About the Program
From Book Expo America at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, a panel of authors discuss their upcoming books. The panel includes, Condoleezza Rice, author of Condoleezza Rice: A Memoir of My Extraordinary, Ordinary Family and Me, John Grisham, author of The Confession: A Novel, and Mary Roach author of Packing For Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void. The panel's master of ceremonies is Jon Stewart, author with the writers of The Daily Show of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents Earth (The Book): A Visitor's Guide to the Human Race. Book Expo America is an annual trade show for the publishing industry that features author events, educational panels, and information on soon-to-be published books.
Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice served as National Security Adviser from 2001 to 2005 and as the 66th Secretary of State of the United States from 2005 to 2009. Ms. Rice is the author or co-author of numerous books, including, Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family. She is currently a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University.
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John Grisham
John Grisham is the author of over twenty novels and the nonfiction title, The Innocent Man: Murder and Injustice in a Small Town. He formerly practiced law in Mississippi for ten years and served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1983 to 1990. For more information, visit jgrisham.com.
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Mary Roach
Mary Roach is the author of several books, including Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers and Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex. She is a former columnist for Salon.com and her writing appears in many publications such as National Geographic, Wired, and New Scientist. For more information, visit maryroach.net.
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Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart is the host of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, which has been a recipient of an Emmy and Peabody Award. He is the author of Naked Pictures of Famous People and The Daily Show with Jon Stewart Presents America (The Book) Teacher's Edition: A Citizen's Guide to Democracy Inaction. For more information, visit thedailyshow.com.
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