and now for the next four hours coverage from the milford readers and writers festival held last month. we will hear from susan flutie. good morning. it is my privilege and pleasure to welcome you all to the third milford's readers and writers festival. i am a feminist. seventy-eight years old. at the first festival in 2016 gloria china visited this very stage. meeting her was one of the highlights of my life. last year robin morgan a radical member of the american women's movement participated in the conversation. i was honored to be reminded. in the the current administration unapologetic misogyny where in the throes of the fourth women's movement in america. our festival and this opening, tatian demand that we revisit the struggle for women's rights. what little has changed in the cultural brainwashed. the me to movement and the events of the committee shine a light on the institutional hatred of american women. [applause]. this year the festival board arranged a gift to icon us feminists are here today we will eavesdrop on their conversation. also a pulitzer prize winning journalis

. >> this weekend on "book tv," the milford readers and writers festival in milford, pennsylvania. starting saturday with pulitzer price winning writer susan falud, "in the dark room," and alan alda, "if i understood you, would i have this look on my face." francis fitzgerald and phil clay discuss writing about war and former harper collins ceo jane friedman on the future of book publishing. on sunday at 1:00, fox news ian drew napolitano on his book "it is dangerous to be write when the government is wrong." and authors julie maloney and jewels evans on the power of the written word.

this weekend on book tv, the milford readers and writers festival in milford, pennsylvania starting saturday at 2:00 p.m. eastern with pulitzer prize winning journalist susan faluti and her book. actor alan alda with his book. art andtures in the science of relating and communicating. pulitzer plies winning offer frances fitzgerald an iraq war veteran phil clay discuss writing about war. and former harpercollins ceo jane friedman on the future of book publishing. on sunday at 1:00 p.m. eastern, fox news andrew napolitano on his book. and authors julie malone and jules evans on the power of the written word. watch the milford readers and writers festival this weekend on c-span two's book tv. >> sunday night on afterwards, journalist and author beth macy with her book. she is interviewed by democratic congressman gerald connolly from virginia. >> i started to hear from policeman and other sources that so much of the drug crime, so much of the crime in the communities was drug fueled, mostly by methamphetamines and heroin. i thought heroin? in rural areas? how is that happening? sure enough, it

i am sean, i am mayor of milford. [applause] very proudly on the board of its produces the milford readers and writers festival. i am going to introduce our to panelists and then they will each speak for a few minutes. then i will lead with a few questions to engage them in a conversation that will take questions from the audience. admiral on my far left, graduated second in his class of 900 midshipmen at the u.s. naval academy. makes me wonder what the person who came in first is doing today. he served in the u.s. navy for over 30 years including seven deployments and rose to the rank of three-star admiral and deputy chief of operations. he was the director defense of the national security council staff under president bill clinton. he held operational commands including commanding the uss george washington carrier strike group. i then became curious what a carrier strike group was. in this case that involves 30 ships, 100 aircraft and 13000 sailors. this was during combat operations in the persian gulf and the india

. >>> this week and on book tv, the milford readers and writers festival in milford, pennsylvania starting saturday at 2:00 pm eastern with a pulitzer winning journalist. actor alan alda with his book, if i understood you what i have this look on my face ? pulitzer prize-winning author frances fitzgerald any rock war veteran phil clay discussed writing about war. and, former harpercollins ceo jane friedman on the future of book publishing. then, on sunday at 1:00 pm eastern, fox news palatine on his book -- it is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong -- case for personal freedom. julie maloney and jules evans on the power of the written word. watch the milford readers and writers festival this weekend on c-span 2 book tv. >>> journalist and author beth macy with her book. she is interviewed by democratic congressman gerald connolly from virginia. >> i started to hear from policeman and other sources that so much of the drug crime -- so much of the crime in their communities was drug fueled, mostly by methamphetamines and heroine. i thought -- heroin? heroin in rural areas? how

