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Book TV Schedule

• Saturday

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  8:01AM EDTJonathan Jarvis, Future of Conservation in AmericaJonathan Jarvis, former director of the National Park Service, offered his…
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  9:30AM EDTEdward Tenner, The Efficiency ParadoxEdward Tenner argued that by seeking more efficient ways to do many things…
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  10:30AM EDTAlan Stern and David Grinspoon, Chasing New HorizonsDavid Grinspoon, chair of astrobiology at the Library of Congress, and…
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  11:16AM EDT2018 Gaithersburg Book Festival - Barbara Lipska, The Neuroscientist Who Lost Her MindFrom the 2018 Gaithersburg Book Festival in Maryland, neuroscientist…
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  12:10PM EDTLawrence Wright, God Save TexasPulitzer prize-winning author Lawrence Wright examines the history,…
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  1:30PM EDTDiscussion on ImmigrationAuthors Lauren Markham and Natalia Sylvester discussed immigration.…
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  2:31PM EDTNick Adams, The Case Against the EstablishmentNick Adams discussed his book, "The Case Against the Establishment," in…
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  3:30PM EDTAmy Chozick, Chasing HillaryNew York Times journalist Amy Chozick recounted her decade long coverage…
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  4:30PM EDTRobert Kurson, Rocket MenRobert Kurson talked about the Apollo 8 mission to the moon. He was joined…
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  5:45PM EDTBruce Jentleson, The Peace MakersBruce Jentleson, public policy professor at Duke University, profiled…
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  6:50PM EDTSteve Israel, Big GunsFormer New York Democratic Congressman Steve Israel provided his insight…
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  7:45PM EDTElizabeth Economy, The Third RevolutionCouncil on Foreign Relations Asia Studies director Elizabeth Economy…
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  8:45PM EDTEhud Barak, My Country, My LifeFormer Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak talked about his career and the…
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  9:59PM EDTAfter Words 'James Clapper, Facts and Fears'Former national intelligence director James Clapper offered his insights…
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  11:00PM EDTJon Meacham, The Soul of AmericaPulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham explored critical moments in…

• Sunday

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  12:00AM EDTJanet Dewart Bell, Lighting the Fires of FreedomJanet Dewart Bell provided a history of African American women in the…
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  1:15AM EDTCal Turner Jr., My Father's BusinessDollar General CEO Cal Turner, Jr. detailed the rise of his family's…
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  2:16AM EDTAjay Agrawal, Prediction MachinesAjay Agrawal, founder of the Creative Destruction Lab and co-founder of…
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  3:30AM EDTDiscussion on Conservatism with Bruce Herschensohn, Sam Sorbo, and Joel PollakConservative authors Bruce Herschensohn, Sam Sorbo, and Joel Pollak talk…
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  5:09AM EDTPat Cunnane, West Winging ItPat Cunnane recalls his time working in the White House during the Obama…
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  6:00AM EDTRosemary Gibson, China RxRosemary Gibson talked about the risks of the U.S. depending on China to…
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  7:31AM EDTCall-in with Khaled Beydoun, American IslamophobiaLaw professor Khaled Beydoun took viewer phone calls about Islamophobia at…
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  8:00AM EDTGeorge Daughan, Lexington and ConcordGeorge Daughan provided a history of the first military conflict of the…
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  8:50AM EDTAmanda Marcotte, Troll NationSalon senior political writer Amada Marcotte argued that the degradation…
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  10:00AM EDTAlan Jasanoff, The Biological MindMIT's Alan Jasanoff looked at the influence of the environment, from…
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  12:00PM EDTAfter Words Barbara Ehrenreich, Natural CausesBarbara Ehrenreich explores the science behind how the body ages. She is…
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  1:00PM EDTEhud Barak, My Country, My LifeFormer Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak talked about his career and the…
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  2:15PM EDTCondoleezza Rice & Amy Zegart, Political RiskFormer Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Stanford's Amy Zegart…
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  3:15PM EDTLeslie Crutchfield, How Change HappensAuthor Leslie Crutchfield offered her thoughts on what makes for a…
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  5:00PM EDTJon Meacham, The Soul of AmericaPulitzer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham explored critical moments in…
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  6:00PM EDT2018 Gaithersburg Book Festival - Lloyd Sederer, The Addiction SolutionLloyd Sederer discussed addiction and the opioid crisis from the 2018…
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  6:51PM EDTTony Williams, HamiltonHistorian Tony Williams recalled the political life of Alexander Hamilton.…
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  8:00PM EDTCal Turner Jr., My Father's BusinessDollar General CEO Cal Turner, Jr. detailed the rise of his family's…
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  9:01PM EDTAfter Words 'James Clapper, Facts and Fears'Former national intelligence director James Clapper offered his insights…
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  10:01PM EDTEdith Sheffer, Asperger's ChildrenHistorian Edith Sheffer recounted how Austrian doctor Hans Asperger, whose…
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  11:04PM EDTCarlo Rovelli, The Order of TimeTheoretical physicist Carlo Rovelli explored the concept of time.…

