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After Words with Lindy West

Lindy West talked about her book, The Witches Are Coming, on the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment and sexual assault. Ms. West, a New York Times contributing opinion writer, was interviewed by New York magazine writer- at-large and author Rebecca Traister. The…

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In Depth with Jason Riley

Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Riley talked about immigration, liberal politics, and the black power movement in America. He is the author of Let Them In: The Case for Open Borders, Please Stop Helping Us: How Liberals Make It Harder for Blacks to…
After Words with Sarah Milov

Professor Sarah Milov talked about her book, The Cigarette: A Political History, in which she explored the political history of tobacco in America. She was interviewed by David Kessler, Food and Drug Administration commissioner during the George W. Bush and…

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Sunday
12:00AM ESTBook TVNon-fiction books and authors.…
7:30AM ESTRuha Benjamin, "Race After Technology"Princeton University's Ruha Benjamin argued that new technologies help…
8:40AM ESTDebbie Cenziper, "Citizen 865"Author and journalist Debbie Cenziper reported on the Nazi war criminals…
9:55AM ESTWhat Are You Reading with Representative Bill JohnsonRep. Bill Johnson (R-OH) shared his reading list with Book TV.…
10:00AM ESTC-SPAN Cities Tour Exploring the American StoryThe C-SPAN Cities Tour travels the country exploring the American story as…
12:03PM ESTAfter Words Sarah Milov, "The Cigarette"University of Virginia history professor Sarah Milov explored the…
1:04PM ESTAndrea Chamblee, "The Capital of Basketball"Andrea Chamblee, widow of slain Capital Gazette reporter/editor John…
1:45PM ESTStuart Schrader, "Badges Without Borders"Johns Hopkins University's Stuart Schrader discussed how policiing in the…
3:00PM ESTAndrew Pollack, "Why Meadow Died"Andrew Pollack, the father of a student killed in the shooting at Marjory…
4:10PM ESTKarine Jean-Pierre, "Moving Forward"MSNBC political analyst and MoveOn chief public affairs officer Karine…
5:00PM ESTAdm. James Stavridis Ret., "Sailing True North"Adm. James Stavridis (Ret.), former Supreme Allied Commander of NATO,…
6:00PM ESTNeal Katyal, "Impeach"Former Acting U.S. Solicitor General Neal Katyal made his case for why he…
7:04PM ESTJames Olson, "To Catch a Spy"Former CIA counterintelligence chief James Olson argued that foreign…
7:10PM ESTMo Moulton, "The Mutual Admiration Society"Mo Moulton chronicled author Dorothy Sayers work for women's rights in the…
8:00PM ESTRoland De Wolk, "American Disruptor"Roland De Wolk recounted the life of 19th century industrialist and…
9:00PM ESTAfter Words Lindy West, "The Witches Are Coming"New York Times contributing opinion writer Lindy West discussed the #metoo…
10:05PM ESTScott Adams, "Loserthink - How Untrained Brains Are Ruining America"Dilbert creator Scott Adams offered his thoughts on how to avoid what he…
11:20PM ESTBruce Riedel, "Beirut 1958"Bruce Riedel, director of the Intelligence Project at the Brookings…
11:54PM ESTRuth Kassinger, "Slime"Science writer Ruth Kassinger reported on the many sustainable uses of…
Monday
12:01AM ESTAfter Words Lindy West, "The Witches Are Coming"New York Times contributing opinion writer Lindy West discussed the #metoo…
1:05AM ESTAndy Greenberg, "Sandworm"Wired magazine's Andy Greenberg talked about Sandworm, a group of hackers…
2:01AM ESTWhat Are You Reading with Representative Gerald ConnollyRep. Gerald Connolly (D-VA) shared his reading list with Book TV.…
2:15AM ESTStephen Harding, "Escape from Paris"Military historian Stephen Harding recounted a group of American aviators…
3:00AM ESTAfter Words Lindy West, "The Witches Are Coming"New York Times contributing opinion writer Lindy West discussed the #metoo…
4:03AM ESTCharles Schwab, "Invested"Charles Schwab, founder and former CEO of the eponymous financial firm,…
5:12AM ESTDavid Kirp, "The College Dropout Scandal"UC Berkeley professor David Kirp outlined his ideas on how colleges and…
6:03AM ESTCall-in with Megan Phelps-Roper, "Unfollow"Megan Phelps-Roper took viewer phone calls about her upbringing in the…
6:30AM ESTSean Carroll, "Something Deeply Hidden"Theoretical physicist Sean Carroll offered his thoughts on quantum…
Saturday
8:00AM ESTAlan Taylor, "Thomas Jefferson's Education"Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Alan Taylor argued that Thomas…
9:00AM ESTRachel Maddow, "Blowout"MSNBC's Rachel Maddow argued that the gas and oil industry are weakening…
10:15AM ESTScott Adams, "Loserthink - How Untrained Brains Are Ruining America"Dilbert creator Scott Adams offered his thoughts on how to avoid what he…
11:30AM ESTCall-in with Eleanor Randolph, "The Many Lives of Michael Bloomberg"Journalist Eleanor Randolph took viewer phone calls about former New York…
12:00PM ESTAuthor Discussion on the Civil War with S.C. Gwynne and Donald MillerHistorians S.C. Gwynne, "Hymns of the Republic," and Donald Miller,…
12:47PM ESTBook TVNon-fiction books and authors.…
1:45PM ESTRichard Brookhiser, "Give Me Liberty"Historian Richard Brookhiser provided a history of America through…
2:45PM ESTChung Min Lee, "The Hermit King"Chung Min Lee, senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International…
3:27PM ESTBook TVNon-fiction books and authors.…
4:30PM ESTRichard Bell, "Stolen"University of Maryland history professor Richard Bell looked at the…
5:23PM ESTBook TVNon-fiction books and authors.…
6:30PM ESTBrian Kilmeade, "Sam Houston & the Alamo Avengers"Brian Kilmeade of Fox News provided a history of the 19th century war with…
7:00PM ESTEric K. Washington, "Boss of the Grips"Historian Eric K. Washington recounted the life of James Williams, chief…
8:30PM ESTLes Standiford, "Palm Beach, Mar-a-Lago, and the Rise of America's Xanadu"Les Standiford recounted the creation of the Mar-a-Lago estate in Palm…
9:20PM ESTAmity Shlaes, "Great Society"Amity Shlaes compared the economic debates of the 1960s to those that are…
10:00PM ESTAfter WordsAuthors of the latest nonfiction books are interviewed by journalists,…
11:00PM ESTBook TVNon-fiction books and authors.…
11:55PM ESTBrendan McNulty and Timothy McNulty, "The Meanest Man in Congress"Brendan and Timothy McNulty recalled the life and work of the late…
Sunday
1:00AM ESTDebbie Cenziper, "Citizen 865"Author and journalist Debbie Cenziper reported on the Nazi war criminals…
2:15AM ESTMary Lane, "Hitler's Last Hostages"Mary Lane recalls Nazi efforts in the 1930s to repress artistic expression…
3:30AM ESTDonald Trump, Jr. "Triggered"Donald Trump Jr. discussed tactics used by the political left that in his…
4:30AM ESTThe Age of Trump in Verse"Actor John Lithgow chronicled the presidency of Donald Trump through…
5:40AM ESTMo Moulton, "The Mutual Admiration Society"Mo Moulton chronicled author Dorothy Sayers work for women's rights in the…
6:30AM ESTEric Lichtblau, "Return to the Reich"Eric Lichtblau recounted the life of Freddy Mayer, a Jewish German emigre…
7:15AM ESTSusan Ronald, "Conde Nast"Historian Susan Ronald recounted the life of publishing magnate Conde…
8:20AM ESTBook TVNon-fiction books and authors.…

