Meet Author Eli Saslow November 3, 2011

Every day, President Obama reads ten representative letters among the thousands he receives from citizens across the land. The letters come from people of all ages, walks of life, and political points of view. Some are heart-breaking, some angry, some hopeful. Indeed, President Obama reads as many letters addressed “Dear Jackass” as “Dear Mr. President.”

Eli Saslow, a young and rising star at The Washington Post, became fascinated by the power of these letters and set out to find the stories behind them. His new book, "Ten Letters" is inspiring and important -- a book for the times that tells the real American stories of today.