Upcoming Programs

Book TV Schedule

• Tuesday

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  4:16AM EDTAmerican EclipseDavid Baron reports on the solar eclipse of 1878 and the lives of three…
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  5:05AM EDTApollo 8Science writer Jeffrey Kluger discusses NASA’s first successful manned…
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  5:50AM EDTBeyondAstronomy professor Chris Impey talks about the next generation of space…
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  6:09AM EDTThe History of Human Space FlightPilot and author Ted Spitzmiller looks at the programs and technology that…
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  7:00AM EDTChasing SpaceFormer pro-football player turned astronaut Leland Melvin discusses his…
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  7:05AM EDTBeyondAstronomy professor Chris Impey talks about the next generation of space…
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  8:00PM EDTGrandmereDavid Roosevelt talks about his book Grandmere: A Personal History of…
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  8:17PM EDTCape Fear RisingPhilip Gerard talks about his novel, Cape Fear Rising, about an 1898…
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  8:38PM EDTEdgar Allen Poe MuseumChris Semtner talks about the Edgar Allan Poe Museum.
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  9:06PM EDTFormer U.S. Poet Laureate Rita DoveFormer U.S. Poet Laureate Rita Dove talks about her career as a writer and…
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  9:22PM EDTAmiable ScoundrelPaul Kahan talks about why Simon Cameron is considered to be one…
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  9:55PM EDTTex(t)-MexWilliam Nericcio talks about the persistence of racial stereotypes and…
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  10:09PM EDTMirandaGary Stuart provides insight into the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case…
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  10:29PM EDTMoon's Rare BooksReid Moon gives a tour of his store, Moon’s Rare Books, in Provo, Utah.
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  10:38PM EDTGlobalization and TerrorismJamal Nassar talks about the history of terrorism and the causes behind it.
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  10:56PM EDTThoreau's Walden PondConcord Museum curator David Wood visits Walden Pond to recount Henry David…
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  11:06PM EDTOld Manse and Ralph Waldo EmersonOld Manse senior curator Christie Jackson talks about Ralph Waldo…
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  11:29PM EDTStudy of Ralph Waldo EmersonCurator David Wood describes the original items located in Ralph Waldo Emerson’s…

• Wednesday

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  8:00PM EDTAll They Will Call YouTim Hernandez talked about the impact of a 1948 plane crash in California…
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  8:22PM EDTThe Ethical LobbyistTom Holyoke discusses the ethics involved in lobbying and argues for…
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  8:33PM EDTPageants, Parlors, and Pretty WomenBlain Roberts talks about the role of beauty in the racial conflicts in…
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  8:48PM EDTWorth a Dozen MenLibra Hilde talks about the role played by Southern female nurses during…
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  9:00PM EDTNot So Golden After AllLarry Gerston talks about California’s history of immigration, economy,…
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  9:18PM EDTSex, Drugs, and Rock 'n' RollRobert Cottrell explores some of the people and movements that influenced…
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  9:34PM EDTIngaScott Farris talks about his book on the life of Inga Arvad, Inga, including…
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  9:51PM EDTUnicorn in CaptivityMarian Dornell read from her collection of poems that shares the story of…
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  10:01PM EDTUndoing PlessyGordon Andrews talks about the life of attorney Charles Hamilton Huston…
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  10:17PM EDTAugust WilsonLaurence Glasco talks about the role of Pittsburgh’s Hill District in the…
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  10:32PM EDTRails Around the ThumbT.J. Gaffney talks about his book Rails Around the Thumb, about the role of railroads in the…
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  10:45PM EDTThe Boys of '67Andrew Wiest talks about the experiences of the men of the U.S. Army’s “Charlie…
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  11:01PM EDTBeyond CombatHeather Marie Stur talks about the different roles played by both American…
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  11:15PM EDTDon't Hurry Me Down to HadesSusannah Ural draws upon letters and diary entries to tell the story of…

• Thursday

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  8:00PM EDTKillers of the Flower MoonAuthor and New Yorker staff writer David Grann recalls the murders of…
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  8:50PM EDTHue 1968Black Hawk Down and Killing Pablo author Mark Bowden talks about his…
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  9:30PM EDTUnderstanding TrumpFormer Speaker of the House and presidential candidate Newt Gingrich talks…
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  10:30PM EDTHungerRoxane Gay discusses her life, her body, and its impact on her life in her…
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  11:15PM EDTKillers of the Flower MoonAuthor and New Yorker staff writer David Grann recalls the murders of…

