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"The Art of Controversy: Political Cartoons and Their Enduring Power"
Victor Navasky
"The Art of Controversy: Political Cartoons and Their Enduring Power"
In Depth: Melanie Phillips
In Depth: Melanie Phillips
"The Democracy Project: A History, A Crisis, A Movement"
David Graeber
"The Democracy Project: A History, A Crisis, A Movement"
Book Party for David Stockman, Author of "The Great Deformation: The Corruption of Capitalism in America"
David Stockman
Book Party for David Stockman, Author of "The Great Deformation: The Corruption of Capitalism in America"
"Why Coolidge Matters: Leadership Lessons from America's Most Underrated President"
Charles Johnson
"Why Coolidge Matters: Leadership Lessons from America's Most Underrated President"
"Bolivar: American Liberator"
Marie Arana
"Bolivar: American Liberator"
"In the Kingdom of the Sick: A Social History of Chronic Illness in America"
Laurie Edwards
"In the Kingdom of the Sick: A Social History of Chronic Illness in America"
"The Lawyer Bubble: A Profession in Crisis"
Steven Harper
"The Lawyer Bubble: A Profession in Crisis"
Encore Booknotes: "My American Journey"
Colin Powell
Encore Booknotes: "My American Journey"
"Payback: The Case for Revenge"
Thane Rosenbaum
"Payback: The Case for Revenge"
"The New Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business"
Jared Cohen; Eric Schmidt
"The New Digital Age: Reshaping the Future of People, Nations and Business"
After Words: Christian Caryl, "Strange Rebels: 1979 and the Birth of the 21st Century," hosted by Susan Glasser, Foreign Policy Magazine
After Words: Christian Caryl, "Strange Rebels: 1979 and the Birth of the 21st Century," hosted by Susan Glasser, Foreign Policy Magazine
"Restoring Justice: The Speeches of Attorney General Edward Levi"
Jack Fuller
"Restoring Justice: The Speeches of Attorney General Edward Levi"
"Mortal Sins: Sex, Crime, and the Era of Catholic Scandal"
Michael D'Antonio
"Mortal Sins: Sex, Crime, and the Era of Catholic Scandal"
"Lady at the O.K. Corral: The True Story of Josephine Marcus Earp"
Ann Kirschner
"Lady at the O.K. Corral: The True Story of Josephine Marcus Earp"
"If You Knew Me You Would Care"
Rennio Maifredi (Photographer); Zainab Salbi
"If You Knew Me You Would Care"
"Ninja Innovation: The Ten Killer Strategies of the World's Most Successful Businesses"
Gary Shapiro
"Ninja Innovation: The Ten Killer Strategies of the World's Most Successful Businesses"
"Obama's Four Horsemen: The Disasters Unleashed by Obama's Reelection"
David Harsanyi
"Obama's Four Horsemen: The Disasters Unleashed by Obama's Reelection"
2013 Annapolis Book Festival Panel: Role of Women in Society
Sharon Lerner; Hanna Rosin
2013 Annapolis Book Festival Panel: Role of Women in Society
"Gospel of Freedom: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter From Birmingham Jail and the Struggle That Changed A Nation"
Jonathan Rieder
"Gospel of Freedom: Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Letter From Birmingham Jail and the Struggle That Changed A Nation"
"The Measure of Civilization: How Social Development Decides the Fate of Nations"
Ian Morris
"The Measure of Civilization: How Social Development Decides the Fate of Nations"
"The Rise and Fall of Fast Track Trade Authority"
Lori Wallach
"The Rise and Fall of Fast Track Trade Authority"
After Words: Vali Nasr, "The Dispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in Retreat," hosted by Judith Yaphe
After Words: Vali Nasr, "The Dispensable Nation: American Foreign Policy in Retreat," hosted by Judith Yaphe
Book TV at Stanford University: Robert Proctor, "Golden Holocaust: Origins of the Cigarette Catastrophe and the Case for Abolition"
Robert Proctor
Book TV at Stanford University: Robert Proctor, "Golden Holocaust: Origins of the Cigarette Catastrophe and the Case for Abolition"
Book TV at the Hoover Institution: Scott Atlas, "In Excellent Health: Setting the Record Straight on America's Health Care"
Scott Atlas
Book TV at the Hoover Institution: Scott Atlas, "In Excellent Health: Setting the Record Straight on America's Health Care"
"What Then Must We Do?: Straight Talk About the Next American Revolution"
Gar Alperovitz
"What Then Must We Do?: Straight Talk About the Next American Revolution"
"Unflinching Courage: Pioneering Women Who Shaped Texas"
Kay Bailey Hutchison
"Unflinching Courage: Pioneering Women Who Shaped Texas"
"Lone Wolf Terror and the Rise of Leaderless Resistance"
George Michael
"Lone Wolf Terror and the Rise of Leaderless Resistance"
Book TV in London: Richard Seymour
Richard Seymour
Book TV in London: Richard Seymour
Book TV in London: Cass Pennant
Cass Pennant
Book TV in London: Cass Pennant
"The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum"
Temple Grandin
"The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum"
"The Martian's Daughter: A Memoir"
Marina von Neumann Whitman
"The Martian's Daughter: A Memoir"
"Medicare Meltdown: How Wall Street and Washington are Ruining Medicare and How to Fix It"
Rosemary Gibson
"Medicare Meltdown: How Wall Street and Washington are Ruining Medicare and How to Fix It"
2013 Annapolis Book Festival Panel: American Politics
Mickey Edwards; Michael Steele
2013 Annapolis Book Festival Panel: American Politics
2013 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books: Call-in with Beau Kilmer, author of "Marijuana Legalization"
Beau Kilmer
2013 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books: Call-in with Beau Kilmer, author of "Marijuana Legalization"
"Brokers of Deceit: How the U.S. Has Undermined Peace in the Middle East"
Rashid Khalidi
"Brokers of Deceit: How the U.S. Has Undermined Peace in the Middle East"

