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New York Times columnist Carlos Lozada discussed the value of reading political books. The Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist delivered the 2023 Red Smith Lecture in Journalism at the Univers…

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace scholar Moises Naim offered his thoughts about why authoritarians have risen in power around the world. Politics and Prose Bookstore in Washington,…

Garrett Peck, author of A Decade of Disruption, and Carlos Lozada, author of What Were We Thinking, discussed books about the Trump administration. This event is from the Virtual Gaithersbur…

Using official documents and original reporting, the Washington Post's Craig Whitlock took an in depth look at America’s 20-year war in Afghanistan. This was a virtual event hosted by the Te…

Washington Post book critic Carlos Lozado talked about some of the notable books of 2021. About Books also reported on the latest publishing industry news and insider interviews, and current…

Washington Post Pulitzer Prize-winning book critic Carlos Lozada offered his thoughts on the volume of books written about Donald Trump and his presidency. He was interviewed by New York Tim…

The New Yorker's David Grann talked about his book, The White Darkness , in which he recounted Frank Worsley’s attempt to walk across Antarctica alone. He spoke at the 19th annual National B…

Reyna Grande, A Dream Called Home; Aleksander Hemon, My Parents; and Suketu Mehta, This Land Is Your Land discussed immigration at the 19th annual National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.

Kathleen Belew discussed her book, Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America.

Kwame Anthony Appiah (author and New York Times columnist), Jane Ciabattari (book columnist and former president of the National Book Critics Circle), John Freeman (author and former editor …

Former White House speechwriter and The Atlantic columnist David Frum argues that the Trump presidency is damaging American democracy. He is interviewed by Washington Post book critic and as…

MSNBC correspondent Steve Kornacki explored the 1990s and how that period shaped contemporary politics.

Panelists discussed author John LeCarre and spy work from the 18th annual National Book Festival. Panelists included Kai Bird, The Good Spy: The Life and Death of Robert Ames; David Ignatius…

Washington Post nonfiction book critic Carlos Lozada previewed fall book releases and took viewer phone calls from the 18th annual National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.

Sarah Vowell talked about her book Lafayette in the Somewhat United States, in which she looks at the American Revolution through the eyes of the French-born Marquis de Lafayette. She spo…

Carlos Lozada, Michael Kruse, and Monica Langley participated in a roundtable discussion about Donald Trump’s book, The Art of the Deal, first published in 1987.

Panelists participated in a roundtable discussion on Hillary Clinton’s book It Takes a Village, first published in 1996. The panelists included Amie Parnes, senior White House correspondent …

Carlos Lozada talked about books written by 2016 presidential candidates.

Annette Gordon Reed and Peter Onuf spoke about their book, Most Blessed of the Patriarchs: Thomas Jefferson and the Empire of the Imagination. They spoke from the H.L. Mencken Non-Fiction…

Jacob Silverman talked about his book, Terms of Service: Social Media and the Price of Constant Connection, and responded to questions from the audience. He spoke in the James Michener No…