• Friday

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  12:05AM EDTHue 1968Black Hawk Down and Killing Pablo author Mark Bowden talks about his…
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  12:45AM EDTUnderstanding TrumpFormer Speaker of the House and presidential candidate Newt Gingrich talks…
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  1:45AM EDTHungerRoxane Gay discusses her life, her body, and its impact on her life in her…
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  8:00PM EDTIn Depth with Matt TaibbiAuthor and journalist Matt Taibbi talks about his life and career and…
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  11:00PM EDTIn Depth with KrisAnne HallAuthor and attorney KrisAnne Hall talks about her life and career.…

• Saturday

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  2:00AM EDTIn Depth with Herb BoydAuthor, journalist, and history professor Herb Boyd talks about his life and…
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  8:00AM EDTThe Darkening WebAlexander Klimburg is joined by industry experts to discuss current cyber…
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  9:30AM EDTJob CreationAndy Puzder, former CEO of CKE Restaurants and President Trump’s first nominee…
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  10:00AM EDTDemocracy in ChainsNancy MacLean, history and public policy professor at Duke University, examines…
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  11:00AM EDTSea PowerAdm. James Stavridis (Ret.), former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, talks about…
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  11:50AM EDTBunkKevin Young, director of the Schomburg Center for Research in Black…
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  12:00PM EDTDevil's BargainBloomberg Businessweek's Joshua Green reports on the 2016 political…
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  12:50PM EDTInterview with Carla HaydenAn interview with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden about the upcoming…
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  1:00PM EDTBook Party for Carl CannonA book release party for Carl Cannon, Washington bureau chief for…
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  1:45PM EDTDebate on Saul AlinskyFrom FreedomFest 2017, a debate on author and organizer Saul Alinsky. Participating in…
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  2:30PM EDTThe Convenient TerroristJoseph Hickman, former soldier with the U.S. Marines and U.S. Army, talks…
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  3:00PM EDTThe Broken Welcome MatHelen Raleigh talks about her book The Broken Welcome Mat: America’s…
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  3:15PM EDTRefinery TownLabor reporter Steve Early talks about the city of Richmond, California,…
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  4:15PM EDTInterview with James PattersonAuthor James Patterson talks about his writing career from the publishing…
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  4:30PM EDTDestined for WarGraham Allison, director of Harvard’s Belfer Center, talks about the likelihood…
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  6:00PM EDTFalse Black Power?Wall Street Journal columnist Jason Riley argues that political capital…
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  6:40PM EDTActing White?Book TV visited UCLA to interview professors about their recently…
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  7:00PM EDTBe Free or DieCate Lineberry, former staff writer and editor for National Geographic…
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  8:10PM EDTA Brief History of the Cold WarLee Edwards, historian at the Heritage Foundation, sat down with Book TV…
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  8:30PM EDTScience in the SoulBestselling author Richard Dawkins makes an argument for “the scientific way of…
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  9:35PM EDTAloneMichael Korda, former editor-in-chief of Simon and Schuster, recalls the…
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  10:00PM EDTAfter Words with George MelloanFormer Wall Street Journal writer and editor George Melloan describes the…
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  11:00PM EDTNot a Day CareOklahoma Wesleyan University President Everett Piper argues in his book, Not a Daycare, that…

