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Book TV talked to the new executive director of the National Book Foundation, Ruth Dickey.

Candacy Taylor (Overground Railroad), Jared Reinmuth (Big Black), Derf Backderf (Kent State), and Christian Staebler (Redbone ) discussed their photographic and illustrated books on history and…

Daniel Newman and George O’Connor (Unrig ), R. Sikoryak, (Constitution Illustrated), and Cynthia Levinson, (Fault Lines in the Constitution), talked about their respective illustrated books on…

Television producer Ann Druyan, who is the author of Cosmos, and astronaut and engineer Leland Melvin, who is the author of Chasing Space, discussed the late author Ray Bradbury. This program was…

Two best-selling authors discussed how they use historical research in their work. Novelist Kathleen Rooney’s latest is the World War I story Cher Ami and Major Whittlesey, and Miles Harvey…

Joe Sacco, author of Paying the Land, Dave Chisholm, author of Chasin' the Bird, and Emei Butell, author of We Served the People, discussed writing lesser known stories. This video was…

Casey Cep discussed author Harper Lee’s attempt to write a true crime book. This was a virtual event hosted by the Gaithersburg Book Festival.

William Buckley talked about his book, Nearer My God: An Autobiography of Faith. The book is Mr. Buckley’s thirty-eighth book and reviews his experiences with religion in his lifetime and…

William F. Buckley Jr. and his longtime editor spoke about his new book, Buckley: The Right Word. Mr. Buckley said the book is a collection of correspondence between his friends, critics,…

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

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

BookTV talked to Miami Book Fair co-founder Mitchell Kaplan and Miami Dade College president Eduardo Padron about the Miami Book Fair.

Lou Cannon, President Ronald Reagan’s biographer, talked about his relationship with the former president and the challenges of writing books about a sitting president. CC-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles…

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.

A discussion on biography from the 23rd annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books that featured Jonathan Eig, Ali: A Life; John Farrell, Richard Nixon: A Life; Andrea Barnet, Visionary…

The presentation of the Lukas Prize, awarded annually for books on an “American topic of political or social concern.” 2018's winners include, Amy Goldstein, Janesville; Stephen Kotkin, Stalin; and Chris…

The PEN America Literary Awards, given annually since 1963, recognizes books in a range of categories; from biography and science writing to essays and poetry.

Author and radio host Eric Metaxas speaks about his life and career and responded to viewer calls and social media comments. He is the author of several books, including Bonhoeffer: Pastor,…

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton talked about her her forthcoming memoir, calling it “an emotional catharsis.” She also pledged to support the “resistance” to the Trump presidency.

Telephone lines were open for viewer comments on the question “What are you reading?”