on thursday politics and prose bookstore in washington dc where lynn olsen will talk about how london became a safe haven for the governments of six occupied countries during world war ii. we will also be a green light bookstore in new york city where lisa peterson will share experiences teaching incarcerated youth at rikers island. venture capitalist most talk about the cultural divide in the tech industry. and on saturday will be ahead of the public library who are taught by the prize winner. her book janesville looks at the devastation caused by the closing of a gm plant in the town during the great recession. it is a look at some of the events book tv will be covering this week and many of these events are open to the public. look for them to air in the near future on book tv on c-span two. this weekend book tv is life from the 22nd annual los angeles times festival of books. our two-day coverage starts today at 1:30 p.m. eastern with a conversation about biographies . at 3:00 p.m. a look at the republican party. it is a discussion on the environment with steve early. another day