James Atlas

On the C-SPAN Networks:
James Atlas is a President and Founder for the Atlas and Company with 14 videos in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first appearance was a 1995 Video Magazine as a Correspondent for the New York Times Magazine. The year with the most videos was 2016 with two videos. The year with the highest average number of views per program was 2001 with an average of 1,723 views per program as a Founding Editor for Lives Series in the Penguin Group (USA) Inc. Most appearances with Barbara Skigen (3), Christopher Hitchens (2), Francine Prose (2). Most common tags: About Books, U.S. History, Arts & Literature.

Appearances by Title:c. January 1, 2002 - Present President and Founder, Atlas and Company

Videos: 7

Previously

Founding Editor, Lives Series, Penguin Group (USA) Inc c. June 6, 1999 - c. January 1, 2003 Videos: 4 Correspondent, [New York Times Magazine] c. February 10, 1995 - c. January 1, 2000 Videos: 3

Recent Appearances

October 25, 2016
Presidential Biographers Panel

David Remnick, David Maraniss, Jonathan Alter, and Jacob Weisberg talked about their respective biographies of Presidents…
April 10, 2016
Panel Discussion on Biographies

Panelists talked about writing biographies. Panelists included Terry Alford, author of Fortune’s Fool: The Life of John Wilkes Booth;…
July 22, 2014
Price of Fame

Sylvia Jukes Morris talked about her book, Price of Fame: The Honorable Clare Boothe Luce, her second volume on the life of…
January 13, 2013
Biographies and the Limits of Objectivity

From the 31st annual Key West Literary Seminar in Key West, Florida, authors Jay Parini, Brenda Wineapple, Edmund White and…