Newt Gingrich & Steven J. Israel: 2016 National Book Festival

Newt Gingrich presents "Duplicity" and Steven J. Israel presents "The Global War on Morris" in a discussion about their careers as writers with political backgrounds at the 2016 Library of Congress Book Festival in Washington, D.C.

Speaker Biography: Newt Gingrich is a former U.S. Speaker of the House and the best-selling author of more than 25 books. Currently, he is a contributor to Fox News, a senior advisor for Dentons law firm and a senior scientist at Gallup. Gingrich's nonfiction books include "Breakout: Pioneers of the Future, Prison Guards of the Past and the Epic Battle That Will Decide America's Fate," "A Nation Like No Other: Why American Exceptionalism Matters," "Ronald Reagan: Rendezvous with Destiny" and "Lessons Learned the Hard Way." His fiction books include "Gettysburg," "Grant Comes East" and "Pearl Harbor." Gingrich's most recent novel, "Duplicity" , is a thriller which blends Washington, D.C. political intrigue and international terrorism. He lives with his wife, Callista, in Virginia.

Speaker Biography: Steven J. Israel is the United States Representative for the third congressional district of New York. He has served in the United States Congress since 2001, is a member of the Democratic Party and was head of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee until November 2014. Israel is also an author and has published "Charge! History's Greatest Military Speeches." In his new political satire novel, "The Global War on Morris" , pharmaceutical salesman Morris Feldstein charges a non-business expense to his company credit card and a top-secret government surveillance program supercomputer known as NICK starts stringing together pieces of Morris' life to make him the government's public enemy number one. Israel lives in New York.