Author event with Roy Neel author of The Electors

Thursday, April 28, 2016 - 6:30pm

Parnasas Bookstore
Nashville, Tennessee

Event address: Parnassus Books 3900 Hillsboro Pike Suite 14 Nashville, TN 37215

Parnassus Books is thrilled to welcome Roy Neel as he reads from and signs The Electors.

Every four years Americans go to the polls to elect a president - or at least they think they do. In fact, we actually elect electors, who gather about five weeks later to cast formal ballots for the candidate of the party that wins the popular vote in their state. While not legally required to do so, these electors routinely vote for their party’s candidate. Except when they don’t.

A bizarre terrorist attach disrupts a presidential election, the resulting chaos is exploited by political operatives who unleash a diabolical conspiracy to upend American democracy. Armed with world-class cyber spies and unlimited secret political funds, two forces collide in a nail-biting chase to claim the most powerful office in the world.

Raised in Smyrna, Tennessee, Neel joined the United States Navy and served a tour of duty in Vietnam as a photojournalist. Early in his career, he worked as a sportswriter for the Nashville Banner, and his 1975 book Dynamite! 75 Years of Vanderbilt Basketball can still be found on the bookshelves of many homes in the Music City. In 1977, he joined Gore's Congressional staff. He stayed throughout Gore's Congressional career, rising to the position of Chief of Staff in Gore's Senate office. In 1992, he managed Gore's vice presidential campaign; he then participated in the White House transition and became Chief of Staff to the Vice President. In 1994, after 17 years of service to Gore, Neel went on to serve as President Clinton's Deputy White House Chief of Staff. He currently serves as chief of staff for former Vice President Al Gore and his organizational advocacy on climate change. He is also a senior advisor to the Climate Project, which has trained 2,500 individuals around the world to spread the message about the climate crisis.

Neel is also an Adjunct Professor of Political Science at Vanderbilt, where he teaches courses in Presidential Transitions and Presidential Leadership.