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Professor Jon Meacham talked about his book. The Soul of America on how the U.S. overcame periods of fear and strife throughout its history.

Former CNN political analyst Bill Schneider talked about his book, Standoff: How America Became Ungovernable, on how U.S. politics have changed from the 1960s to the the presidency of…

A discussion with National Book Award finalists that included Erica Armstrong Dunbar (Never Caught), David Grann (Killers of the Flower Moon), and Kevin Young (Bunk ). National Book Foundation…

Historian and civil rights activist Mary Frances Berry talked about her book, History Teaches Us to Resist, which details the history and role of progressive movements in America.

Brody talked about his new book ,The Faith of Donald J. Trump, on the 45th president’s religious beliefs.

Robert Weil, editor-in-chief and publishing director of Liveright, received the 4th annual editorial excellence award presented by the Biographers International Organization. Following the…

David Ignatius talked about his books and responded to questions from Book TV viewers. Mr. Ignatius is the author of many books, including Body of Lies, The Director, and Agents of…

David Rudenstine, author of the book The Day the Presses Stopped: A History of the Pentagon Papers Case, discussed the history of the Pentagon Papers case and its relevance in the present.…

Edwidge Danticat talked about her book The Art of Death, in which she looks at how writers approach the subject of death. She spoke at the 2017 Miami Book Fair.

Chris Whipple talked about his book, The Gatekeepers: How the White House Chiefs of Staff Define Every Presidency, on the role and impact of White House chiefs of staff in the modern era. This program…

Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie delivered the second annual Eudora Welty Lecture at the Lincoln Theatre in Washington, DC.

Haroon Ullah talked about his book, Digital World War: Islamists, Extremists, and the Fight for Cyber Supremacy. This program was part of a “Washington Journal” series between December…

Cliffor Stearns, who served in the U.S. House of Representatives for 24 years, talked about his book, Life in the Marble Palace: In Praise of Folly, on his tenure in Congress. He described the lessons…

Angela J. Davis talked about the book she edited, Policing the Black Man: Arrest, Prosecution, and Imprisonment. This program was part of a “Washington Journal” series between December…

Author Ken Stern, a lifelong Democrat, talked about his book, Republican Like Me: How I Left the Liberal Bubble & Learned To Love the Right. The program was part of a “Washington Journal”…

Henry Olsen talked about his book, The Working Class Republican: Ronald Reagan and the Return of Blue-Collar Conservatism. The program was part of a “Washington Journal” series between…

Professor Michael Eric Dyson talked about race relations in the United States and his book Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America. The program was part of a “Washington Journal”…

Frank Buckley talked about his book The Republic of Virtue: How We Tried to Ban Corruption, Failed, and What We Can Do About It. This program was part of a “Washington Journal” series…

Local history librarian Lorie Wies featured some of the collections located at the Saratoga Springs Public Library. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles (LCVs) made a stop in their “2017 LCV Cities…

Taylor Branch talked about the challenges of researching and writing biographies. His trilogy on the civil rights era chronicled Martin Luther King, Jr.'s life and work during that period.