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BookTV visits Black Classic Press and talks to its founder and director Paul Coates.

Cary Goldstein, executive director of publicity at Simon & Schuster, previewed many of the publisher’s forthcoming books.

Janet Jones and Alison Turner, owners of Detroit’s Source Booksellers, discussed their bookstore and their favorite books about the city.

Julia Reidhead, president of W.W. Norton, previewed several of the publishing house’s 2017 fall titles, from the publishing industry’s annual trade show, Book Expo, in New York City.

Marji Ross, president and publisher of Regnery, previewed many of the publisher’s forthcoming books.

Publishing executives Carolyn Reidy, president and CEO of Simon & Schuster; Markus Dohle, CEO of Penguin Random House; and John Sargent, CEO of Macmillan discussed the current state of book…

A discussion on the 20th anniversary of the book publisher PublicAffairs, featuring its founder Peter Osnos as well as authors Vernon Jordan, Bradley Graham, and Maya Rao.

From the 2018 National Black Writers Conference, authors discussed the state of publishing for black writers.

Presentation of the 2018 National Book Critics Circle Awards chosen by nearly 1,000 critics, authors, and members of the publishing world.

Panelists discussed the 100 year history of the University of Illinois Press.

Representatives of Columbia University Press talked about the value of university presses and how to publish with them.

Peter Ginna, former publisher and editorial director at Bloomsbury Press, described the duties of a book editor. He was joined in conversation by literary agent Gail Ross and Cal Morgan,…

Reid Moon gave a tour of his store, Moon’s Rare Books, in Provo, Utah. For 30 years, Mr. Moon has been collecting rare books from all over the world. He showed items from collection, including Brigham Young’s copy…

Marji Ross, president and publisher of Regnery, previewed several of the publishing house’s 2017 fall titles. She was interviewed at BookExpo America, the publishing industry’s annual trade…

Miriam Sontz gave a tour of Powell’s Books. The Portland landmark is recognized as the world’s largest independent new and used bookstore. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their…

Book TV presented coverage of the 2017 National Book Critics Circle Awards. The award is presented each year to honor the best books published in the United States according to the…

Lisa Lucas, executive director of the National Book Foundation; Bonnie Nadell, president of Hill Nadell Literary Agency; Oscar Villalon, managing editor of ZYZZYVA magazine; and Sean…

The publishing lab at the University of North Carolina Wilmington was profiled. Founded in 2000, the publishing lab is a program for students to lean about the publishing process from beginning to end.…

Owner Nicholas Cooke talked about his antiquarian book store, Black Swan Books. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2017 LCV Cities Tour” in Richmond, Virginia,…

Marie Arana spoke by telephone about that day’s 16th annual National Book Festival. She talked about how the festival had changed over the years.