• Monday

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  12:04AM EDTAfter Words 'James Clapper, Facts and Fears'Former national intelligence director James Clapper offered his insights…
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  1:03AM EDTElizabeth Economy, The Third RevolutionCouncil on Foreign Relations Asia Studies director Elizabeth Economy…
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  2:01AM EDTGeorge Bibel, Plane CrashGeorge Bibel looked at the mechanical and human failures that lead to…
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  3:00AM EDTAfter Words 'James Clapper, Facts and Fears'Former national intelligence director James Clapper offered his insights…
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  4:00AM EDTRonan Farrow, War on PeaceRonan Farrow talked about the role of the State Department and American…
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  5:10AM EDT'2018 Gaithersburg Book Festival - Ann Marie Ackerman Death of an AssassinAnn Marie Ackerman discussed "Death of an Assassin: The True Story of the…
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  6:00AM EDTCall-in with Roger L. Simon, I Know BestRoger L. Simon, Hollywood screenwriter & co-founder of PJ Media, took…
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  7:00AM EDTAlisa Roth, InsaneJournalist Alisa Roth reported that nearly half the people in U.S. jails…
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  8:30AM EDTSheila Tate, Lady in RedSheila Tate, former press secretary for First Lady Nancy Reagan, recalled…
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  9:30AM EDTEileen McNamara, EunicePulitzer Prize-winning journalist Eileen McNamara recounted the life of…
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  10:30AM EDTStuart Eizenstat, President CarterStuart Eizenstat, chief domestic policy adviser to President Jimmy Carter,…
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  12:00PM EDTAfter Words 'James Clapper, Facts and Fears'Former national intelligence director James Clapper offered his insights…
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  1:01PM EDTCondoleezza Rice & Amy Zegart, Political RiskFormer Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Stanford's Amy Zegart…
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  2:00PM EDT2018 Arthur Miller Freedom to Write Lecture Hillary ClintonHillary Clinton offered her thoughts on the importance of free speech in a…
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  3:30PM EDTDiscussion on Conservatism with Bruce Herschensohn, Sam Sorbo, and Joel PollakConservative authors Bruce Herschensohn, Sam Sorbo, and Joel Pollak talk…
• 5:03PM EDTMark Penn, Microtrends SquaredPollster and political strategist Mark Penn shared his thoughts on the…
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  6:04PM EDTAfter Words Ronald Kessler, The Trump White HouseJournalist Ronald Kessler reported on the Trump administration and the…
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  7:10PM EDTPat Cunnane, West Winging ItPat Cunnane recalls his time working in the White House during the Obama…
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  8:30PM EDTIn Depth David BaldacciOur 2018 Fiction Edition of In Depth continued with bestselling novelist,…
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  11:30PM EDTSally Kohn, The Opposite of HateSally Kohn explores where hate comes from. She is in conversation with…

• Tuesday

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  12:33AM EDTAfter Words Rep. Trey Gowdy and Sen.Tim Scott, UnifiedSouth Carolina Republicans, Sen. Tim Scott and Rep. Trey Gowdy, discussed…
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  1:32AM EDTCall-in with Patrisse Khan-Cullors, When They CallBlack Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Khan-Cullors took viewer phone…
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  2:01AM EDT2018 Annapolis Book Festival - Daniel Pink, WhenBestselling author Daniel Pink explored the science of time.…
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  3:00AM EDTScott Tong, A Village with My NameMarketplace correspondent Scott Tong talked about what has changed in…
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  4:00AM EDTDiscussion on U.S. Legacy in IraqAuthors talked about the U.S. war in Iraq and its aftermath at the Colby…
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  6:02AM EDTRebecca Erbelding, Rescue BoardRebecca Erbelding of the Holocaust Museum provided a history of the War…
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  7:00AM EDTTour of Black Classic PressBookTV visits Black Classic Press and talks to its founder and director…
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  8:00PM EDTJames Comey, A Higher LoyaltyJames Comey discussed his biography, particularly the issues he faced as…
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  9:10PM EDTAfter Words Ronald Kessler, The Trump White HouseJournalist Ronald Kessler reported on the Trump administration and the…
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  10:10PM EDTJennifer Palmieri, Dear Madame PresidentFormer Hillary Clinton 2016 Communications Director Jennifer Palmieri…
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  11:05PM EDTAfter Words Jerome Corsi, Killing the Deep StateJournalist Jerome Corsi argued that there is an effort to thwart the…