this weekend, apple tv, the milford readers and writers festival in milford, pennsylvania.tarting saturday at 2:00 p.m. eastern, with the scribes winning, her book, in the dark room. doctor alan and his book, if i understood you, what i have this on my face? my adventures in the art and science of related and communicating. winning author francis and iraq war winter, discussed writing about war. the future of book publishing. then on sunday, 1:00 p.m. eastern, fox news, on his book, it is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. the case for personal freedom. and authors julie and jules on the power of the written word. watch the milford readers and writers festival. this weekend on c-span2 book tv. washington state it rational democrat kim schreier and republican dena department a debate discussing healthcare, abortion rights, trade agreements and immigration. the candidates are hoping to succeed retiring congressman. >> good evening and welcome to the hall, central washington university in ellensburg, the venue for the first and only debate in the 2018 race for

tv, theweekend on book milford readers and writers festival in milford, pennsylvania starting at two:. eastern on saturday with a pulitzer prize winning journalist and her book. "myctor and his book adventures in the art and science of relating and communicating." a pulitzer prize-winning artist and iraq war veteran discuss writing about war. a former harpercollins ceo on the future of book publishing. on sunday, fox news andra napolitano on his book. two authors on the power of the written word. watch the milford readers and writers festival this weekend on c-span's book tv. >> next, the massachusetts governor's debate between charlie baker and democrat j gonzalez. in their second debate this month, they discuss health care, public transportation, education, and an investigation into police

. >> this weekend, on book tv, the milford readers and writers festival in milford, pennsylvania. starting saturday at 2:00 p.m. eastern with pulitzer prize winning journalist susan flutie and her book, "in the dark room." after all the -- and an actor my adventures in the art and science of communicating. and francis and sterile to -- and francis fitzgerald. and former harpercollins ceo on the future of book publishing. sunday at 1:00 p.m. eastern it isno, with his book dangerous to be right when the government is wrong. and, the power of the written word. the milford readers and writers festival this weekend on book tv. campaign 2018 coverage begins with a live pennsylvania 10th district how debate between republican incumbent scott perry and democrat george scott. it takes place in lancaster. >> wgal news 8's 2018 coverage for the 10th congressional district. >> here from the two men covering dauphin and parts of york county, scott perry and rick scott. >> good evening, i am janel stilson. thiswgallcome you to debate for the 10th congressional house seat. >> find out where the

. >>> this weekend on book tv, the milford readers and writers festival in milford, pennsylvania startingaturday at 2:00 p.m. eastern with pulitzer prize winning journalist and her book "in the dark room". actor with his book if i understood you would i have this look on my face? my adventures in the art and science of relating and communicating. pulitzer prize winning author francis fitzgerald and an iraq war veteran discuss writing about war. former harpers collins ceo on the future of book publishing. then on sunday at 1:00 p.m. eastern, fox news andrew napolitano on his book it is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong, the case for personal freedom. and authors on the power of the written word. watch the milford readers and writers festival this weekend on c-span 2's book tv. :: >> welcome to the 2018 congressional district to debate. presented live in th

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. >> this weekend on book tv come at the milford readers and writers festival in milford, pennsylvania. starting saturday at 2 p.m. eastern with pulitzer prize-winning journalist and her book "in the dark room." book.alan alda with his pulitzer prize-winning author francis fitzgerald discuss writing about war. former harpercollins ceo jane friedman on the future of book publishing. eastern, the.m. book "it is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong." and the power of the written word. watch the milford readers and writers festival this weekend on c-span twos book tv. >> of the debate between the candidates for iowa governor republican incumbent kim reynolds and democratic opponent fred hubbell. taxes, women's health care, education, and medical marijuana. >> good evening everyone and welcome to tonight's iowa gubernatorial debate. i am matt green in sioux city, iowa, one of three meetings partnered to broadcast and stream this debate. >> i am of kwwo hotel is in red kid in washing -- waterloo but serving in all. cedar rapids, iowa city coralville big communities across our v

. >> this weekend on both tv, the milford readers and writers double in milford pennsylvania starting saturday at 2 pm eastern with pulitzer prize winning journalist susan faludi and her book in the dark room. actor alan alda with his book if i understood you, when i have this look on my face? my adventures in the art and science of relating and communicating. author frances fitzgerald, and iraq war veteran phil clay discussed writing about war and former harpercollins ceo jane friedman on the future of book publishing. then on sunday at 1 pm eastern, fox news andrew napolitano on his book is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong, the case for personal freedom and authors julie maloney and jewell evans on the power of the written word. watch the milford readers and writers festival this weekend on cspan2's book tv. >> up next, a debate from the idaho governor's race between republican you lieutenant governor brad little and democratic state representative paulette jordan. congressman busch onher is retiring after three terms . >> welcome to the idaho debates, a look at th

