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Robert Jones talked about his book The End of White Christian America, in which he examines the decline in influence of white Christian America in shaping policies and ideals. He argued that…

Randy Boyagoda talked about his book, Richard John Neuhaus: A Life in the Public Square, about the activism and political influence of the late Catholic priest. Professor Boyagoda spoke with…

Author and historian Richard Norton Smith discussed his book, On His Own Terms: A Life of Nelson Rockefeller, about Nelson Rockefeller’s political life, presidential aspirations, and time as…

Mr. Brinkley explores the life and career of Henry Luce, who was credited with reinventing the magazine industry within a decade. The co-creator of Time magazine and creator of Life magazine…

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…

Panelists from PEN American Center spoke about censorship. Sam Tannenhaus moderated. Ana Menendez concluded by reading a list of journalists imprisoned around the world. “Panel on Censors…

Sam Tanenhaus talked about his book The Death of Conservatism (Random House, 2009). In his book Mr. Tanenhaus gives an intellectual history of conservatism, saying that for seventy-five year…

Upon the re-publication of Barry Goldwater’s The Conscience of a Conservative and John Kenneth Galbraith’s The New Industrial State, a panel of political and historical observers discussed t…

Jay Parini talked about his book Promised Land: Thirteen Books That Changed America (Doubleday; November 11, 2008). In his book Jay Parini details the 13 books he believes most shaped Americ…

Sam Tanenhaus was interviewed from New York City by telephone about the New York Times Book Review's Notable Books of 2007 list. He talked about how the books were choosen and why certain bo…

Sam Tanenhaus delivered the November Bradley Lecture on the topic, “George W. Bush and the Future of Conservatism.” Topics included the history of conservatism, an analysis of the Franklin R…

Ethics in Book Reviewing: The More Things Change"? # Carlin Romano, Philadelphia Inquirer # John Leonard, New York Review of Books # Christopher Hitchens, Author & Literary Critic # …

A behind-the-scenes tour of the offices of the New York Times Book Review showed how an issue is created. Editor Sam Tanenhaus guided the tour through the editorial and production process of…

On the occasion of the BookExpo America being held in Washington, D.C., Thomas Dunne Books, an imprint of St. Martin’s Press, hosted a party at the Cosmos Club for approximately 25 of its po…

Sam Tanenhaus was interviewed about political books. He also talked about the results of a readers' survey of the best work of American fiction in the last 25 years. He also responded to vie…

A panel discussion was held on the difficulties of marketing and selling books. Members of the panel talked about overcoming the challenge of the Internet and cable television. They discusse…

Mr. Tanenhause was interviewed about the New York Times Great Read in the Park celebration of the 70th anniversary of the New York Times bestseller list held at Bryant Park in New York City.…

Sam Tanenhaus, editor of the New York Times Book Review, discusses the redesign of the publication since he took over earlier in the year.

From the Chambers Farm in Maryland and from the Cannon House Office Building in Washington, DC, the guests talked about the early period of the Cold War and the attraction Soviet Communism h…

Author Virginia Postrel talked about her book, The Substance of Style: How the Rise of Aesthetic Value is Remaking Commerce, Culture, and Consciousness, published by HarperCollins. The book …