the last words were supposed to have been more like i'm happy to say paul bogart is alive and well theis message is a variation of the outcry more natural light but to see the love affair of artificial lighting causes us to miss he has traveled all over the world looking for clean view to have in all its glory the editor of the anthology's let there be light and searching for darkness in the age of artificial light when not on the road he teaches writing in harrisburg virginia with the national book festival being held indoors this year he will have to make the best of it today. please welcome paul bogard. >> thank you for that introduction. i was excited to be invited to the national book festival and also presenting at the exact same time i got to see him earlier so that was good. "the end of night" is a book of stories i make the disclaimer at the beginning i am not a scientist the lover of science. a storyteller and english professor. i have always loved nighttime. i grew up in minneapolis we still have a cabin in the northern part of the state so i grew up every summer going to th

i am happy to say paul bogart is alive and well but his basic message is a variation on the great germanoet outcry more natural light. to see what our love affair with artificial lighting causes us to miss, bogart has traveled all the around the world searching for a clean views of the heavens. he is the editor of the anthology let there be light:testimony on behalf of the dark and the sole author of "the end of night: searching for darkness in an age of artificial light". when not on the road he teaches writing at james madison university in virginia. with the national book festival being held indoors this year he will have to deal with artificial lighting and make the best of it today. these and gentlemen, please welcome paul bogard. >> thank you for that introduction and thank you for being here, and i'm excited to see billy collins. i got to see him at the theater so it was good. an end -- "the end of night: searching for darkness in an age of artificial light" is a book of stories. i like to make the disclaimer at the beginning that i am not a scientist. i am a lover of science. i a