and this is coverage of the milford readers and writers festival in pennsylvania held last month. [inaudible conversations] >> hello, everybody. my name is bob levine, and i am welcoming you to our panel which is words won't die. the brave new world of publishing. [inaudible conversations] >> it's a very brave few world. we're keeping the lights on now because c-span is recording the, and they're having trouble recording when the lights are down. so sorry for the inconvenience, but that's what it takes to be national. before we begin, i want to put panel into a context -- this panel into a context so you can understand why those of us on the panel think this is an important subject . you think about it, pre-1444, the year, books were handmade. if you think going back far, it was a person with a hammer and a chisel and a piece of stone. and then papyrus came into being. and you see the monks in the monastery individually, by hand, copying books. ask these books were put -- and these books were put into libraries, in monasteries. and be there was a fire -- if there was a fire, if an

tv, theweekend on book milford readers and writers festival in milford, pennsylvania.rting saturday at 2:00 eastern. alda with his book, "if i understood you, what i have this look on my face?" fitzgerald discusses writing about war, and jane friedman on the future of book publishing. on sunday at 1:00 eastern, andrew napolitano on his book, "iot is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong." and authors on the power of the written word. andh the milford readers writers festival this weekend on c-span two's book tv. >> "washington journal" continues. host: also on open phones, you can participate. the british newspaper "the guardian" on their website talks about the president's rally in montana. as the president praised greg assault, the his story says that the president praised him for violently attacking a guardian reporter, adding that the president described in glowing terms what on may 20 4, 2017. ben jacobs asked a question about health care policy. here's a little bit from the president talking about that. pres. trump: so smart. you are on live televisi

the milford readers and writers festival starting saturday at 2:00 p.m.tern with pulitzer prize winning journalist susan flutie and her book, "in the darkroom." actor alan alda with his book, if i understood you what i have this look in my face? and pulitzer prize-winning author francis fitzgerald and iraq war veteran phil clague discuss writing about war and jane friedman on the future of book publishing. then on sunday at 1:00 p.m. eastern, fox news andrew napolitano on his book, "it is dangerous to be right when the danger best government is wrong, the case for personal freedom." and julie maloney and jules evans on the power of the written word. watch the milford readers and writers festival this weekend on c-span2's book tv. sunday on c-span's "q&a." a biography of chief justice john marshall. >> john marshall's legacy was obscured by a single opinion, his decision in marbury were -- versus medicine that establishes the principle of judicial review and that is what he is known for. marshall was ahn soldier in the revolutionary army, he was very impor

this is coverage of the milford readers and writers festival in pennsylvania held the fund. >> good afternoon. hello, everybody. welcome back. i am sure you had a great morning and we have a lot more in store for you this afternoon. starting now with our panel writing about war this is something we, as a committee, but about when we put these festivals together to try to have something for everyone in writing about war is something that is very particular and certainly very relevant and in our history and current state of the country in the world. we have some amazing authors who have written about two very different wars. war in vietnam and the war in iraq. one is nonfiction one is fiction. both tell the stories of what it means to be waiting war and to be in war and i thank you will find it a very interesting afternoon. the panel today will be moderated by [inaudible], third-generation of a military family who attended west point and author of the acclaimed novel dress gray about his time there. he's written extensively about the military and with the calmness for the village voice and many

it had all begun at milford chest hospital.met alan simpson while recovering from tb. they started to write for hospital radio and then sent a script to the bbc. eventually they got the attention of a comic. tony hancock. as he went past he said, "did you write that?" and we thought, should we own own up or not? and we said, yes. and he said, "very funny." and walked on. and that was our first words with tony. after hancock came came a one off comedy playhouse. the offer, about rag and bone men. steptoe & son. their partnership, apart from one venture in the 90s, was essentially over by the late 70s. but their brand of comedy, rooted in class and thwarted aspiration, was, in its day, all conquering. it'll be 110 by the time you've finished. ray golton, a pioneer of the british sitcom. now on bbc news — hundreds of people are killed by the police in the us each year. much of the media attention has been on the race of victims, but there is another disturbing pattern to the deaths. a large number of those killed in interactions w