Book TV Schedule

Highlights
LIVE 2013 Gaithersburg Book Festival
Mutiple Authors
Next air time: Saturday, May 18th, at 10am (ET)
Approx. 8 hr.
BookTV in Columbia, South Carolina
BookTV Visits Columbia, South Carolina
Next air time: Saturday, May 18th, at 6pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
After Words: Diana West, "American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation's Character"
Next air time: Saturday, May 18th, at 10pm (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
Book TV at Stanford University: Deborah Rhode, "The Beauty Bias: The Injustice of Appearance in Life and Law"
Deborah Rhode
Next air time: Sunday, May 19th, at 1pm (ET)
Approx. 22 min.
Book TV at the Hoover Institution: Abraham Sofaer, "Taking on Iran"
Abraham Sofaer
Next air time: Sunday, May 19th, at 1:30pm (ET)
Approx. 30 min.
Book TV in London: Hermione Lee
Hermione Lee
Next air time: Sunday, May 19th, at 6pm (ET)
Approx. 32 min.
Book TV in London: Charles Emmerson
Charles Emmerson
Next air time: Sunday, May 19th, at 6:30pm (ET)
Approx. 29 min.
"Crisis Tales: Five Rules for Coping with Crises in Business, Politics, and Life"
Lanny Davis
Next air time: Saturday, May 18th, at 7pm (ET)
Approx. 40 min.
"In the Body of the World: A Memoir"
Eve Ensler
Next air time: Saturday, May 18th, at 8:45pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 6 min.
"Operation Storm: Japan's Top Secret Submarines and Its Plan to Change the Course of World War II"
John Geoghegan
Next air time: Saturday, May 18th, at 11pm (ET)
Approx. 47 min.
"Why Are Professors Liberal and Why Do Conservatives Care?"
Neil Gross
Next air time: Sunday, May 19th, at 7:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 31 min.
"Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead"
Sheryl Sandberg
Next air time: Sunday, May 19th, at 10pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 16 min.
2013 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books: Call-in with Luis J. Rodriguez, author of "It Calls You Back"
Luis J. Rodriguez
Next air time: Sunday, May 19th, at 11:30pm (ET)
Approx. 29 min.
Book Party for Lanny Davis, author of "Crisis Tales: Five Rules for Coping with Crises in Business, Politics, and Life"
Lanny Davis
Next air time: Saturday, May 18th, at 8pm (ET)
Approx. 35 min.

Also Airing...

