Upcoming Programs

Book TV Schedule

• Saturday

• 8:00AM ESTAuthor Discussion on Re-Inventing DemocracyEric Liu, Peter Peterson, and Hahrie Han offered their thoughts on how to…
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  9:00AM ESTCatherine Grace Katz, "The Daughters of Yalta"Historian Catherine Grace Katz looked at the relationship between the…
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  10:10AM ESTMatthew Van Meter, "Deep Delta Justice"Journalist Matthew Van Meter discussed Duncan v. Louisiana, a civil rights…
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  11:00AM ESTPhil Harvey and Lisa Conyers, "Welfare for the Rich"Authors Phil Harvey and Lisa Conyers discussed the ways they believe…
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  12:00PM ESTDavid Rose, "Why Culture Matters Most"Economics professor David Rose argued that moral beliefs and culture are…
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  1:00PM ESTAuthor Discussion on the Cosmos"Physics professors Brian Greene and Janna Levin explored the origins and…
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  2:05PM ESTLaila Lalami, "Conditional Citizens"Author and University of California at Riverside professor Laila Lalami…
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  3:01PM ESTPaola Ramos, "Finding Latinx"Vice News correspondent Paola Ramos reported on the Latino Americans that…
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  3:40PM ESTDouglas Ginsburg, "Voices of Our Republic"Former appellate judge and George Mason University law professor Douglas…
• 4:45PM ESTAuthor Discussion on the American DreamEula Biss, author of "Having and Being Had," Imani Perry, author of…
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  5:30PM ESTDeanna Mulligan, "Hire Purpose"Guardian Life Insurance Company of America CEO Deanna Mulligan weighed in…
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  6:15PM ESTThomas Levenson, "Money for Nothing"MIT professor Thomas Levenson discussed how the leaders of the 15th…
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  7:15PM ESTUnni Turrettini, "Betraying the Nobel"Norwegian-born author Unni Turrettini took a critical look at the history…
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  8:15PM EST2020 National Book AwardsBook TV presented coverage of the 71st annual National Book Awards. This…
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  10:00PM ESTAfter Words Kevin Williamson "Big White Ghetto"National Review correspondent Kevin Williamson recounted the politics &…
• 11:00PM ESTAuthor Discussion on Democracy in AmericaActivist and writer Angela Davis and journalist Astra Taylor examined what…

• Sunday

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  12:30AM ESTDan Blumenthal, "The China Nightmare"Dan Blumenthal, Asian Studies director at the American Enterprise…
• 1:35AM ESTChristopher Sebastian Parker, "The Great White Hope"University of Washington professor Christopher Sebastian Parker offers his…
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  2:45AM ESTH.R. McMaster, "Battlegrounds"Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster (Ret.), former National Security Adviser to…
• 3:50AM ESTAuthor Discussion on Pathogens & PillsAuthors Muhammad Zaman and Peter Kolchinsky examined the rise in…
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  4:25AM ESTJoel Bakan, "The New Corporation"Author Joel Bakan reported on how corporations have been able to rebrand…
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  5:30AM ESTNational Book Festival - Ann Druyan, "Cosmos"Author and producer Ann Druyan provided a follow-up to her late husband…
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  6:00AM ESTConnor Towne O'Neill, "Down Along with That Devil's Bones"Journalist Connor Towne O'Neill looked at the legacy of white supremacy…
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  7:00AM ESTAdam Higginbotham, "Midnight in Chernobyl"Adam Higginbotham talked about his book "Midnight in Chernobyl," about the…
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  8:00AM ESTDeanna Mulligan, "Hire Purpose"Guardian Life Insurance Company of America CEO Deanna Mulligan weighed in…
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  8:45AM ESTAndrew Curran, "Diderot & The Art of Thinking Freely"Humanities professor Andrew Curran discussed the life, works and influence…
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  9:25AM ESTJon Lindsay, "Information Technology and Military Power"Jon Lindsay, professor at the University of Toronto, discussed whether…
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  11:00AM ESTAfter Words Sally Hubbard, "Monopolies Suck"Open Markets Institute director Sally Hubbard looked at the history of…
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  12:00PM ESTLiveIn Depth Eddie GlaudeEddie Glaude, chair of the African American Studies program at Princeton…
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  2:00PM ESTIn Depth Eddie GlaudeEddie Glaude, chair of the African American Studies program at Princeton…
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  4:00PM ESTDavid Rose, "Why Culture Matters Most"Economics professor David Rose argued that moral beliefs and culture are…
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  5:00PM EST2020 National Book AwardsBook TV presented coverage of the 71st annual National Book Awards. This…
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  6:45PM ESTDan Blumenthal, "The China Nightmare"Dan Blumenthal, Asian Studies director at the American Enterprise…
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  7:50PM ESTCatherine Grace Katz, "The Daughters of Yalta"Historian Catherine Grace Katz looked at the relationship between the…
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  9:00PM ESTAfter Words Kevin Williamson "Big White Ghetto"National Review correspondent Kevin Williamson recounted the politics &…
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  10:00PM ESTIn Depth Eddie GlaudeEddie Glaude, chair of the African American Studies program at Princeton…

• Monday

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  12:00AM ESTAfter Words Kevin Williamson "Big White Ghetto"National Review correspondent Kevin Williamson recounted the politics &…
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  1:00AM ESTIsaac Bailey, "Why Didn't We Riot?"Davidson College public policy professor Isaac Bailey shared his views on…
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  2:00AM ESTUnni Turrettini, "Betraying the Nobel"Norwegian-born author Unni Turrettini took a critical look at the history…
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  3:00AM ESTAfter Words Kevin Williamson "Big White Ghetto"National Review correspondent Kevin Williamson recounted the politics &…
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  4:00AM ESTBay Area Book Festival - Alice Waters and Saru Jayaraman on Food PoliticsChef Alice Waters and Food Labor Research Center director Saru Jayaraman…
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  5:00AM ESTNicholas Kristof & Sheryl WuDunn, "Tightrope"Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn…
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  5:45AM ESTAli Soufan, "The Black Banners Declassified"Former FBI special agent Ali Soufan talked about the early years of the…
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  6:55AM ESTMichel Paradis, "Last Mission to Tokyo"Author Michel Paradis recalled the 'Doolittle Raids' of 1942, an American…