it had all begun at milford chest hospital.ted to write for hospital radio and then sent a script to the bbc. eventually they got the attention of a comic. tony hancock. as he went past he said, "did you write that?" and we thought, should we own own up or not? and we said, yes. and he said, "very funny." and walked on. and that was our first words with tony. after hancock came came a one off comedy playhouse. the offer, about rag and bone men. steptoe & son. their partnership, apart from one venture in the 90s, was essentially over by the late 70s. but their brand of comedy, rooted in class and thwarted aspiration, was, in its day, all conquering. it'll be 110 by the time you've finished. ray golton, a pioneer of the british sitcom. ray galton, who has died aged 88. with all the sport now, here's karthi gna nasegaram at the bbc sport centre. good evening. it has been a day of mixed emotions for the manchester united manager, jose mourinho, but if you don't want to know today's premier league results, it is time to pop out of t

it had all begun at milford chest hospital.sent a script to the bbc. eventually, they got the attention ofa eventually, they got the attention of a comic, tony hancock. as he went past he said, did you write that? we thought, should we owner or not? he's —— we said, yes. he said, very funny. and walked off. and those we re funny. and walked off. and those were oui’ funny. and walked off. and those were our first words with tony. alan types on and ray takes up his favourite position for inspiration. as they develop new themes, dream up more ideas. after hancock came a one—off comedy playhouse. steptoe and son. in the 60s it was so popular, the bbc were contacted by the then labour leader harold wilson. he was worried voters would not turn out if it was on before polls closed. harold thought we wouldn't get a turnout of labour voters. he wanted the bbc to put it on after 9pm or cancel the programme. the partnership, apart from one venture in the 90s, was essentially over by the late 70s, but their brand of comedy, rooted in class

>> this weekend on "book tv," the milford readers and writers festival in milford, pennsylvania. starting saturday with pulitzer price winning writer susan falud, "in the dark room," and alan alda, "if i understood you, would i have this look on my face." francis fitzgerald and phil clay discuss writing about war and former harper collins ceo jane friedman on the future of book publishing. on sunday at 1:00, fox news ian drew napolitano on his book "it is dangerous to be write when the government is wrong." and authors julie maloney and jewels evans on the power of the written word. weekend on c-span2's "book tv." >>> up next, security experts and election officials talk about efforts to prevent cyberattacks during the midterm elections. this discussion is hosted by new york university at their washington, d.c. campus. it's 1:15. >>> good afternoon, everyone. is this on? no? yes. is this good? all right. thank you. good afternoon. welcome to the brennan center for justice. first of all, i just want to thank nyu's john brademas center and the great team here, nyu team in d.c., who

it had all begun at milford chest hospital.r hospital radio and then sent a script to the bbc. eventually they got the attention of a comic. tony hancock. as he went past he said, "did you write that?" and we thought, should we own own up or not? and we said, yes. and he said, "very funny." and walked on. and that was our first words with tony. after hancock came came a one off comedy playhouse. the offer, about rag and bone men. steptoe & son. their partnership, apart from one venture in the 90s, was essentially over by the late 70s. but their brand of comedy, rooted in class and thwarted aspiration, was, in its day, all conquering. it'll be 110 by the time you've finished. ray golton, a pioneer of the british sitcom. a stencil spraypainting by elusive artist banksy has attracted controversy after it self—destructed just moments after being sold for more than £1 million. the framed girl with balloon, one of the artist's best—known works, was auctioned by sotheby‘s in london. the piece shows a girl reaching towards a heart—shap

and now for the next four hours coverage from the milford readers and writers festival held last month. we will hear from susan flutie. good morning. it is my privilege and pleasure to welcome you all to the third

