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Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden talked about libraries with Joshua Hammer, author of The Bad-Ass Librarians of Timbuktu, and Alberto Manguel, author of Packing My Library. They spoke at…

Mary Lane talked about her book, Hitler’s Last Hostages: Looted Art and the Soul of the Third Reich, in which she recalls Nazi efforts in the 1930s to repress artistic expression and remove work…

Joanne Freeman talked about her books and answered viewer questions. Her books include The Field of Blood, Affairs of Honor, and "The Essential Hamilton.

Mary Gray talked about her book, Ghost Work: How to Stop Silicon Valley from Building a New Global Underclass, in which she reported on the workforce that drives large technology companies…

Washington Times national security columnist Bill Gertz talked about his book, Deceiving the Sky: Inside Communist China’s Drive for Global Supremacy, on China’s efforts to become a global…

Investigative journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey discussed the #MeToo movement and their investigation of sexual harassment allegations against Harvey Weinstein. They were interviewed…

Authors Benedetta Berti (Armed Political Organizations: From Conflict to Integration), Paul Scharre (Army of None: Autonomous Weapons and the Future of War), and Peter W. Singer (LikeWar:…

Former Representative Bob Barr (R-GA) talked about his book, The Meaning of Is: The Squandered Impeachment and Wasted Legacy of William Jefferson Clinton, and the investigation of President…

Tom Mueller, author of Crisis of Conscience: Whistleblowing in an Age of Fraud, took part in a panel discussion on the rise and impact of whistleblowers in the United States.

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and her daughter Chelsea Clinton talked about their book, The Book of Gutsy Women: Favorite Stories of Courage and Resilience, in which they shared…

Andrew Pollack, the father of a student killed in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman High School in Parkland, Florida, talked about his book, Why Meadow Died: The People and Policies That Created…

Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden talked about exposing the U.S. government’s mass surveillance program and having to go into exile as a result. Mr. Snowden appeared on the…

Michelle Malkin talked about her book, Open Borders, Inc.: Who’s Funding the Plot to Unmake America, in which she offered her thoughts on U.S. immigration policy. She was interviewed by…

Biographer Benjamin Moser talked about his book, Sontag: Her Life and Work, in which he recounted the life of the late public intellectual Susan Sontag.

Historian Garrett Graff talked about his book, The Only Plane in the Sky: An Oral History of 9/11, in which he provided a history of September 11, 2001, by utilizing newly declassified…

Alan Crawford talked about his book, How Not to Get Rich: The Financial Misadventures of Mark Twain.

The Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards are presented for “important contributions to our understanding of racism and our appreciation of the rich diversity of human cultures.” 2019 winners included…

Author Wil Haygood appeared on the “Chatter on Books” podcast to discuss his book on race in America in the late 1960s through the lens of a high school sports team in Columbus, Ohio. He was joined in…

Susan Neiman talked about her book, Learning from the Germans: Race and the Memory of Evil, in which she examined lessons Germany and the U.S. have learned from violence and hate in the…

Supreme Court Associate Justice Neil Gorsuch talked about his book, A Republic, If You Can Keep It, in which he reflected on his 30-year career and offered his thoughts on the judiciary and…