• Sunday

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  12:00AM EDTLosing the EnemyTrita Parsi, president of the National Iranian American Council, looks at…
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  1:15AM EDTShameBook TV interviewed Hoover Institution senior fellow, Shelby Steele, about his…
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  1:30AM EDTHungerRoxane Gay discusses her life, her body, and its impact on her life in her…
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  2:15AM EDTHow Trump WonBook TV sat down with Joel Pollak, senior editor-at-large at Breitbart, to…
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  3:00AM EDTIt's My Country TooFormer Marine Corps officer, Tracy Crow, and former naval officer, Jerri Bell,…
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  4:00AM EDTMachine, Platform, CrowdIn their most recent book, Machine, Platform, Crowd, MIT’s Andrew McAfee and…
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  5:15AM EDTPrinciples of a Pluralist CommonwealthGar Alperovitz, former University of Maryland professor and co-founder of…
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  6:30AM EDTTough SellTom Basile, Forbes opinion writer and former senior press advisor to the CPA in…
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  7:30AM EDTObamaPete Souza, chief official White House photographer for President Obama,…
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  7:50AM EDTObamaNew York Times Chief White House Correspondent Peter Baker examines the…
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  9:00AM EDTThey're Your KidsSam Sorbo, host of the Sam Sorbo Show on Talk America Radio, talks about her…
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  9:30AM EDTUnshackling AmericaWillard Sterne Randall recalls America’s efforts to become financially…
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  10:30AM EDTPolicing the Black ManAmerican University law professor Angela Davis explores the U.S. criminal…
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  12:00PM EDTAfter Words with Milo YiannopoulosJournalist Milo Yiannopoulos discusses his book, Dangerous which explores free…
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  1:00PM EDTActing White?Book TV visited UCLA to interview professors about their recently…
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  1:20PM EDTGoing DeepLawrence Goldstone recalls the life of John Philip Howard, inventor of the…
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  2:30PM EDTBe Free or DieCate Lineberry, former staff writer and editor for National Geographic…
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  3:40PM EDTDeep ThinkingChess player Garry Kasparov talks about the future of artificial…
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  4:45PM EDTShameBook TV interviewed Hoover Institution senior fellow, Shelby Steele, about his…
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  5:00PM EDTSea PowerAdm. James Stavridis (Ret.), former NATO Supreme Allied Commander, talks about…
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  5:50PM EDTInterview with Carla HaydenAn interview with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden about the upcoming…
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  6:00PM EDTConversation with Librarian of Congress Carla HaydenFrom the 2017 Mississippi Book Festival, the Librarian of Congress, Dr.…
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  7:00PM EDTNot a Day CareOklahoma Wesleyan University President Everett Piper argues in his book, Not a Daycare, that…
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  7:50PM EDTLosing the EnemyTrita Parsi, president of the National Iranian American Council, looks at…
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  9:00PM EDTAfter Words with George MelloanFormer Wall Street Journal writer and editor George Melloan describes the…
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  10:00PM EDTThe Ends of the WorldScience journalist Peter Brannen discusses the sixth extinction by…
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  10:45PM EDTScience in the SoulBestselling author Richard Dawkins makes an argument for “the scientific way of…

• Monday

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  12:00AM EDTAfter Words with George MelloanFormer Wall Street Journal writer and editor George Melloan describes the…
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  1:00AM EDTActing White?Book TV visited UCLA to interview professors about their recently…
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  1:20AM EDTRace In AmericaApril Ryan, Washington Bureau chief for American Urban Radio Networks and author…
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  3:00AM EDTAfter Words with George MelloanFormer Wall Street Journal writer and editor George Melloan describes the…
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  4:00AM EDTThe Grouchy HistorianActor Ed Asner talks about his book, The Grouchy Historian: An Old-Time…
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  4:15AM EDTCassandra in OzConrad Crane, retired Army officer and former professor of history at West…
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  5:20AM EDTWhat Is Slavery?Brenda Stevenson talks about her book, What is Slavery?.
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  6:00AM EDTThe OperatorRobert O’Neill talks about his military career and some of the 400…
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  7:00AM EDTGerry StuddsMark Robert Schneider recounts the life of former Massachusetts…
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  7:50AM EDTInterview with Carla HaydenAn interview with Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden about the upcoming…
• 8:30PM EDTSummer Reading with Senator Angus KingSenator Angus King (I-ME) answers the question “What are you reading this…
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  8:32PM EDTThe American SpiritPulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough presents a collection of…
• 10:10PM EDTSummer Reading with Representative Jim JordanRepresentative Jim Jordan (R-OH) answers the question “What are you reading this…
• 10:15PM EDTSummer Reading with Representative Linda SanchezRepresentative Linda Sanchez (D-CA) answers the question “What are you reading…
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  10:20PM EDTChurchill and OrwellThomas Ricks, contributing editor of Foreign Policy magazine, talks about…
• 11:07PM EDTSummer Reading with Senator Ben SasseSenator Ben Sasse (R-NE) answers the question “What are you reading this…
• 11:10PM EDTSummer Reading with Senator Angus KingSenator Angus King (I-ME) answers the question “What are you reading this…
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  11:15PM EDTThe American SpiritPulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough presents a collection of…

• Tuesday

• 12:52AM EDTSummer Reading with Representative Jim JordanRepresentative Jim Jordan (R-OH) answers the question “What are you reading this…
• 1:00AM EDTSummer Reading with Representative Linda SanchezRepresentative Linda Sanchez (D-CA) answers the question “What are you reading…
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  1:05AM EDTChurchill and OrwellThomas Ricks, contributing editor of Foreign Policy magazine, talks about…
• 1:52AM EDTSummer Reading with Senator Ben SasseSenator Ben Sasse (R-NE) answers the question “What are you reading this…