[inaudible conversations] >> you're watching booktv on c-spaning 2, and this is coverage of milford readers and writers festival in pennsylvania held last month. >> good afternoon. welcome again, everyone, to the last panel of the day, and we're very pleased that we have here today to suzanne braun levine who is a member of our board, also a member of the committee for the entire three years we've been working together. she, if you don't know her, was first editor of ms. magazine. [applause] she's written five books about women's lives, one that's available in the bookstore, and she was the editor of the journalism -- columbia journalism review. she will be in conversation with alan alda, who i believe needs no introduction. [applause] but suzanne will be introducing alan. so sit back, relax and enjoy. thank you. [applause] [cheers and applause] [inaudible conversations] >> i usually talk into a bouquet of flowers. am i onsome i'm not on. hello? and i -- >> oh, this is on tv. [laughter] >> feel free. >> don't be embarrassed, that's the job. [laughter] >> all right. we're in business. i take

this weekend on "book tv," the milford readers and writers festival in milford, pennsylvania. starting saturday at 2:00 eastern with pulitzer prize and herusan flutie book, "in the dark room alan pulitzerh his book, prize winner frances fitzgerald discuss writing about war, and former harpercollins ceo jane friedman on the future of book publishing. then on sunday at 1:00 p.m., fox on his andrew napolitano book "it is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong." and authors julie maloney and jules evans on the power of the written word. on c-span twos book tv. sunday night on "afterwards," beth macy with her book, "dope sick." she is interviewed by democratic congressman joe conley from virginia. i started to hear from policeman and other sources that so much of the drug crime, so much of a crime in their communities was drug fueled mostly by methamphetamines and heroin. and i thought, heroin? here when in rural areas? how is that happening? i did not understand at the time ow harrowing -- how oxycontin were chemical cousins, and people were addicted to prescribed , on

watch the milford readers and writers festival this weekend on cspan2's book tv. >> up next, a debate from the idaho governor's race between republican you lieutenant governor brad little and democratic state representative paulette jordan. congressman busch onher is retiring after three terms . >> welcome to the idaho debates, a look at the candidates on the general election ballot for governor. the idaho debates are a collaborative effort among the idaho press club, boise state university school of public service, university of idaho's mcclure center, idaho state university's department of political science, the leagueof women voters voter education fund and idaho public television. funding for the idaho debates is provided by the friends of idaho public television and the idaho public television and almond . >> welcome to the idaho debates on idaho public television. tonight the candidates vying to be your governor of the state of idaho will take the state to ask for your vote. i want to welcome democratic challenger paulette jordan and republican nominee lieutenant governor brad l

[applause] >> you're watching book tv on c-span2 and this is coverage of the milford readers and writers festival in pennsylvania held last month. >> how is everybody this morning? is anyone as tired as i am? [laughter] >> as we are? it's been a last couple of couple days? [applause] >> you will have an even better time, i hope that you were looking toward the session as much as i am. first of all, i should introduce myself formally. i'm cheryl and cochair of festival along with ed, we are thrilled and honored to be here today, in my part to bring you amazingly talented creative funny men to talk about their craft, sounds like a good investment of a little time? so what i'm going to do because we -- this is going to be different than all of our other sessions, there's going to be conversation and there will be time for questions but you cannot talk to cartoonists without seeing their cartoons. soloingistically i'm going to do the introductions and go to the back of the room and assist them so each can do a very brief presentation about 10 minutes to tell you a little bit about them and t

particularly hit by storm calibre, as is ceredigion, and powys, we saw storms heading west wales at milfordterday. the question never many people is, will things get better. we expect water levels to drop but dyfed—powys police say, u nless drop but dyfed—powys police say, unless you need to travel stay home, stay away from the roads. many of them are still shut. there has been disruption to public transport, we'll get a picture the next 18 hours or so as to how bad things really are. thank you, james. extraordinary, those pictures of the bridge. and when he said it shook, thank goodness it did not go. absolutely. now it's five past eight. members of the cabinet are being urged by the former brexit secretary, david davis — to unite against theresa may's plan for britain's withdrawal from the european union. writing in the sunday times, just days before a crucial summit of eu leaders in brussels, he says the prime minister's proposals are "completely unacceptable", and there is an atmosphere of "panic" in downing street. let's get more on this now from our political correspondent helen catt.

