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Professor Kimberly Wehle talked about her new book, How to Read the Constitution and Why.

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…

BookTV visited independent bookstores to mark the 5th annual Independent Bookstore Day.

Politico senior writers Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman talked about news of the day and their new book, The Hill To Die On: The Battle for Congress and the Future of Trump’s America.

Dr. W. Bruce Fye, a retired cardiologist who has collected medical history books for decades, showed some of his rarest finds, which are housed at the Mayo Clinic. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles…

Former Obama administration Federal Communications Commission Chair Tom Wheeler talked about about his new book, From Gutenberg to Google: The History of Our Future, in which he outlines…

Linna Thomas, founder and Coalesce bookstore owner, shared the history of her local staple as well as the bookstore’s role in the literary community. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop…

The Audio Publishers Association presented the 2019 Audie Awards, “recognizing distinction in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment.”

Michele Cobb, executive director of the Audio Publishers Association, talked about the state of audio books.

Author Darrell West talked about his book, Divided Politics, Divided Nation.

Founded in 1894, Vroman’s Bookstore is the oldest and largest independent book store in Southern California. President Allison Hill gave a tour of the store and shared some of her favorite stories from this…

Brad Meltzer talked about his new book, The First Conspiracy: The Secret Plot to Kill George Washington, on the previously untold story about the men who plotted to assassinate the first…

Chris McGreal talked about, American Overdose: The Opioid Tragedy in Three Acts, his book on the opioid crisis in the U.S. and why the problem has not been addressed in nearly two decades. This program…

In 1992, Angel City Press was established in Santa Monica with the goal to publish the non-fiction stories of California. Publishers Paddy Calistro and Scott McAuley spoke about the vision of this locally…

John Grisham interviewed author James McBride about books, publishing, and the process of writing books.

Legal scholar Alan Dershowitz talked about his book, The Case Against Impeaching Trump. In his work he described his “shoe on the other foot test,” meaning he asks proponents of impeaching the 45th…

Novelist Amy Tan reflected on her writing life at the 18th annual National Book Festival in Washington, D.C.

Alissa Quart talked about her book, Squeezed: Why Our Families Can’t Afford America, in which she examined the lives of middle-class Americans who are struggling to make ends meet and the economic…

Juan Williams talked about his latest book, What the Hell Do You Have to Lose? Trump’s War on Civil Rights. This program was the third part of a series of “Washington Journal” segments on…

Oren Cass talked about his book, The Once and Future Worker: A Vision for the Renewal of Work in America, on the rise in automation and its impact on the future of work of the U.S. workforce. This…