Upcoming Programs

Book TV Schedule

• Monday

• 8:30AM ESTBooks by the 2020 Democratic Presidential CandidatesBook TV presented portions of programs from our archives of many of the…
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  10:00AM ESTJackie Gingrich Cushman, "Our Broken America"Syndicated columnist Jackie Gingrich Cushman shared her thoughts on how to…
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  11:00AM ESTLawrence Lessig, "They Don't Represent Us"Harvard law professor Lawrence Lessig provided his thoughts on how to…
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  12:01PM ESTCall-in with Patrick Deneen, "Why Liberalism Failed"Patrick Deneen, chair of Constitutional Studies at the University of Notre…
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  12:40PM ESTHolly Jackson, "American Radicals"University of Massachusetts, Boston professor Holly Jackson profiled…
• 1:28PM ESTWhat Are You Reading with Representative Tom ColeRep. Tom Cole (R-OK) shared his reading list with Book TV.…
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  1:30PM ESTDarryl Pinckney, "Busted in New York and Other Essays"New York Review of Books contributor Darryl Pinckney reflected on the…
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  3:20PM ESTErica Armstrong Dunbar, "She Came to Slay"Historian Erica Armstrong Dunbar recounted the life of abolitionist…
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  4:15PM ESTMichael Kearns & Aaron Roth, "The Ethical Algorithm"Computer and Information Science professors Michael Kearns & Aaron Roth…
• 5:47PM ESTWhat Are You Reading with Senator John BoozmanSenator John Boozman (R-AR) shared his reading list with Book TV.…
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  5:50PM ESTCharles Barber, "Citizen Outlaw"Yale's Charles Barber detailed the life of William Juneboy Outlaw who went…
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  7:00PM ESTMikhal Dekel, "Tehran Children"City College of New York professor Mikhal Dekel provided a history of the…
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  7:49PM ESTMike Purdy, "101 Presidential Insults"Presidential historian Mike Purdy discussed some of the insults presidents…
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  8:31PM ESTHistory Bookshelf Gary Younge, "The Speech"Gary Younge talked about his book, "The Speech: The Story Behind Dr.…
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  9:59PM ESTAfter Words 'Cornel West, Editor, "The Radical King"Cornel West, editor of "The Radical King," talked about Martin Luther…
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  10:57PM ESTJoseph Rosenbloom, "Redemption"Journalist Joseph Rosenbloom recounted the last 31 hours of the life of…

• Tuesday

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  12:21AM ESTRich Lowry, "The Case for Nationalism"National Review editor Rich Lowry made his case for the positive…
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  3:27AM ESTMo Moulton, "The Mutual Admiration Society"Mo Moulton chronicled author Dorothy Sayers work for women's rights in the…
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  4:15AM ESTKimberly Dark, "Fat, Pretty, and Soon to be Old"Kimberly Dark presented her book of personal essays on privilege and…
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  5:00AM ESTAdm. James Stavridis Ret., "Sailing True North"Adm. James Stavridis (Ret.), former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO,…
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  6:00AM ESTAdam Minter, "Secondhand"Adam Minter reported on the export of used goods and the impact…
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  6:45AM ESTWilfred McClay, "Land of Hope"University of Oklahoma history professor Wilfred McClay provided a…

• Saturday

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  8:00AM ESTHarvey Solomon, "Such Splendid Prisons"Harvey Solomon chronicled the experiences of Axis power diplomats and…
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  8:45AM ESTPeter Bergen, "Trump and His Generals"Peter Bergen talked about the experiences of Generals Mattis, McMaster,…
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  9:45AM ESTMichael Rubin & Brian Katulis, "Seven Pillars"Michael Rubin (AEI) and Brian Katulis (Center for American Progress)…
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  11:00AM ESTRachel Maddow, "Blowout"MSNBC's Rachel Maddow argued that the gas and oil industry are weakening…
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  12:15PM ESTAntony Beevor, "Ardennes 1944"Military historian Antony Beevor recalls the last battle in the European…
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  1:30PM ESTMarcia Chatelain, "Franchise"'Georgetown University African American history professor Marcia Chatelain…
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  2:25PM ESTKaren Sherman, "Brick by Brick"Karen Sherman, former COO of Women for Women International, shared what…
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  3:30PM ESTLew Paper, "In the Cauldron"Lew Paper recounted the efforts of Joseph Grew, the U.S. Ambassador to…
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  4:30PM ESTCesar Cuauhtemoc Garcia Hernandez, " Migrating to Prison"University of Denver law professor Cesar Cuauhtemoc Garcia Hernandez…
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  6:00PM ESTAmity Shlaes, "Great Society"Amity Shlaes compared the economic debates of the 1960s to those that are…
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  6:40PM ESTNabeel Khoury, "Bunker Diplomacy"Nabeel Khoury, a retired career foreign service officer who served in the…
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  7:45PM ESTDouglas Egerton, "Heirs of an Honored Name"Douglas Egerton, history professor at LeMoyne College, chronicled the…
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  8:45PM ESTMark Kenyon, "That Wild Country""Wired to Hunt" podcast host Mark Kenyon examined the history and future…
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  10:00PM ESTAfter Words Andrea Bernstein, "American Oligarchs"Journalist Andrea Bernstein chronicles the Trump and Kushner families rise…
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  11:00PM ESTMichael Lind, "The New Class War"University of Texas professor Michael Lind argued that democracies are…

