Upcoming Programs

Book TV Schedule

• Wednesday

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  7:51AM EDTAuthor Discussion on U.S. HistoryAuthors and historians Jon Meacham, Margaret MacMillan, and Douglas…
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  8:03PM EDTAfter Words Steven Levy, "Facebook"Wired magazine editor at large Steven Levy reported on the creation,…
• 9:03PM EDTAuthor Discussion on Race and TechnologyPrinceton University professor Ruha Benjamin and University of…
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  10:36PM EDTWilliam Davidow & Michael Malone, "The Autonomous Revolution"Authors William Davidow & Michael Malone discussed the impact of the rise…
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  11:42PM EDTIn Depth In Depth with Brad ThorOur 2018 Fiction Edition of In Depth continued with bestselling novelist…

• Thursday

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  2:44AM EDTAfter Words Steven Levy, "Facebook"Wired magazine editor at large Steven Levy reported on the creation,…
• 3:43AM EDTAuthor Discussion on Race and TechnologyPrinceton University professor Ruha Benjamin and University of…
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  5:16AM EDTWilliam Davidow & Michael Malone, "The Autonomous Revolution"Authors William Davidow & Michael Malone discussed the impact of the rise…
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  6:21AM EDTIn Depth In Depth with Brad ThorOur 2018 Fiction Edition of In Depth continued with bestselling novelist…
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  8:00PM EDTAfter Words Zerlina Maxwell, "The End of White Politics"MSNBC political analyst Zerlina Maxwell offered her thoughts on identity…
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  8:57PM EDTHarlan Hill and Ryan Girdusky, "They're Not Listening"Political consultants Harlan Hill and Ryan Girdusky offered their thoughts…
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  9:51PM EDTSymone Sanders, "No, You Shut Up"Senior advisor for former Vice President Joe Biden's 2020 presidential…
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  10:47PM EDTJustin Tosi and Brandon Warmke, "Grandstanding"Philosophy professors Justin Tosi and Brandon Warmke examined the impact…
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  11:48PM EDTIn Depth Yuval LevinAuthor and American Enterprise Institute scholar Yuval Levin talked about…

• Friday

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  2:00AM EDTAfter Words Zerlina Maxwell, "The End of White Politics"MSNBC political analyst Zerlina Maxwell offered her thoughts on identity…
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  2:57AM EDTHarlan Hill and Ryan Girdusky, "They're Not Listening"Political consultants Harlan Hill and Ryan Girdusky offered their thoughts…
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  3:51AM EDTSymone Sanders, "No, You Shut Up"Senior advisor for former Vice President Joe Biden's 2020 presidential…
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  4:47AM EDTJustin Tosi and Brandon Warmke, "Grandstanding"Philosophy professors Justin Tosi and Brandon Warmke examined the impact…
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  5:48AM EDTIn Depth Yuval LevinAuthor and American Enterprise Institute scholar Yuval Levin talked about…
• 8:00PM EDTSummer Series with Malcolm GladwellBook TV looked at several programs with best selling author Malcolm…

