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"King's Counsel: A Memoir of War, Espionage, and Diplomacy in the Middle East"
Vernon Loeb
"King's Counsel: A Memoir of War, Espionage, and Diplomacy in the Middle East"
"Bay and Her Boys: Unexpected Lessons I Learned as a (Single) Mom"
Bay Buchanan
"Bay and Her Boys: Unexpected Lessons I Learned as a (Single) Mom"
Encore Booknotes: Deborah Shapley, "Promise and Power: The Life and Times of Robert McNamara"
Deborah Shapley
Encore Booknotes: Deborah Shapley, "Promise and Power: The Life and Times of Robert McNamara"
"Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage: The Titanic's First Class Passengers and Their World"
Hugh Brewster
"Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage: The Titanic's First Class Passengers and Their World"
"Grace and Grit: My Fight For Equal Pay and Fairness at Goodyear and Beyond"
Lilly Ledbetter
"Grace and Grit: My Fight For Equal Pay and Fairness at Goodyear and Beyond"
After Words: Jay Nordlinger, "Peace, They Say: A History of the Nobel Peace Prize, The Most Famous and Controversial Prize in the World," hosted by Matt Murphy, Wall Street Journal International Editor
After Words: Jay Nordlinger, "Peace, They Say: A History of the Nobel Peace Prize, The Most Famous and Controversial Prize in the World," hosted by Matt Murphy, Wall Street Journal International Editor
"The Race for What's Left: The Global Scramble for the World's Last Resources"
Michael Klare
"The Race for What's Left: The Global Scramble for the World's Last Resources"
2012 Gaithersburg Book Festival LIVE
various authors
2012 Gaithersburg Book Festival LIVE
"The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front Lines"
Michael Mann
"The Hockey Stick and the Climate Wars: Dispatches from the Front Lines"
"Almost President: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the Nation"
Scott Farris
"Almost President: The Men Who Lost the Race but Changed the Nation"
"Latin Lessons: How South America Stopped Listening to the United States and Started Prospering"
Hal Weitzman
"Latin Lessons: How South America Stopped Listening to the United States and Started Prospering"
"Before the Lights Go Out: Conquering the Energy Crisis Before It Conquers Us"
Maggie Koerth-Baker
"Before the Lights Go Out: Conquering the Energy Crisis Before It Conquers Us"
"The End of Money: Counterfeiters, Preachers, Techies, Dreamers - and the Coming Cashless Society"
David Wolman
"The End of Money: Counterfeiters, Preachers, Techies, Dreamers - and the Coming Cashless Society"
After Words: Van Jones, "Rebuild the Dream," hosted by Jackie Kucinich, USA Today
After Words: Van Jones, "Rebuild the Dream," hosted by Jackie Kucinich, USA Today
Book TV at University of Virginia: J.C.A. Stagg, "The War of 1812: Conflict for a Continent"
J.C.A. Stagg
Book TV at University of Virginia: J.C.A. Stagg, "The War of 1812: Conflict for a Continent"
Book TV at University of Virginia: Farzaneh Milani, "Words, Not Swords: Iranian Women Writers and the Freedom of Movement"
Farzaneh Milani
Book TV at University of Virginia: Farzaneh Milani, "Words, Not Swords: Iranian Women Writers and the Freedom of Movement"
Book TV at University of Virginia: Allen Lynch, "Vladimir Putin and Russian Statecraft"
Allen Lynch
Book TV at University of Virginia: Allen Lynch, "Vladimir Putin and Russian Statecraft"
"Power and Constraint: The Accountable Presidency after 9/11"
Jack Goldsmith
"Power and Constraint: The Accountable Presidency after 9/11"
"The Emergency State: America's Pursuit of Absolute Security at All Costs"
David Unger
"The Emergency State: America's Pursuit of Absolute Security at All Costs"
"Charles Lindbergh and The Spirit of St. Louis"
Dominick Pisano; Robert van der Linden
"Charles Lindbergh and The Spirit of St. Louis"
"Multiplication is for White People: Raising Expectations For Other People's Children"
Lisa Delpit
"Multiplication is for White People: Raising Expectations For Other People's Children"
"The Spirit of Compromise: Why Governing Demands It and Campaigning Undermines It"
Amy Gutmann; Dennis Thompson
"The Spirit of Compromise: Why Governing Demands It and Campaigning Undermines It"
A Discussion on U.S. Foreign Policy in Pakistan and Afghanistan with Ahmed Rashid and Steve Coll
Steve Coll; Ahmed Rashid
A Discussion on U.S. Foreign Policy in Pakistan and Afghanistan with Ahmed Rashid and Steve Coll
"Dangerous Ambition, Rebecca West and Dorothy Thompson: New Women in Search of Love and Power"
Susan Hertog
"Dangerous Ambition, Rebecca West and Dorothy Thompson: New Women in Search of Love and Power"
"The Escape Artists: How Obama's Team Fumbled the Recovery"
Noam Scheiber
"The Escape Artists: How Obama's Team Fumbled the Recovery"

