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Title: Stephen L. Carter: 2012 National Book Festival
Speaker: Stephen L. Carter
Series: 2012 National Book Festival
Date: September 17, 2012
Running Time: 16:53 minutes
Description:
Sheryl Cannady from the Library of Congress speaks with author Stephen L. Carter, who will appear at the 2012 Library of Congress National Book Festival on Sept. 22 on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Biography:
Stephen L. Carter is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Yale University, where he has taught for almost 30 years. He is also the author of seven acclaimed works of nonfiction and three best-selling novels. He has a law degree from Yale and clerked for Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall. Carter’s first novel, “The Emperor of Ocean Park,” spent 11 weeks on The New York Times best-seller list in 2002. His fifth and latest novel is “The Impeachment of Abraham Lincoln."
About the 2012 National Book Festival
The 2012 National Book Festival will be held on Saturday, Sept. 22 and Sunday, Sept. 23, 2012, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Our podcast series features one-on-one chats with some of this year’s featured authors.