• Saturday

• 1:53AM EDTSource Booksellers on the Continued Impact of COVID-19Book TV followed up with Janet Webster Jones and Alyson Jones Turner,…
• 2:08AM EDTSummer Series with Malcolm GladwellBook TV looked at several programs with best selling author Malcolm…
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  8:00AM EDTChris Wallace, "Countdown 1945"Fox News' Chris Wallace provided a history of the lead-up to the bombing…
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  8:45AM EDTSonia Shah, "The Next Migration"Sonia Shah looked at the science and history of migration in plants,…
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  9:45AM EDTA.J. Baime, "Dewey Defeats Truman"Historian A.J. Baime recounted the 1948 presidential election. This was a…
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  11:00AM EDTMark Blyth, "Angrynomics"Brown University economics professor Mark Blyth discussed why improvements…
• 12:00PM EDTBooks About Joe Biden and the 2020 Presidential ElectionBook TV looked at books about Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden…
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  1:00PM EDTSen. Kamala Harris, "The Truths We Hold"Democratic Senator Kamala Harris of California recalls her upbringing and…
• 2:10PM EDTWashington Journal Matthew Continetti, "The Persecution of Sarah PalinMatthew Continetti talked about the media reaction to Sarah Palin and his…
• 3:00PM EDTBooks & Books Bookstore on the Continued Impact of COVID-19Book TV followed up with Mitchell Kaplan, owner of Books & Books…
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  3:15PM EDTMiles Harvey, "King of Confidence"Author and DePaul University professor Miles Harvey recounts 19th century…
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  4:25PM EDTNina Jankowics, "How to Lose the Information War"Wilson Center fellow Nina Jankowicz looked at the disinformation campaigns…
• 5:30PM EDTAuthor Discussion on the Black Lives Matter MovementAuthors Elizabeth Hinton, Robin Kelley, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, and…
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  7:00PM EDTAuthors on ChinaAuthors Michael Pillsbury ("The Hundred-Year Marathon"), Robert Spalding…
• 8:00PM EDTIn Depth In Depth with Toni MorrisonProfessor Toni Morrison won a Pulitzer Prize and was the first black…
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  10:53PM EDTHistory Bookshelf The Journey to School Integration"Ms. Morrison talked about her book, "Remember: The Journey to School…
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  11:37PM EDTToni Morrison & Angela Davis "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass"Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Angela Davis presented a…

• Sunday

• 1:21AM EDTNational Book Critics Circle Awards CeremonyBook TV presented coverage of the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Awards…
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  1:50AM EDTNewt Gingrich, "Trump and the American Future"Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich offered his thoughts on why…
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  2:45AM EDTPaul Begala,"You're Fired"CNN political commentator and Democratic strategist Paul Begala weighed in…
• 3:45AM EDTSource Booksellers on the Continued Impact of COVID-19Book TV followed up with Janet Webster Jones and Alyson Jones Turner,…
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  4:00AM EDTMichael Auslin, "Asia's New Geopolitics"Hoover Institution fellow Michael Auslin talked about the geopolitical…
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  5:05AM EDTTiffany Cross, "Say It Louder"Political analyst Tiffany Cross offered her thoughts on the power of the…
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  6:15AM EDTJack Fairweather, "The Volunteer"Journalist Jack Fairweather recounted the efforts of Witold Pilecki, a…
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  7:20AM EDTHeather Lende, "Of Bears and Ballots"Writer Heather Lende detailed her experience entering into local politics…
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  8:15AM EDTThe Bubble That Never Pops"Thomas Orlik, chief economist for Bloomberg Economics, discussed why the…
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  9:30AM EDTJohn Bolton's Book & Government Prepublication ReviewsNational Security Archive director Tom Blanton talked about the battle…
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  9:50AM EDTSen. Kamala Harris, "The Truths We Hold"Democratic Senator Kamala Harris of California recalls her upbringing and…
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  11:00AM EDTAuthors on ChinaAuthors Michael Pillsbury ("The Hundred-Year Marathon"), Robert Spalding…
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  12:00PM EDTAfter Words Zerlina Maxwell, "The End of White Politics"MSNBC political analyst Zerlina Maxwell offered her thoughts on identity…
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  1:00PM EDTGov. Larry Hogan R-MD, "Still Standing"Republican Governor Larry Hogan of Maryland spoke about his life and…
• 1:50PM EDTSource Booksellers on the Continued Impact of COVID-19Book TV followed up with Janet Webster Jones and Alyson Jones Turner,…
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  2:05PM EDTBryan Walsh, "End Times"Future Correspondent for Axios Bryan Walsh discussed various threats…
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  2:25PM EDTLawrence Rosenthal, "Empire of Resentment"UC Berkeley Center for Right-Wing Studies Chair Lawrence Rosenthal…
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  4:00PM EDTHarlan Hill and Ryan Girdusky, "They're Not Listening"Political consultants Harlan Hill and Ryan Girdusky offered their thoughts…
• 5:00PM EDTBooks About Joe Biden and the 2020 Presidential ElectionBook TV looked at books about Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden…
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  6:00PM EDTIn Depth Joanne FreemanJoanne Freeman talked about her books and answered viewer questions. Her…
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  8:05PM EDTMelissa Korn & Jennifer Levitz, "'Unacceptable"The Wall Street Journal's Melissa Korn and Jennifer Levitz discussed their…
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  9:00PM EDTAfter Words After Words, John Yoo, "Defender in Chief"University of California, Berkeley law professor and former deputy…
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  10:00PM EDTAnne Applebaum, "Twilight of Democracy"Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anne Applebaum talked about the rise of…
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  11:00PM EDTLarry Tye, "Demagogue"Biographer Larry Tye recounted the life of the late Republican Senator Joe…