Saturday, May 18th
8:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 3 min.
"The Autistic Brain: Thinking Across the Spectrum"
Temple Grandin
LIVE 10am (ET)
Approx. 8 hr.
2013 Gaithersburg Book Festival
Mutiple Authors
6pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
BookTV in Columbia, South Carolina
BookTV Visits Columbia, South Carolina
7pm (ET)
Approx. 40 min.
"Crisis Tales: Five Rules for Coping with Crises in Business, Politics, and Life"
Lanny Davis
8pm (ET)
Approx. 35 min.
Book Party for Lanny Davis, author of "Crisis Tales: Five Rules for Coping with Crises in Business, Politics, and Life"
Lanny Davis
8:45pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 6 min.
"In the Body of the World: A Memoir"
Eve Ensler
10pm (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
After Words: Diana West, "American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation's Character"
11pm (ET)
Approx. 47 min.
"Operation Storm: Japan's Top Secret Submarines and Its Plan to Change the Course of World War II"
John Geoghegan

Sunday, May 19th
12am (ET)
Approx. 8 hr.
2013 Gaithersburg Book Festival
Mutiple Authors
8am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 15 min.
"The Martian's Daughter: A Memoir"
Marina von Neumann Whitman
9:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 21 min.
"Payback: The Case for Revenge"
Thane Rosenbaum
11am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
BookTV in Columbia, South Carolina
BookTV Visits Columbia, South Carolina
12pm (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
After Words: Christian Caryl, "Strange Rebels: 1979 and the Birth of the 21st Century," hosted by Susan Glasser, Foreign Policy Magazine
1pm (ET)
Approx. 22 min.
Book TV at Stanford University: Deborah Rhode, "The Beauty Bias: The Injustice of Appearance in Life and Law"
Deborah Rhode
1:30pm (ET)
Approx. 30 min.
Book TV at the Hoover Institution: Abraham Sofaer, "Taking on Iran"
Abraham Sofaer
2pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 11 min.
"Game Over: How Politics Has Turned the Sports World Upside Down"
Dave Zirin
3:15pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
2013 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books: Call-in with Larry Elder, author of "Dear Father, Dear Son"
Larry Elder
4:15pm (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
"The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism"
Theda Skocpol; Vanessa Williamson
5:15pm (ET)
Approx. 25 min.
2012 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books: Interview with Elizabeth Price Foley, "The Tea Party: Three Principles"
Elizabeth Price Foley
6pm (ET)
Approx. 32 min.
Book TV in London: Hermione Lee
Hermione Lee
6:30pm (ET)
Approx. 29 min.
Book TV in London: Charles Emmerson
Charles Emmerson
7pm (ET)
Approx. 30 min.
Book TV at the Hoover Institution: Abraham Sofaer, "Taking on Iran"
Abraham Sofaer
7:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 31 min.
"Why Are Professors Liberal and Why Do Conservatives Care?"
Neil Gross
9pm (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
After Words: Diana West, "American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation's Character"
10pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 16 min.
"Lean In: Women, Work and the Will to Lead"
Sheryl Sandberg
11:30pm (ET)
Approx. 29 min.
2013 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books: Call-in with Luis J. Rodriguez, author of "It Calls You Back"
Luis J. Rodriguez

Monday, May 20th
12am (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
After Words: Diana West, "American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation's Character"
1am (ET)
Approx. 22 min.
Book TV at Stanford University: Deborah Rhode, "The Beauty Bias: The Injustice of Appearance in Life and Law"
Deborah Rhode
1:30am (ET)
Approx. 30 min.
Book TV at the Hoover Institution: Abraham Sofaer, "Taking on Iran"
Abraham Sofaer
2am (ET)
Approx. 32 min.
Book TV in London: Hermione Lee
Hermione Lee
2:30am (ET)
Approx. 29 min.
Book TV in London: Charles Emmerson
Charles Emmerson
3am (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
After Words: Diana West, "American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation's Character"
4am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 9 min.
"Light Without Fire: The Making of America's First Muslim College"
Scott Korb
5:15am (ET)
Approx. 37 min.
Book Party for David Stockman, Author of "The Great Deformation: The Corruption of Capitalism in America"
David Stockman
6am (ET)
Approx. 50 min.
"The Good Rich and What They Cost Us"
Robert Dalzell
7am (ET)
Approx. 44 min.
"Lone Wolf Terror and the Rise of Leaderless Resistance"
George Michael

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.   

Jun 2 Rick Atkinson     http://liberationtrilogy.com/
July 7  Mary Roach       www.maryroach.net
Aug 4  Dr. Ben Carson www.carsonschholars.org
 

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 2013, 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, Harlem Book Festival, 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.