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Author Jason Riley talked about his book, False Black Power, and his view that “black political power” had failed to produce significant results for African Americans.

Frederick Hess talked his book, Letters to a Young Education Reformer.

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich talked about his book, Understanding Trump, in which he details how the president’s past experiences have shaped his life and style of governing.

Adam Lashinsky talked about his book Wild Ride: Inside Uber’s Quest for World Domination.

Former Senator Tom Coburn (R-OK) talked about his book, Smashing the DC Monopoly, in which he argues for an Article V amendments convention as the best solution to limit the power and scope…

Floyd Abrams talked about his book, The Soul of the First Amendment: Why Freedom of Speech Matters. Topics included his reasons for writing the book, President Trump’s statements on on libel law,…

Book TV presented coverage of the Grand opening of the American Writers Museum in Chicago, featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough, Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel, author…

Jeff Pegues talked about his book, Black and Blue: Inside the Divide Between the Police and Black America, focusing on the relationship between law enforcement and communities of color. Topics…

Tevi Troy talked about President Trump’s first 100 days in office. Topics included the significance and history of measuring a president’s first 100 day; his experience in presidential…

Amie Parnes and Jonathan Allen talked about their book Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton’s Doomed Campaign, in which they provide an inside look into Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton’s…

Author and Ronald Reagan biographer Craig Shirley discusses his latest book, Reagan Rising. In this book he examined former President Reagan’s political ascendancy after losing the…

Peter Bergen talked about his book, United States of Jihad: Investigating America’s Homegrown Terrorists.

Jill Lawrence talked about her book, The Art of the Political Deal, which gives a behind-the-scenes look at how legislating, compromise, and consensus-building occurs on Capitol Hill.

Professor Rahul Telang talked about how data collection has affected the book, movie, music, and television industries. Companies like Netflix, Amazon, and Google have amassed large amounts…

Tevi Troy talked about his book, Shall We Wake the President?: Two Centuries of Disaster Management from the Oval Office, which examines how presidents respond to disasters and argues that Americans…

Robert Jones talked about his book, The End of White Christian America, which uses polling information and political analysis to detail how the U.S. was no longer a majority white Christian nation and…

Tom Gjelten talked about his book, A Nation of Nations: A Great American Immigration Story, which examines how the U.S. has changed in the 50 years following passage of the 1965 Immigration…

Ann Coulter talked about the 2016 election, as well as her new book, In Trump We Trust: E Pluribus Awesome!, on how Donald Trump’s became the Republican presidential nominee.

Carla Power talked about her book, If the Oceans Were Ink, a memoir on her experiences getting to know and discussing religion with a Muslim cleric, and the lessons Westerners could learn…

Lisa Lucas, director of the National Book Foundation, talked about the foundation’s role in the book world and the work involved in promoting and hosting the National Book Awards. She was…