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This Weekend's TV Schedule

Beginning Saturdays at 8am (ET)

Highlights
After Words: Victor Cha, "The Impossible State: North Korea, Past and Future," hosted by Scott Snyder, Council on Foreign Relations
Next air time: Saturday, May 26th, at 10pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
"I Must Resist: Bayard Rustin's Life in Letters"
Michael Long
Next air time: Saturday, May 26th, at 7pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 19 min.
"The Heartbreak of Aaron Burr"
H.W. Brands
Next air time: Saturday, May 26th, at 8:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 19 min.
"Those Who Have Borne the Battle: A History of America's Wars and Those Who Fought Them"
James Wright
Next air time: Saturday, May 26th, at 11pm (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
"Crusade 2.0: The West's Resurgent War on Islam"
John Feffer
Next air time: Saturday, May 26th, at 10am (ET)
Approx. 52 min.
"Heroes for My Daughter"
Brad Meltzer
Next air time: Saturday, May 26th, at 4:30pm (ET)
Approx. 49 min.
"Service: A Navy SEAL at War"
Marcus Luttrell
Next air time: Saturday, May 26th, at 4pm (ET)
Approx. 31 min.
"Dust to Dust: A Memoir"
Benjamin Busch
Next air time: Sunday, May 27th, at 8am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 8 min.
Discussion on the Future of Authors, Books and Libraries with Scott Turow and Richard Posner
Richard Posner; Scott Turow
Next air time: Monday, May 28th, at 3:45pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 12 min.
"Can't Is Not an Option: My American Story"
Gov. Nikki Haley
Next air time: Monday, May 28th, at 6pm (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
"Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier"
Neil deGrasse Tyson
Next air time: Monday, May 28th, at 8:30pm (ET)
Approx. 2 hr. 13 min.
A Tribute to Christopher Hitchens
Multiple Speakers
Next air time: Monday, May 28th, at 10:45pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 51 min.

Also Airing...

Saturday, May 26th
8am (ET)
Approx. 51 min.
"Multiplication is for White People: Raising Expectations For Other People's Children"
Lisa Delpit
9am (ET)
Approx. 40 min.
"The Death of Liberalism"
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
10am (ET)
Approx. 52 min.
"Crusade 2.0: The West's Resurgent War on Islam"
John Feffer
11am (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
"Bay and Her Boys: Unexpected Lessons I Learned as a (Single) Mom"
Bay Buchanan
12pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 17 min.
"Latin Lessons: How South America Stopped Listening to the United States and Started Prospering"
Hal Weitzman
1:30pm (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"The Spirit of Compromise: Why Governing Demands It and Campaigning Undermines It"
Amy Gutmann; Dennis Thompson
2:45pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 10 min.
"The Escape Artists: How Obama's Team Fumbled the Recovery"
Noam Scheiber
4pm (ET)
Approx. 31 min.
"Service: A Navy SEAL at War"
Marcus Luttrell
4:30pm (ET)
Approx. 49 min.
"Heroes for My Daughter"
Brad Meltzer
5:15pm (ET)
Approx. 44 min.
"Yours in Truth: A Personal Portrait of Ben Bradlee"
Jeff Himmelman
6pm (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
Encore Booknotes: Nadine Cohodas, "Strom Thurmond and the Politics of Southern Change"
Nadine Cohodas
7pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 19 min.
"I Must Resist: Bayard Rustin's Life in Letters"
Michael Long
8:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 19 min.
"The Heartbreak of Aaron Burr"
H.W. Brands
10pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
After Words: Victor Cha, "The Impossible State: North Korea, Past and Future," hosted by Scott Snyder, Council on Foreign Relations
11pm (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
"Those Who Have Borne the Battle: A History of America's Wars and Those Who Fought Them"
James Wright