• Sunday

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  12:15AM ESTNathan Robinson, "Why You Should be a Socialist"Current Affairs editor in chief Nathan Robinson looked at socialism in the…
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  1:00AM ESTRobert Lawson, "Socialism Sucks"Robert Lawson, professor of economics at SMU, discussed his book,…
• 1:40AM ESTBook TVNon-fiction books and authors.…
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  2:40AM ESTWashington Journal Salena Zito, "The Great Revolt"Salena Zito, a columnist and national political reporter, talked about the…
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  3:30AM ESTPeter Mattis & Matthew Brazil, "Chinese Communist Espionage"Peter Mattis and Matthew Brazil talked about China's secret operations…
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  5:00AM ESTMarcia Chatelain, "Franchise"'Georgetown University African American history professor Marcia Chatelain…
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  5:55AM ESTMelissa Rogers, "Faith in American Public Life"Obama White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships…
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  7:30AM ESTDavid Kirp, "The College Dropout Scandal"UC Berkeley professor David Kirp outlined his ideas on how colleges and…
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  8:20AM ESTBari Weiss, "How to Fight Anti-Semitism"New York Times editorial Bari Weiss argued that there is a rise in…
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  10:00AM ESTIn Depth Sebastian GorkaSebastian Gorka, former deputy assistant to President Trump, joined us to…
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  12:00PM ESTAfter Words Rana Foroohar, "Don't Be Evil"Financial Times columnist and CNN analyst Rana Foroohar argued that large…
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  1:00PM ESTDebbie Cenziper, "Citizen 865"Author and journalist Debbie Cenziper reported on the Nazi war criminals…
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  2:20PM ESTNabeel Khoury, "Bunker Diplomacy"Nabeel Khoury, a retired career foreign service officer who served in the…
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  3:30PM ESTMichael Rubin & Brian Katulis, "Seven Pillars"Michael Rubin (AEI) and Brian Katulis (Center for American Progress)…
• 4:46PM ESTBook TVNon-fiction books and authors.…
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  5:45PM ESTDiane Tavenner, "Prepared"Summit Public Schools CEO Diane Tavenner offered her thoughts on how to…
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  6:45PM EST"Running Against the Devil"Republican strategist Rick Wilson offered his thoughts on how to prevent…
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  7:45PM ESTMichael Lind, "The New Class War"University of Texas professor Michael Lind argued that democracies are…
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  9:00PM ESTAfter Words Andrea Bernstein, "American Oligarchs"Journalist Andrea Bernstein chronicles the Trump and Kushner families rise…
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  10:00PM ESTWilliam Rosenau, "Tonight We Bombed the U.S. Capitol"William Rosenau provided a history of the 1980s domestic terrorist group,…
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  10:50PM ESTSteve Inskeep, "Imperfect Union"NPR's Steve Inskeep recounted the lives of Jessie and John Fremont, a 19th…

• Monday

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  12:00AM ESTAfter Words Andrea Bernstein, "American Oligarchs"Journalist Andrea Bernstein chronicles the Trump and Kushner families rise…
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  1:00AM ESTChris Arnade, "Dignity"Former Wall Street trader turned photojournalist Chris Arnade talked about…
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  2:05AM ESTRichard Bell, "Stolen"University of Maryland history professor Richard Bell looked at the…
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  3:00AM ESTAfter Words Andrea Bernstein, "American Oligarchs"Journalist Andrea Bernstein chronicles the Trump and Kushner families rise…
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  4:00AM ESTWashington Journal Jerome Hudson, "50 Things They Don't Want You to Know"Jerome Hudson talked about his book, "50 Things They Don't Want You to…
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  5:00AM ESTA.K. Sandoval-Strausz, "Barrio America"Penn State history professor A.K. Sandoval-Strausz argued that Latin…
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  6:05AM ESTWilliam vanden Heuvel, "Hope and History"Ambassador Willam vanden Heuvel discussed his life and career in public…
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  7:10AM ESTAmaryllis Fox, "Life Undercover"Amaryllis Fox, a former officer with the CIA's clandestine operations…