paul are authors anne patchett, nicholson baker, francine prose and walter mosley. [applause] ms. paul is the, is the editor of "the new york times" book review of and of the popular interview column, "by the book." her new book by "the new york times" book review brings together 65 of the most intriguing and fascinating exchanges over time. she's joined this morning by anne patchett who's the author of six novels as well as the co-owner of a bookstore. yea for bookstores. [applause] her newest book is "this is the story of a happy marriage: a memoir," and before the publication of her first novel, she labored in the trenches at "seventeen" magazine. nicholson baker is the author of ten novels including "human smoke." his latest is where the poet protagonist paul chowder appears again. he is joined by francine prose, excuse me, who's the author of 20 works of fiction. her latest book is "lovers at the chameleon club: paris, 1932, a novel," set in paris in the 1920s. also on the panel this morning is walter mosley who's the author of more than 40 books, most notably -- and i'm cert

state branches of the naacp, hazel dukes, and we are joined by assemblyman kareem kamara, senator walter mosley, and our home city councilwoman ynez dickens. and last but not least one who has fought for many years to avoid us from being at this moment, the presiding bishop of the house of the lord churches, the reverend dr. daughtry. a week ago tonight on this stage stood the mother and father of michael brown from ferguson. stood the domestic partner and mother of the child of a young man killed in the pink houses in brooklyn, new york, who will not even be funeralized till friday night. we've not even had the chance to bury him. they joined the mother and wife of eric garner. we are dealing with a national crisis where in the last 90 days, from those three cases to a 12-year-old boy in cleveland whose funeral was just today, how many people have to die before people understand this is not an illusion, this is a reality that america has got to come to terms with. and no amount of secret grand juries with local prosecutors that put up evidence that we do not know is going to stop people from r