Sunday, May 27th
12am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 15 min.
2012 Colby Military Writers' Symposium: Ralph Peters, "Cain at Gettysburg"
Ralph Peters
1:15am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 5 min.
"Grace and Grit: My Fight For Equal Pay and Fairness at Goodyear and Beyond"
Lilly Ledbetter
2:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 6 min.
"Finance and the Good Society"
Robert Shiller
3:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 4 min.
"King's Counsel: A Memoir of War, Espionage, and Diplomacy in the Middle East"
Vernon Loeb
5am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 4 min.
"The Hunt for KSM: Inside the Pursuit and Takedown of the Real 9/11 Mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed"
Josh Meyer
6:15am (ET)
Approx. 51 min.
"A Mindful Nation: How a Simple Practice Can Help Reduce Stress, Improve Performance, and Recapture the American Spirit"
Rep. Tim Ryan
7:15am (ET)
Approx. 28 min.
"Before the Lights Go Out: Conquering the Energy Crisis Before It Conquers Us"
Maggie Koerth-Baker
8am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 8 min.
"Dust to Dust: A Memoir"
Benjamin Busch
9:15am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 8 min.
"The Lady and the Peacock: The Life of Aung San Suu Kyi"
Peter Popham
10:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 19 min.
"I Must Resist: Bayard Rustin's Life in Letters"
Michael Long
12pm (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
After Words: Jay Nordlinger, "Peace, They Say: A History of the Nobel Peace Prize, The Most Famous and Controversial Prize in the World," hosted by Matt Murphy, Wall Street Journal International Editor
1pm (ET)
Approx. 39 min.
Book TV at University of Virginia: Maurie McInnnis, "Slaves Waiting for Sale: Abolitionist Art and the American Slave Trade"
Maurie McInnis
1:40pm (ET)
Approx. 12 min.
Book TV at University of Virginia: Risa Goluboff, "The Lost Promise of Civil Rights"
Risa Goluboff
2pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 18 min.
"The Riot Within: My Journey From Rebellion to Redemption"
Rodney King
3:30pm (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
"Those Who Have Borne the Battle: A History of America's Wars and Those Who Fought Them"
James Wright
4:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 19 min.
"The Heartbreak of Aaron Burr"
H.W. Brands
6pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
"The Barbary Plague: The Black Death in Victorian San Francisco"
Marilyn Chase
7pm (ET)
Approx. 52 min.
"Crusade 2.0: The West's Resurgent War on Islam"
John Feffer
8pm (ET)
Approx. 49 min.
"Heroes for My Daughter"
Brad Meltzer
9pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
After Words: Victor Cha, "The Impossible State: North Korea, Past and Future," hosted by Scott Snyder, Council on Foreign Relations
10pm (ET)
Approx. 31 min.
"Service: A Navy SEAL at War"
Marcus Luttrell
10:45pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 8 min.
"Dust to Dust: A Memoir"
Benjamin Busch

