hotel many washington -- many washington in 2016. cross a said to me, concern cross a the said to me, you know, trump might be president. he was on the verge of nomination, and costa said we should go interview him. and so we kid. and i got two identity things from the interview -- titles from the interview. when trump talked about i always bring out fear, or i use fear to get my way, and i bring out rage in people, so fear and rage came from that interview. and then a

at the kirkus prize would not exist without herbicide men and the kirkus reviews. i'd also like to thank the judges and the staff and editors of the reviews especially the incomparable vice president of marketing who made all the magic happen tonight with this show and are brilliant hard-working editor-in-chief in our production team at harvard and a son. it was a match made in trump's hotel in washington in 2016. he said to me trump my to be president. he was on the verge of getting at the nomination and we should go interview him so we did. i got two titles from the interview when trump talks about i always bring out fear or use fear to get my way and bring outrage and people so it came from that interview and then after the interview, trump said some things that didn't come out and actually happen for instance he promised if he was elected president, he would add to the national debt in the first term and as i observed, that hasn't happened and the national debt has gone through the roof and hs four years as president. we had several conversations at the time ab

the kirkus prize would not exist without the owners of the kirkus reviews. thank you for your unwavering support and generosity. i would also like to thank the judges and the staff and editors especially the incomparable vice president of marketing who made all the object happened tonight with michelle. brilliant and very hard-working editor and chief and our production team. thank you also to the austin public library for sharing this beautiful space with us. thank you for joining. we will see you next year. good night. >> book tb continues now. television, for serious readers. >> welcome to this event. my name is charles. i direct programs on counterterrorism. today's event marks the release of an excellent new book by my colleague douglas london. aaron tired graded 34 year veteran of the agency. his extensive experience as an intelligence agent includes multiple fields assignments at cia chief of station as well as director of national intelligence representative and the president senior intelligence representative. thirty-four years of service. traveling

. >> welcome to the 2021 kirkus prize.rary in downtown austin texas. like last year, we wish you were in this room with us celebrating with the literary stars of the year. we are grateful for the opportunity to share this moment with so many fans all around the world. to give us an idea of what it would be like if we were together tonight,

conversation to be insightful >> here's a look at some of the most notable books of 2021 according to kirkuseviews. ty ya with miles looks at three generations of women originally given by her mother to her daughter separated by slavery in all that she carried. malcolm gladwell examines the development of precision bombing during world war ii. if -- in squirrel hill, mark oppenheimer reports on aftermath of the tree of life synagogue shooting, and peter bergin in the rise and fall of osama bin laden. most of these authors have appeared on booktv, and you can find their the programs on booktv.org. just type the author's name in the search bar at the top of the page. >> on a recent episode of our author interview program "after words," journal nist libby johnson discussed her new book, "paradise," which looks at the causes of california's 2018 camp fire. she was interviewed by terry baker, ceo of society of american foresters. here's a portion of their discussion. >> i think there were decades of decision the making that went into play. fires mt. past never burned all the way through town. tha

kirkus reviews calls "the triumph of nancy reagan" and a luminous and exhaustive biography which chronicles a private life and influence of nancy reagan. the the book draws in their vs with cabinet members, , friends and family membersn and shares how she became one of the most influential first ladies of the century. we now invite you to join our virtual program join the conversation by reagan foundation institute board of trustees cathy busch. >> at afternoon. i'm so please welcome you to today for this very special sneak peek at a much anticipatet biography on former first lady nancy reagan. the book, "the triumph of nancy reagan" written by veteran "washington post" columnist karen tumulty will be officially released tomorrow and karen has graciously agreed too make the reagan library whenever first stops on the bookag tour. agrees a well researched balanced and insightful look into the life of one of the 20th century's most fascinating consequential figures. in the interest of full disclosure, i thought i would mention that i was privileged to work for the reagans as a young woman. fir