Videos

Laura Bush talked about the importance of literacy domestically and abroad. This was the keynote address at the 2008 Association of American Publishers General Annual Meeting at the Yale…

Cokie Roberts talked about her book Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation, published by William Morrow. In her book Ms. Roberts tells the story of some of early America’s notabl…

Witnesses testified about U.S. trade relations with China. Among the issues the addressed were the size of the trade deficit with China, copyright and intellectual property protections, huma…

The achievements and legacy of Betty Friedan (1921 - 2006) were recognized. Ms. Fridan was the author of The Feminine Mystique in 1963 and one of the co-founders of the National Organization…

Ms. Schroeder talked about the Association of American Publishers and BookExpo America.

Representative Bernie Sanders announced the reintroduction of the Freedom to Read Protection Act. The legislation was originally introduced in 2003 to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveill…

Mr. Kirshbaum moderated a panel discussion on the role of retailers in the world of books and publishing. Ms. Blake, Mr. McMillon, Mr. Kaplan, and Mr. Olilla talked about their business mode…

The Saturday Book and Author Luncheon featured some of the nation’s top media commentators on one panel discussing their upcoming works. The discussion became heated at times. Ms. Schroeder …

The panelists discussed their forthcoming books as well as other aspects of their life and works. The panelist were: Madeleine Albright, author of Madame Secretary, from Miramax; Maxine Hong…

In a brief interview, Pat Schroeder talked about the events of the Los Angeles book exposition and the book industry challenge of increasing public notice. She also talked about was the effe…

Pete Hamill discussed his new novel, “Forever” which will be published by Little, Brown and Company in November 2002. Roone Arledge discussed his memoir "Roone", which will be published by H…

The 2002 Blackboard awards were given out in the beginning of this program. Following this, Pat Conroy, Jean Auel, and former Vice President Al Gore and Tipper Gore talked about their books.

Ms. Schroeder was interviewed about the BookExpo America and the AAP’s sponsorship of this event.

Jed Lyons, President of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, hosted a book party for Senator Bill Frist (R-FL), author of When Every Moment Counts, at Mr. Lyons' home in Washington, DC. The book…

Moderated by Ms. Michaels and Ms. Swart, publishing industry leaders discussed their work and shared how they started and made it to the top of their profession. They also talk about the cha…

Participants talked about the prospects for electing the first woman president. In a keynote speech, Patricia Schroder talked about a variety of issues including her experiences and observat…

The awards luncheon featured a panel of authors talking about their upcoming books. Author Vernon Jordan is the author of Vernon Can Read!, published by Public Affairs/Perseus Books Group; M…

Pat Schroeder discussed the history and purpose of the “Get Caught Reading” campaign, which began in 1999 to encourage people to read. Ms. Link talked about support for the campaign and the …

The WNBA Award was given to Patricia Schroeder. Every two years, the Women’s National Book Association (WNBA) Award is given to a living American woman who derives all or part of her income …

In an annual charity event, various Washington celebrities did a stand-up comedy routine to raise money for the Johns Hopkins Childrens' Hospital. The recent contested election figured promi…