Most Recent Book TV Videos

December 7, 2019
Loserthink: How Untrained Brains Are Ruining America

Dilbert creator Scott Adams talked about his book, Loserthink: How Untrained Brains Are Ruining America, in which he offered his…
December 7, 2019
After Words with Lindy West

Lindy West talked about her book, The Witches Are Coming, on the #MeToo movement against sexual harassment and sexual assault. Ms.…
December 8, 2019
American Disruptor

Roland De Wolk recounted the life of 19th century industrialist and California Governor and U.S. Senator Leland…

December 8, 2019
The Mutual Admiration Society

Mo Moulton chronicled author Dorothy Sayers work for women’s rights in the early 20th century that included her…
November 30, 2019
To Catch a Spy

Former CIA counterintelligence chief James Olson talked about his book, To Catch a Spy: The Art of Counterintelligence,…
December 8, 2019
Impeach

Former Acting U.S. Solicitor General Neal Katyal talked about his book, Impeach: The Case Against Donald Trump.

December 7, 2019
Sailing True North

Retired Admiral James Stavridis, former NATO supreme allied commander of NATO, talked about his book, Sailing True…
November 23, 2019
Moving Forward

Karine Jean-Pierre talked about her book, Moving Forward: A Story of Hope, Hard Work, and the Promise of America, in…
September 28, 2019
Why Meadow Died

Andrew Pollack, the father of a student killed in the shooting at Marjory Stoneman High School in Parkland, Florida, talked about…