Upcoming Programs

Book TV Schedule

• Saturday

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  8:01AM EDTDan Abrams, Lincoln's Last TrialABC News' Dan Abrams recalled Abraham Lincoln's last legal case, a murder…
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  9:00AM EDTAnna-Lisa Cox, The Bone and Sinew of the LandAnna-Lisa Cox recalled America's black pioneers and the frontier they…
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  10:00AM EDTSeymour Hersh, ReporterInvestigative reporter Seymour Hersh talked about his life in journalism.…
• 12:00PM EDTBook TV visits AlaskaThe C-SPAN Cities Tour visited three Alaskan cities; Juneau, Fairbanks and…
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  2:06PM EDTRiki Ott Not One DropRiki Ott talked about her book "Not One Drop: Betrayal and Courage in the…
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  2:55PM EDTHenry Fountain, The Great QuakeNew York Times science reporter Henry Fountain talked about the largest…
• 3:50PM EDTInterview with Douglas Brinkley, The Quiet WorldDouglas Brinkley talked about his book "The Quiet World: Saving Alaska's…
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  4:03PM EDTWillie Hensley Fifty Miles from TomorrowWillie Hensley talked about his book "Fifty Miles from Tomorrow: A Memoir…
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  5:04PM EDTDavid Michael Slater, We're Doing It WrongMiddle school teacher David Michael Slater shared his perspective on the…
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  6:10PM EDT2018 Roosevelt Reading Festival - Charissa Threat, Nursing Civil RightsSpelman College history professor Charissa Threat looked at the different…
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  7:00PM EDTJohn Tamny, The End of WorkEconomist John Tamny offered his thoughts on America's future job market.…
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  7:30PM EDTLawrence Tribe and Joshua Matz, To End a PresidencyHarvard Law professor Laurence Tribe and lawyer Joshua Matz explored the…
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  8:30PM EDTDiscussion with Librarian of Congress and National Archivist on Collections in the Digital AgeLibrarian of Congress Carla Hayden and National Archivist David Ferriero…
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  10:00PM EDTAfter Words Mark Adams, Tip of the IcebergMark Adams shared his experience retracing the 1899 Harriman Expedition…
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  11:00PM EDTProfile of All Points BooksBookTV talked to Adam Bellow, editorial director of All Points Books,…

• Sunday

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  12:30AM EDTAlissa Quart, SqueezedAlissa Quart talked about the economic pressures that American families…
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  1:30AM EDTJonathan Salk, A New RealityPsychiatrist Jonathan Salk, son of polio vaccine developer Jonas Salk,…
• 2:24AM EDTBook TVNon-fiction books and authors.…
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  4:00AM EDTHana Schank & Elizabeth Wallace, The Ambition DecisionsHana Schank and Elizabeth Wallace discussed the choices women make about…
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  5:00AM EDTNick Brokausen, We FewNick Brokhausen remembered his time in the Vietnam War as a member of a…
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  6:00AM EDTEdward Tenner, The Efficiency ParadoxEdward Tenner argued that by seeking more efficient ways to do many things…
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  7:00AM EDTRiki Ott Not One DropRiki Ott talked about her book "Not One Drop: Betrayal and Courage in the…
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  7:49AM EDTHenry Fountain, The Great QuakeNew York Times science reporter Henry Fountain talked about the largest…
• 8:44AM EDTInterview with Douglas Brinkley, The Quiet WorldDouglas Brinkley talked about his book "The Quiet World: Saving Alaska's…
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  8:57AM EDTWillie Hensley Fifty Miles from TomorrowWillie Hensley talked about his book "Fifty Miles from Tomorrow: A Memoir…
• 10:00AM EDTBook TV visits AlaskaThe C-SPAN Cities Tour visited three Alaskan cities; Juneau, Fairbanks and…
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  12:00PM EDTAfter Words Amanda Carpenter, Gaslighting AmericaCNN political commentator Amanda Carpenter argued that President Trump is…
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  1:00PM EDTMichael McFaul, From Cold War to Hot PeaceMichael McFaul, former U.S. ambassador to Russia (2012-2014), talked about…
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  2:30PM EDTJohn Tamny, The End of WorkEconomist John Tamny offered his thoughts on America's future job market.…
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  3:00PM EDTJonathan Salk, A New RealityPsychiatrist Jonathan Salk, son of polio vaccine developer Jonas Salk,…
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  4:00PM EDTAnna-Lisa Cox, The Bone and Sinew of the LandAnna-Lisa Cox recalled America's black pioneers and the frontier they…
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  5:00PM EDTCarl Zimmer, She Has Her Mother's LaughCarl Zimmer looked at heredity, biomedical technology, and the ethics of…
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  6:30PM EDTAlissa Quart, SqueezedAlissa Quart talked about the economic pressures that American families…
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  7:30PM EDTProfile of All Points BooksBookTV talked to Adam Bellow, editorial director of All Points Books,…
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  9:00PM EDTAfter Words Mark Adams, Tip of the IcebergMark Adams shared his experience retracing the 1899 Harriman Expedition…
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  10:00PM EDTKen Auletta, FrenemiesKen Auletta examined the changing state of advertising and marketing in…
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  11:00PM EDTSiva Vaidhyanathan, Antisocial MediaProfessor Siva Vaidhyanathan argued that Facebook is undermining…

• Monday

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  12:00AM EDTAfter Words Mark Adams, Tip of the IcebergMark Adams shared his experience retracing the 1899 Harriman Expedition…
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  1:00AM EDT2018 Printers Row Lit Fest - Vicki Huddleston, Our Woman in HavanaFormer Cuba ambassador Vicki Huddleston discussed the relationship between…
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  2:00AM EDTLawrence Tribe and Joshua Matz, To End a PresidencyHarvard Law professor Laurence Tribe and lawyer Joshua Matz explored the…
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  3:00AM EDTAfter Words Mark Adams, Tip of the IcebergMark Adams shared his experience retracing the 1899 Harriman Expedition…
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  4:00AM EDTDavid Michael Slater, We're Doing It WrongMiddle school teacher David Michael Slater shared his perspective on the…
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  5:10AM EDTLillian Faderman, Harvey MilkLillian Faderman recalled the life of the late San Francisco politician…
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  6:30AM EDTDiscussion with Librarian of Congress and National Archivist on Collections in the Digital AgeLibrarian of Congress Carla Hayden and National Archivist David Ferriero…