Monday, May 28th
12am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
After Words: Victor Cha, "The Impossible State: North Korea, Past and Future," hosted by Scott Snyder, Council on Foreign Relations
1am (ET)
Approx. 39 min.
Book TV at University of Virginia: Maurie McInnnis, "Slaves Waiting for Sale: Abolitionist Art and the American Slave Trade"
Maurie McInnis
1:40am (ET)
Approx. 12 min.
Book TV at University of Virginia: Risa Goluboff, "The Lost Promise of Civil Rights"
Risa Goluboff
2am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
"Design for Liberty: Private Property, Public Administration, and the Rule of Law"
Richard Epstein
3am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
After Words: Victor Cha, "The Impossible State: North Korea, Past and Future," hosted by Scott Snyder, Council on Foreign Relations
4am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 1 min.
"Freedom's Cap: The United States Capitol and the Coming of the Civil War"
Guy Gugliotta
5am (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
"Covering America: A Narrative History of a Nation's Journalism"
Christopher Daly
6am (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"The Social Conquest of Earth"
E.O. Wilson
7am (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
"Those Who Have Borne the Battle: A History of America's Wars and Those Who Fought Them"
James Wright
8:30am (ET)
Approx. 2 hr. 55 min.
In Depth: Mark Steyn
11:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 23 min.
"Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe"
George Dyson
1pm (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
After Words: Seth Jones, "Hunting in the Shadows: The Pursuit of Al Qa'ida Since 9/11," hosted by Kimberly Dozier, Associated Press Intelligence Reporter
2pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 34 min.
Panel discussion of Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Ruby Dee; Sonia Sanchez; Alice Walker
3:45pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 12 min.
Discussion on the Future of Authors, Books and Libraries with Scott Turow and Richard Posner
Richard Posner; Scott Turow
5pm (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
"Imagine: How Creativity Works"
Jonah Lehrer
6pm (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
"Can't Is Not an Option: My American Story"
Gov. Nikki Haley
6:45pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 13 min.
"Our Supreme Task: How Winston Churchill's Iron Curtain Speech Defined the Cold War Alliance"
Philip White
8:30pm (ET)
Approx. 2 hr. 13 min.
"Space Chronicles: Facing the Ultimate Frontier"
Neil deGrasse Tyson
10:45pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 51 min.
A Tribute to Christopher Hitchens
Multiple Speakers

Tuesday, May 29th
12:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 10 min.
"The Crusader: The Life and Tumultuous Times of Pat Buchanan"
Timothy Stanley
2am (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
After Words: Maggie Anderson, "Our Black Year: One Family's Quest to Buy Black in America's Racially Divided Economy," hosted by Krissah Thompson, The Washington Post
3am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 18 min.
"Indomitable Will: LBJ in the Presidency"
Mark Updegrove
4:30am (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
"All In: The Education of General David Petraeus"
Paula Broadwell; Vernon Loeb
5:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 9 min.
"The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion"
Jonathan Haidt
6:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 9 min.
"Island of Vice: Theodore Roosevelt's Doomed Quest To Clean Up Sin-Loving New York"
Richard Zacks

Upcoming Programs

IN DEPTH

In Depth is Book TV's monthly interview/call-in program with an author featuring his or her body of work.  It's LIVE on the first Sunday of every month.   
In 2012...Chris Hedges was our guest on January 1st, and Mark Steyn appeared on February 5, 2012.  Randall Kennedy of Harvard Law was our March 2012 guest.  National Review's Richard Brookhiser appreared in April.  Tom Brokaw was our May guest.  Here are some upcoming In Depths:
 
JUNE 3 Anna Quindlen

 You can watch all past In Depths online by using the "Search" function in the upper left hand corner of this website.

FAIRS AND FESTIVALS

Book TV covers many book festivals each year, many of them LIVE.  In 2012, our festival coverage will include book festivals in Tucson, Los Angeles, Chicago, Charlottesville, New York, Freedom Fest in Vegas, Brooklyn, the Roosevelt Reading Festival in Hyde Park, NY, the Texas Book Festival and Miami Book Fair International in November.  You can watch those we've already covered online.  Find them using the "Search" button in the upper lefthand corner of this homepage.

For a complete list of upcoming book festivals, click on the BOOK FAIRS tab at the top of the page.