• Monday

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  12:00AM EDTAfter Words After Words, John Yoo, "Defender in Chief"University of California, Berkeley law professor and former deputy…
• 1:00AM EDTAuthor Discussion on the Black Lives Matter MovementAuthors Elizabeth Hinton, Robin Kelley, Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, and…
• 2:25AM EDTMelville House Interview with Jenn Risko, John Mutter, and Bob Gray of Shelf AwarenessMelville House co-publisher Dennis Johnson talked about the impact of the…
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  3:00AM EDTAfter Words After Words, John Yoo, "Defender in Chief"University of California, Berkeley law professor and former deputy…
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  4:00AM EDTDon Siegelman, "Stealing Our Democracy"Former Democratic Governor of Alabama Don Siegelman detailed his…
• 4:55AM EDTBooks & Books Bookstore on the Continued Impact of COVID-19Book TV followed up with Mitchell Kaplan, owner of Books & Books…
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  5:10AM EDTCatharine Arnold, "Pandemic 1918"Historian Catharine Arnold provided a global account of the 1918 influenza…
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  6:00AM EDTErica Barnett, "Quitter"Journalist Erica Barnett looked at addiction in America and discussed her…
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  7:00AM EDTTara Burton, "Strange Rites"American Interest contributing editor Tara Burton offered her thoughts on…

• Tuesday

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  8:00PM EDTAfter Words After Words, John Yoo, "Defender in Chief"University of California, Berkeley law professor and former deputy…
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  8:57PM EDTJulian Zelizer, "Burning Down the House"Princeton University history professor Julian Zelizer explored the…
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  9:50PM EDTNewt Gingrich, "Trump and the American Future"Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich offered his thoughts on why…
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  10:41PM EDTSaikrishna Prakash, "The Living Presidency"University of Virginia law professor Saikrishna Prakash argued against the…
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  11:39PM EDTBrad Meltzer, "The House of Secrets"Brad Meltzer mixes historical accounts of Benedict Arnold and artifacts…

• Wednesday

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  12:30AM EDTBrad Meltzer, "The Escape Artist"Brad Meltzer provided a fictional account of an employee at Dover Air…
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  1:20AM EDTBrad Meltzer & John Mensch, "The First Conspiracy"Brad Meltzer and Jon Mensch recounted the plot to kill George Washington…
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  2:13AM EDTAfter Words After Words, John Yoo, "Defender in Chief"University of California, Berkeley law professor and former deputy…
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  3:11AM EDTJulian Zelizer, "Burning Down the House"Princeton University history professor Julian Zelizer explored the…
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  4:04AM EDTNewt Gingrich, "Trump and the American Future"Former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich offered his thoughts on why…
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  4:55AM EDTSaikrishna Prakash, "The Living Presidency"University of Virginia law professor Saikrishna Prakash argued against the…
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  5:53AM EDTBrad Meltzer, "The House of Secrets"Brad Meltzer mixes historical accounts of Benedict Arnold and artifacts…
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  6:37AM EDTBrad Meltzer, "The Escape Artist"Brad Meltzer provided a fictional account of an employee at Dover Air…
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  7:28AM EDTBrad Meltzer & John Mensch, "The First Conspiracy"Brad Meltzer and Jon Mensch recounted the plot to kill George Washington…