watch the milford readers and writers festival this weekend on c-span's book tv. >> next, the massachusetts governor's debate between charlie baker and democrat j gonzalez. in their second debate this month, they discuss health care, public transportation, education, and an investigation into police corruption. this hour-long debate is courtesy of wgbh boston. >> this is a wgbh news special presentation. the massachusetts gubernatorial debate between incumbent governor charlie baker and challenger jay gonzalez. here are the moderators. >> good evening and welcome to our audience here at wgbh. everybody who is watching or listening at home on 89.7 as well as our sister stations, wgp by in springfield and wcai on cape cod. three weeks until the election. we hope the next 60 minutes will help you decide who to vote for for governor of massachusetts. >> we know many of you see this as the red sox pregame show. regardless, let me explain the rules for tonight. there are no rules. no opening statements, no closing, no time limits, although we will be keeping track of speaking times to keep things

watch the milford readers and writers festival. this weekend on c-span2 book tv. washington state it rational democrat kim schreier and republican dena department a debate discussing healthcare, abortion rights, trade agreements and immigration. the candidates are hoping to succeed retiring congressman. >> good evening and welcome to the hall, central washington university in ellensburg, the venue for the first and only debate in the 2018 race for washington's eighth congressional district. i'm natalie from k5. >> this debate has been organized by the washington state debate coalition. founded by the city club in 2016 to enhance washingtonians access to the office and seek to hold our states highest elected offices. >> financial support provided by our lead sponsors, ai rp of washington, the militant gates foundation and the other foundation. we also want to think washington university for hosting this event. in partnership with the chamber of commerce, the students of central washington university and the ellensburg daily record. along with these school districts

watch the milford readers and writers festival this weekend on c-span 2's book tv. :: >> welcome to the 2018 congressional district to debate. presented live in the tucson jewish community center by arizona public media. the arizona daily star, and the arizona republic. tonight moderator is christopher conover. >> good evening and welcome to two nights debate. i'm the bloke reporter here at arizona public media and there is nothing like election season. tonight we will spend an hour discussing the concerns of the people of the second congressional district in arizona with the two women vying to represent the district in the u.s. house. let's get right to it. please give a warm tucson welcome to the 2010 candidates for arizona second congressional district. democrat, ann kirkpatrick and republican, lea marquez peterson. [applause] >> thank you ladies for both of you are joining us here tonight.also, here on the stage of the host and coproducer of arizona 360, lorraine rivera and from the debate partners, steve goldstein of our sister station in phoenix, kjzz joe ferguson of arizona daily

this weekend on book tv, the milford readers and writers festival in pennsylvania starting today at 2:00 p.m. eastern with pulitzer prize-winning journalist and her book "in the dark room." book, "if iis understood you, what i have this look on my face." pulitzer prize author francis fitzgerald and the writer of a war play discuss writing about war. and the future of book publishing. on sunday at 1:00 p.m. eastern, the book, "it is dangerous to be right when the government is wrong: the case for personal freedom." and two authors on the power of the written word. watch the festival this weekend on c-span2's book tv. american history tv is on c-span3 every weekend featuring films,tours, archival and programs on the presidency, the civil war, and more. here's a clip from a recent program. class of 1947 and the headline from the times which is yale. one of the things you might not know about yale, is it was directly connected with its membership to lss and later, cia. many of the great leaders of the cia and people you know that are assumed to be on the grassy knoll were yaleans. bundy,

also use the recent milford readers and writers festival in pennsylvania featuring coats a prize-winning journalist. all this and more on booktv on c-span2 this weekend, television for serious readers. .. it's a new innovation for the school year so we're going to start at 2 and i hope it's not too jarring for you to not wait until 10 after. i'm michba

[inaudible conversations] >> you're watching book tv on c-span2 and this is coverage of the milford readers and writers festival in pennsylvania held last month. >> okay, i think we are about ready to start and if you have joined us in the past few years for the women's writing panel, less intimate setting or if you like to move down, feel free to do so. my name is judy white and i'm the moderator of this wonderful panel and i'm also a writer, but this is not about me, this is about these wonderful writers here and i would like to give it a huge shout-out to the wonderful women who put this panel together, who is inspiration for so many of us. she's fearless, genuine, transparent, fierce -- [cheers and applause] [laughter] [cheers and applause] >> i'm really honored. [laughter] >> and two -- there's six writers up here and on program book there were to be 7 and unfortunately tina, starts on monday and with actresses you can never be sure of their schedule and she unfortunately couldn't fly out and do the show she needed to do. so we are sorry to miss here. we are especially to have angela,

. >> this weekend on booktv the milford readers and writers festival in milford, pennsylvania starting at 2:00 pm eastern with pulitzer prize winning journalist susan flutie and her book in the darkroom.