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Book TV Schedule

• Saturday

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  8:00AM EDTDavid Kaplan, The Most Dangerous BranchFormer Newsweek legal affairs correspondent David Kaplan examined the…
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  9:30AM EDTBethany McLean, Saudi AmericaVanity Fair's Bethany McLean took a critical look at the fracking industry…
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  10:15AM EDTJohn Mearsheimer, The Great DelusionUniversity of Chicago professor John Mearsheimer took a critical look at…
• 11:00AM EDTLiveTexas Book Festival - LIVE SATURDAY COVERAGEBook TV will be LIVE from the Texas Book Festival in Austin with…
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  6:00PM EDTPeter Wallison, Judicial FortitudeAmerican Enterprise Institute's Peter Wallison argued that the judiciary…
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  7:00PM EDTDonna Brazile, Yolanda Caraway, Leah Daughtry, and Minyon Moore, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered PoliticsPolitical insiders Donna Brazile, Yolanda Caraway, Leah Daughtry, and…
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  8:37PM EDTLarry Elder, A Lot Like MeRadio talk-show host and columnist, Larry Elder, discussed his latest…
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  9:00PM EDTDiscussion on Undocumented ImmigrantsJose Antonio Vargas, author of "Dear America: Notes of an Undocumented…
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  9:50PM EDTMichael Beschloss, Presidents of WarHistorian Michael Beschloss discussed his book, "Presidents of War."…
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  10:40PM EDTDiscussion on EducationJustin Driver, author of "Schoolhouse Gate: Public Education, the Supreme…
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  11:30PM EDTDiscussion on Reporting the 2016 ElectionBen Fountain, author of "Beautiful Country, Burn Again: Democracy,…

• Sunday

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  12:20AM EDTCarol Anderson, One Person, No VoteEmory University professor Carol Anderson discussed her book, "One Person,…
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  1:11AM EDTDiscussion on the Middle ClassSarah Smarsh, author of "Heartland: A Memoir of Working Hard and Being…
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  2:01AM EDTDiscussion on Cities & TechCary McClelland, author of "Silicon Valley: San Francisco in the Long…
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  3:00AM EDTJesse Norman, Adam SmithJesse Norman, a Conservative member of the British Parliament, recounted…
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  4:00AM EDTJill Lepore, These TruthsNew Yorker staff writer Jill Lepore talked about her one-volume history of…
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  5:00AM EDTSean Wilentz, No Property in ManPrinceton University American history professor Sean Wilentz looked at the…
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  6:00AM EDTDavid Pietrusza, TR's Last WarHistorian David Pietrusza looked at Theodore Roosevelt's late political…
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  7:10AM EDTNeal Bascomb, The Escape ArtistsNeal Bascomb recounted a group of Allied prisoners who escaped a German…
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  8:00AM EDTSteven Johnson, FarsightedBestselling author Steven Johnson argued that people can no longer make…
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  9:05AM EDTJohn Innarelli, How to Spot a TerroristRetired FBI special agent John Iannarelli talked to Book TV about his…
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  9:15AM EDTMary Jo McConahay, The Tango WarJournalist Mary Jo McConahay provided a history of Latin American…
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  10:00AM EDTDavid Auerbach, Bitwise, A Life in CodeSoftware Engineer David Auerbach described how algorithms and computers…
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  11:00AM EDTAfter Words Beth Macy, DopesickJournalist Beth Macy reported on the opioid crisis in America. She's…
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  12:00PM EDTLiveTexas Book Festival - LIVE SUNDAY COVERAGE…
• 1:00PM EDTLiveTexas Book Festival - LIVE SUNDAY COVERAGEBook TV will be LIVE from the Texas Book Festival in Austin with…
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  6:45PM EDTMax Boot, Bret Stephens, Garry Kasparov, and Philip Bobbitt, Fight for LibertyMax Boot, Bret Stephens, Garry Kasparov, and Philip Bobbitt talked about…
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  7:50PM EDTDavid Blight, Frederick DouglassYale University history professor David Blight recalled the life of public…
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  9:00PM EDTDiscussion on Identity PoliticsFrancis Fukuyama talked about his latest book, "Identity: The Demand for…
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  9:50PM EDTMimi Swartz, TickerMimi Swartz discussed her book, "Ticker: The Quest to Create an Artificial…
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  10:40PM EDTDiscussion on the #MeToo MovementAshley Farmer, author of "Remaking Black Power," talked about her book and…
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  11:30PM EDTDiscussion on the U.S. Prison SystemShane Bauer, author of "American Prison: A Reporter's Undercover Journey…

• Monday

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  12:20AM EDTDiscussion on Politics & ImmigrationSayu Bhojwani, author of "People Like Us: The New Wave of Candidates…
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  1:11AM EDTDiscussion on Sports WritingMichael Sokolove, author of "The Last Temptation of Rick Pitino: A Story…
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  2:00AM EDTYoram Hazony, The Virtue of NationalismYoram Hazony argued that having a world of independent nations is…
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  3:15AM EDTDonna Brazile, Yolanda Caraway, Leah Daughtry, and Minyon Moore, For Colored Girls Who Have Considered PoliticsPolitical insiders Donna Brazile, Yolanda Caraway, Leah Daughtry, and…
• 4:51AM EDTTim Huelskamp, Heartland InstituteFormer U.S. representative Tim Huelskamp, CEO of the Heartland Institute,…
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  5:00AM EDTJudge Andrew Napolitano, ItFox News senior judicial analyst Andrew Napolitano, author of "It Is…
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  6:20AM EDTMaya Rao, Great American OutpostMinneapolis Star-Tribune staff writer Maya Rao talked about the oil boom…
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  7:00AM EDTDavid Levering Lewis, The Improbable Wendell WilkiePulitzer Prize-winning biographer David Levering Lewis recalled the life…