Book TV Schedule

• Saturday

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  8:00AM EDTRancher, Farmer, FishermanMiriam Horn looks at conservation in America through the livelihood of…
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  9:00AM EDTPutin CountryNPR’s Anne Garrels talks about the rise of Russian President Vladimir Putin and…
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  10:00AM EDTCity of SeditionJohn Strausbaugh discusses his book, City of Sedition: The History of New…
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  11:00AM EDTJFK and the Reagan RevolutionCNBC’s Lawrence Kudlow and Brian Domitrovic, senior associate at the…
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  1:00PM EDTOpen Phones with Bob WoodwardFrom the 16th annual National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., Washington Post…
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  3:00PM EDTMan of the WorldJournalist and author Joe Conason, who has known both Bill and Hillary Clinton…
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  3:45PM EDTIn Search of the City on a HillProfessor Richard Gamble talks about his book, In Search of the City on a Hill:…
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  4:15PM EDTPanel Discussion on Political Parties and ElectionsFrom the 2016 Brooklyn Book Festival, authors talk about political parties…
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  5:00PM EDTDefenseless Under the NightMatthew Dallek, political management professor at George Washington…
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  6:30PM EDTIn Our HandsCharles Murray discusses his plan to replace America’s welfare system with…
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  7:30PM EDTBook Discussion on Blood in the WaterHistorian Heather Ann Thompson recalls the Attica prison uprising that…
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  8:45PM EDTWeapons of Math DestructionData scientist Cathy O’Neil examines how data algorithms impact society.…
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  10:00PM EDTAfter Words with John DickersonJohn Dickerson reflects on key stories behind some of the most memorable…

• Sunday

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  12:00AM EDTThe Making of Donald TrumpDavid Cay Johnston takes a critical look at Donald Trump’s business…
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  1:00AM EDTDestiny and PowerFrom the 16th annual National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., Pulitzer…
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  2:00AM EDTFirst WomenFormer White House correspondent Kate Andersen Brower profiles the ten…
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  3:00AM EDTThe President's First Year and World War 4Douglas Cohn talks about the first years of U.S. presidents and the…
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  5:20AM EDTCode WarriorsStephen Budiansky, national security correspondent and foreign editor of U.S.…
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  6:00AM EDTDefenseless Under the NightMatthew Dallek, political management professor at George Washington…
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  7:30AM EDTRightful HeritageFrom the 16th annual National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., historian…
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  8:15AM EDTMakers and TakersRana Foroohar, columnist and assistant managing editor for economics and…
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  10:30AM EDTOpen Phones with Representative John Lewis and Andrew AydinFrom the 16th annual National Book Festival, Representative John Lewis…
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  11:00AM EDTAfter Words with Dave BratRepresentative Dave Brat (R-VA) recalls his Republican primary victory…
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  12:00PM EDTLiveIn Depth with Gerald HorneAuthor and historian Gerald Horne talks about his life and career and…
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  3:00PM EDTAfter Words with Fawaz GergesProfessor Fawaz Gerges looks at the history and rise of the Islamic State…
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  4:00PM EDTAfter Words with Karen GreenbergKaren Greenberg, director of Fordham University’s Center on National Security,…
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  5:00PM EDTAfter Words with Michael HaydenFormer CIA Director Michael Hayden discusses his book Playing to the Edge:…
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  6:00PM EDTBlack FlagsFrom the 16th annual National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., Pulitzer…
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  6:45PM EDTThe Making of Donald TrumpDavid Cay Johnston takes a critical look at Donald Trump’s business…
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  8:45PM EDTInterview with Jo-Ann JenkinsFrom the 16th annual National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., Jo-Ann…
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  9:00PM EDTAfter Words with John DickersonJohn Dickerson reflects on key stories behind some of the most memorable…
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  10:00PM EDTReporting from the Danger ZoneMaria Armoudian of the University of Auckland talks about the…
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  11:00PM EDTIn Our HandsCharles Murray discusses his plan to replace America’s welfare system with…

• Monday

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  12:00AM EDTIn Depth with Gerald HorneAuthor and historian Gerald Horne talks about his life and career and…
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  3:00AM EDTAfter Words with John DickersonJohn Dickerson reflects on key stories behind some of the most memorable…
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  4:00AM EDTPutin CountryNPR’s Anne Garrels talks about the rise of Russian President Vladimir Putin and…
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  5:00AM EDTCrisis of CharacterGary Byrne talks about what he saw during his tenure protecting President…
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  5:45AM EDTYuge!Political cartoonist Garry Trudeau discusses his use of Donald Trump as a character in…
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  6:30AM EDTThe WitchesFrom the 16th annual National Book Festival in Washington, D.C., Pulitzer…
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  6:30AM EDTInterview with Librarian of Congress Carla HaydenCarla Hayden, the new Librarian of Congress and the first woman and African…
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  7:15AM EDTInterview with Librarian of Congress Carla HaydenCarla Hayden, the new Librarian of Congress and the first woman and African…