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In part nine of Books That Shaped America, professor and author Lanny Ebenstein explored Free to Choose," a 1980 book authored by Nobel Prize-winning economist Milton Friedman and his wife, …

In part eight of Books That Shaped America, Vanderbilt University history Professor Tiffany Ruby Patterson examined Their Eyes Were Watching God, a 1937 novel authored by Zora Neale Hurston …

Former first lady Rosalynn Carter talked about her political partnership with Jimmy Carter, the 1976 campaign, and what she learned as first lady of Georgia, as well as her time in the White…

In part seven of Books That Shaped America, University of Nebraska Professor Melissa Homestead discussed Willa Cather’s 1918 novel, My Antonia," which tells the story of the friendship betwe…

Internet Archive founder Brewster Kahle discussed digital libraries, legal disputes over electronic book lending, and copyright laws. About Books also reported on the latest publishing indus…

In part six of Books That Shaped America, Butler University Professor Andrew Levy explored Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, authored by Mark Twain. The novel was first published in 1884 and i…

Actor Kevin Sorbo discussed his new Christian children’s book on masculinity as well as cancel culture in Hollywood. About Books also reported on the latest publishing industry news and curr…

YouTuber Max Miller discussed his cookbook which explores history through recipes. About Books also reported on the latest publishing industry news and current non-fiction books.

In part five of Books That Shaped America, the National Constitution Center’s Jeffrey Rosen explored The Common Law, an 1881 book authored by legal scholar and jurist Oliver Wendell Holmes J…

Future of Freedom Foundation founder and president Jacob Hornberger discussed his book about Abraham Zapruder, the man who filmed the Kennedy assassination. This interview was conducted at F…

Author and former ACLU president Nadine Strossen joined Book TV to talk and take calls about civil rights, free speech, censorship and more. She is the author of Defending Pornography, Hate,…

In part four of Books that Shaped America, historian, author, and Howard University professor Edna Greene Medford explored the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, the first autobiog…

In part three of Books That Shaped America, Stephenie Ambrose Tubbs explored the Journals of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, which were published in 1814 and recorded the 1804-1806 exped…

In part one of Books That Shaped America, an Arizona State University professor and a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces judge explored The Federalist, an 1788 collection of essays a…

In part one of Books That Shaped America, University of Maryland History Professor Richard Bell explored Common Sense, a 1776 pamphlet authored by Thomas Paine that urged the American coloni…

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden and author and historian Douglas Brinkley previewed the new C-SPAN series, “Books That Shaped America.” This event is part of the Library of Congress’s ong…

Greg Lukianoff talked about the rise of antisemitism on college campuses and the previous week’s congressional hearing with university presidents.

Zach Cohen talked about the week ahead in Congress.

Galen Bacharier of the Des Moines Register talked about the state of the 2024 presidential race in Iowa.

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