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Book TV Schedule

• Saturday

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  8:00AM EDTJames Copland, "The Unelected"Manhattan Institute senior fellow James Copland argued that America is…
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  9:00AM EDTMichael Schmidt, "Donald Trump vs. The United States"Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times correspondent Michael Schmidt…
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  10:00AM EDTLisa Selin Davis, "Tomboy"Journalist Lisa Selin Davis offered her thoughts on gender categories.…
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  11:00AM EDTNational Book Festival - Author Discussion on the Lives of James Baker and Richard HolbrookeJournalists Peter Baker and Susan Glasser, "The Man Who Ran Washington,"…
• 11:45AM EDTWhat Are You Reading with Rep. Gerald Connolly D-VA…
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  12:15PM EDTRobert Zoellick, "America in the World"Former World Bank president and U.S. government official Robert Zoellick…
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  1:15PM EDTNational Book Festival - Erica Armstrong Dunbar, "She Came to Slay"Historian Erica Armstrong Dunbar chronicled the life of abolitionist…
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  1:45PM EDTKatherine Gehl and Michael Porter, "The Politics Industry"Institute for Political Innovation founder Katherine Gehl and Harvard…
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  2:45PM EDTW. Joseph Campbell, "Lost in a Gallup"American University professor W. Joseph Campbell talked about the history…
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  3:45PM EDTJennet Conant, "The Great Secret"Historian Jennet Conant discussed the sinking of 17 Allied ships in Italy…
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  4:50PM EDTStephen Farnsworth, "Late Night with Trump"University of Mary Washington political science professor Stephen…
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  5:55PM EDTWilliam Howell & Terry Moe, "Presidents, Populism, & the Crisis of Democracy"University of Chicago professor William Howell and Stanford University…
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  7:00PM EDTMaya Rockeymoore Cummings on the late Rep. Elijah Cummings D-MD "We're Better Than This"Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, wife of the late Congressman Elijah Cummings…
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  8:00PM EDTP.J. O'Rourke, "A Cry from the Far Middle"P.J. O'Rourke talked about his collection of essays on American history,…
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  9:00PM EDTJane Fonda, "What Can I Do?"Actress Jane Fonda offered her thoughts on climate change and discussed…
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  10:00PM EDTAfter Words Lou Dobbs, "The Trump Century"Fox Business News host Lou Dobbs offered his thoughts on President Trump's…
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  11:00PM EDTErin Brockovich, "Superman's Not Coming"Environmental activist Erin Brockovich argued that America is facing a…

• Sunday

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  12:05AM EDTMichael Anton, The Stakes - "America at the Point of No Return"Michael Anton, a former national security official in the Trump…
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  1:10AM EDTMychal Smith, "Stakes is High"Type Media Center fellow Mychal Smith offered his thoughts on the American…
• 2:05AM EDTNational Book Festival - Author Discussion on Space with Ann Druyan and Leland MelvinAuthor and producer Ann Druyan, "Cosmos" and astronaut Leland Melvin,…
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  2:40AM EDTFormer Rep. Katie Hill D-CA, "She Will Rise"Former Representative Katie Hill (D-CA) recounted the events that led to…
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  3:45AM EDTRick Tyler, "Still Right"MSNBC political analyst Rick Tyler made his case for how conservative…
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  4:40AM EDTNational Book Festival - Haben Girma, "Haben"Disability rights attorney Haben Girma, a Harvard Law School graduate who…
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  5:00AM EDTFrederik Logevall, "JFK"Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Frederik Logevall looked at the first 39…
• 6:30AM EDTWhat Are You Reading with Rep. Gerald Connolly D-VA…
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  7:00AM EDTAuthors on ChinaAuthors Michael Pillsbury ("The Hundred-Year Marathon"), Robert Spalding…
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  8:00AM EDTNicholson Baker, "Baseless"Nicholson Baker talked about Project Baseless, a secret 1950s Air Force…
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  9:05AM EDTJennet Conant, "The Great Secret"Historian Jennet Conant discussed the sinking of 17 Allied ships in Italy…
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  10:10AM EDTMaya Rockeymoore Cummings on the late Rep. Elijah Cummings D-MD "We're Better Than This"Maya Rockeymoore Cummings, wife of the late Congressman Elijah Cummings…
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  11:10AM EDTCarter Page, "Abuse and Power"Carter Page, former foreign policy advisor for Donald Trump's 2016…
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  12:00PM EDTLiveIn Depth Jill LeporeHarvard University professor Jill Lepore discusses popular and…
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  2:00PM EDTIn Depth Jill LeporeHarvard University professor Jill Lepore discussed popular and…
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  4:00PM EDTP.J. O'Rourke, "A Cry from the Far Middle"P.J. O'Rourke talked about his collection of essays on American history,…
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  5:00PM EDTRabbi Jonathan Sacks, "Morality"Rabbi Jonathan Sacks offered his thoughts on why he believes everyone must…
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  6:00PM EDTSarah Chayes, "On Corruption in America"Sarah Chayes, an expert on government corruption around the world and a…
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  7:00PM EDTMichael Anton, The Stakes - "America at the Point of No Return"Michael Anton, a former national security official in the Trump…
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  8:00PM EDTCarl Hoffman, "Liar's Circus"Journalist Carl Hoffman reported on the impact of the Trump rallies. This…
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  9:00PM EDTAfter Words Lou Dobbs, "The Trump Century"Fox Business News host Lou Dobbs offered his thoughts on President Trump's…
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  10:00PM EDTIn Depth Jill LeporeHarvard University professor Jill Lepore discussed popular and…

• Monday

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  12:00AM EDTAfter Words Lou Dobbs, "The Trump Century"Fox Business News host Lou Dobbs offered his thoughts on President Trump's…
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  1:00AM EDTJane Fonda, "What Can I Do?"Actress Jane Fonda offered her thoughts on climate change and discussed…
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  2:00AM EDTSen. Jon TesterD-MT, "Grounded"Senator Jon Tester (D-MT) offered his thoughts on how Democrats can…
• 2:45AM EDTWhat Are You Reading with Rep. Tom Cole R-OK…
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  3:00AM EDTAfter Words Lou Dobbs, "The Trump Century"Fox Business News host Lou Dobbs offered his thoughts on President Trump's…
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  4:00AM EDTStephen Farnsworth, "Late Night with Trump"University of Mary Washington political science professor Stephen…
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  5:00AM EDTJuliet Schor,"After the Gig"Author Juliet Schor argued that there is a dark side to the gig economy…
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  6:00AM EDTRabbi Jonathan Sacks, "Morality"Rabbi Jonathan Sacks offered his thoughts on why he believes everyone must…
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  7:00AM EDTMartha Jones, "Vanguard"Johns Hopkins University history professor Martha Jones explored the…