Videos

George Packer talked about his book, Our Man: Richard Holbrooke and the End of the American Century , on the life and career of diplomat Richard Holbrooke.

The National Book Foundation presented the 2013 National Book Awards at a ceremony at Cipriani Wall Street in New York City. The Literarian Award for Outstanding Service to the American Lite…

George Packer talked about his book, The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America, which was a finalist for the 2013 National Book Award for Nonfiction. He was interviewed during the 2…

George Packer, author of The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America, Jeremy Scahill, author of Dirty Wars: The World is a Battlefield, and Dan Balz, author of Collision 2012: Electio…

Book TV was live at the Miami Book Fair International, held on the campus of Miami Dade College on November 23-24, 2013.

George Packer talked about his book, The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America, in which he presents a history of the United States over the past three decades by profilng numerous …

George Packer, author of the book, The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America, and Erica Grieder, author of Big, Hot, Cheap, and Right: What America Can Learn from the Strange Genius…

The 2013 Texas Book Festival was held in Austin, Texas. C-SPAN’s BookTV aired live coverage of Saturday’s events. 11:00 George Packer, The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America &…

George Packer talked about his historical narrative, The Unwinding: An Inner History of the New America. He said the book traces the stories of three people over the preceding 20 years and t…

Benjamin Busch talked about his book, Dust to Dust: A Memoir, in which he reflects on mortality. He recounted how he returned from a brutal tour of war and his young daughter did not recogni…

A panel of presidential historians spoke about the Obama presidency. Among the topics they addressed were the state of teh economy, overseas military operations, and partisan politics in Was…

Jere Van Dyk talked about being held prisoner by the Taliban in 2008. Mr. Van Dyk and his guides spent 45 days in a dark cell after being captured by Taliban fighters in the tribal areas bet…

From Cooper Union in New York City, a panel discussion on issues facing Muslims in the Middle East, Europe, and the United States featuring Oxford University professor Tariq Ramadan. This w…

George Packer and Christopher Hitchens talked about George Orwell and his work. Mr. Packer selected the pieces that appear in two recently published volumes of George Orwell’s work: Facing U…

Authors talked about their books on politics and culture. They responded to questions from members of the audience. George Packer is the author of Interesting Times: Writings from a Turbulen…

At the 2007 New Yorker Festival the “Iraq Revisited Panel” talked about the situation in Iraq. Topics included the cycles of change in the country and the current military, political, govern…

Witnesses testified on the obligation of the United States to assist Iraqi refugees and those under threat from insurgents because they assisted the United States.

Four authors who have had first-hand experience in Iraq participated in a panel discussion, moderated by Mr. Kunetka, titled “Boots on the Ground: An Intimate View of America in Iraq.” The…

Mr. Packer and Mr. Saul spoke about international affairs. The discussed the war in Iraq and economic globalization. Following their presentations, the authors responded to questions and com…

At the New York Festival, panelists talked about neoconservatism and the war in Iraq. The panel was moderated by New Yorker staff-writer George Packer. Ken Adelman’s books included The D…