• Wednesday

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  12:05AM EDTRonan Farrow, War on PeaceRonan Farrow talked about the role of the State Department and American…
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  1:15AM EDTJames Comey, A Higher LoyaltyJames Comey discussed his biography, particularly the issues he faced as…
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  2:25AM EDTAfter Words Ronald Kessler, The Trump White HouseJournalist Ronald Kessler reported on the Trump administration and the…
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  3:25AM EDTJennifer Palmieri, Dear Madame PresidentFormer Hillary Clinton 2016 Communications Director Jennifer Palmieri…
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  4:20AM EDTAfter Words Jerome Corsi, Killing the Deep StateJournalist Jerome Corsi argued that there is an effort to thwart the…
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  5:20AM EDTRonan Farrow, War on PeaceRonan Farrow talked about the role of the State Department and American…
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  8:00PM EDTAnthony Ray Hinton, The Sun Does ShineAnthony Ray Hinton discusses his wrongful imprisonment, spending nearly 30…
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  9:05PM EDTScott Tong, A Village with My NameMarketplace correspondent Scott Tong talked about what has changed in…
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  10:01PM EDTAfter Words Sarah McBride, Tomorrow Will Be DifferentHuman Rights Campaign press secretary Sarah McBride discusses her life as…
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  11:05PM EDTEric Motley, Madison ParkFormer Special Assistant to President George W. Bush, Eric Motley,…
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  11:50PM EDTIan Buruma, A Tokyo RomanceIan Buruma, editor of the New York Review of Books, talked about living in…

• Thursday

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  12:45AM EDTAnthony Ray Hinton, The Sun Does ShineAnthony Ray Hinton discusses his wrongful imprisonment, spending nearly 30…
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  1:50AM EDTScott Tong, A Village with My NameMarketplace correspondent Scott Tong talked about what has changed in…
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  2:51AM EDTAfter Words Sarah McBride, Tomorrow Will Be DifferentHuman Rights Campaign press secretary Sarah McBride discusses her life as…
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  3:55AM EDTEric Motley, Madison ParkFormer Special Assistant to President George W. Bush, Eric Motley,…
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  4:40AM EDTIan Buruma, A Tokyo RomanceIan Buruma, editor of the New York Review of Books, talked about living in…
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  8:00PM EDTHenry Cisneros, Building Equitable CitiesHenry Cisneros, former HUD Secretary & San Antonio Mayor, provided his…
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  8:50PM EDTCall-in with Roger L. Simon, I Know BestRoger L. Simon, Hollywood screenwriter & co-founder of PJ Media, took…
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  9:45PM EDTDiscussion on the #MeToo MovementAuthors Jami Attenberg ("All Grown Up"), Camille Dungy ("Guidebook to…
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  11:00PM EDT2018 Annapolis Book Festival - Garrret Graff, Raven RockGarrett Graff looked at the U.S. government's Doomsday plans.…
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  11:55PM EDTThe State of Publishing for Black WritersFrom the 2018 National Black Writers Conference, authors discussed the…

• Friday

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  1:05AM EDTHenry Cisneros, Building Equitable CitiesHenry Cisneros, former HUD Secretary & San Antonio Mayor, provided his…
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  1:55AM EDTCall-in with Roger L. Simon, I Know BestRoger L. Simon, Hollywood screenwriter & co-founder of PJ Media, took…
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  2:50AM EDTDiscussion on the #MeToo MovementAuthors Jami Attenberg ("All Grown Up"), Camille Dungy ("Guidebook to…
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  4:05AM EDT2018 Annapolis Book Festival - Garrret Graff, Raven RockGarrett Graff looked at the U.S. government's Doomsday plans.…
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  5:00AM EDTThe State of Publishing for Black WritersFrom the 2018 National Black Writers Conference, authors discussed the…
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  8:00PM EDTCondoleezza Rice & Amy Zegart, Political RiskFormer Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Stanford's Amy Zegart…
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  9:00PM EDTBruce Jentleson, The Peace MakersBruce Jentleson, public policy professor at Duke University, profiled…
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  10:00PM EDTMatthew Kroenig, The Logic of American Nuclear StrategyGeorgetown University professor Matthew Kroenig argued that the U.S.…
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  11:00PM EDTSarah Snyder, From Selma to MoscowAmerican University professor Sarah Snyder examined how human rights…
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  11:55PM EDTScott Horton, Fool's ErrandScott Horton, managing director of the Libertarian Institute and host of…

• Saturday

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  12:45AM EDTCondoleezza Rice & Amy Zegart, Political RiskFormer Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Stanford's Amy Zegart…
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  1:45AM EDTBruce Jentleson, The Peace MakersBruce Jentleson, public policy professor at Duke University, profiled…
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  2:45AM EDTMatthew Kroenig, The Logic of American Nuclear StrategyGeorgetown University professor Matthew Kroenig argued that the U.S.…
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  3:45AM EDTSarah Snyder, From Selma to MoscowAmerican University professor Sarah Snyder examined how human rights…
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  4:40AM EDTScott Horton, Fool's ErrandScott Horton, managing director of the Libertarian Institute and host of…