Video of the 2008 Miami Book Fair was shown while a voice over described the schedule for the day.

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Naomi Klein talked about her book and the current economic crisis and bail out. Jeremy Scahill then talked about his book and the situation in Iraq. They then responded to questions from members of .. Read More

Phones were open for viewer comments on the 2008 Miami Book Fair and the previous segment which showed a presentation by Naomi Klein and Jeremy Scahill. Video from the Miami Book Fair was shown in .. Read More

John Stauffer spoke about his book Giants: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln (Twelve; November 3, 2008) and responded to telephone calls. He was interviewed on the .. Read More

Dave Barry is the author of thirty books and was a syndicated humor columnist for twenty-five years. His latest book, Dave Barry's History of the Millennium (So Far), is a collection of .. Read More

Mitchell Kaplan talked about the history of the Miami Book Fair. Mr. Kaplan was one of the co-founders of the Fair, and talked about the challenges in creating and maintaining a large book fair. He .. Read More

Authors read works by various American and international authors to highlight the danger surveillance poses to creative freedom. The programs of PEN International and the American Civil Liberties .. Read More

Phone lines were opened for viewer comments in regards to the previous panel, "Writers and Artists Against the Surveillance State", which is program ID number 282360-6. Video of the Miami Book Fair .. Read More

The panel talked about the media coverage of the Middle East during the War on Terror. They also discussed the roles of political actors in the creation and propagation of militarized violence. They .. Read More

Phone lines were opened for comments on the 2008 Miami Book Fair.

Scott McClellan talked about his time as press secretary in the President George W. Bush Administration. He focused on the policies leading up to the war in Iraq, the disclosure of Valerie Plame, .. Read More

Live coverage from the 2008 Miami Book Fair International featured book talks by authors, interviews with authors, and telephone calls from viewers. Saturday coverage included: Program ID: .. Read More