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Several nonfiction books are published each year that cover the courts, law enforcement, and legal issues.  Search for these programs here.

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Coming Up on Book TV

"Payback: The Case for Revenge"
Thane Rosenbaum
Next air time: Sunday, May 19th at 9:30am (ET)
"Payback: The Case for Revenge"
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)
Book TV at Stanford University: William B. Gould IV, "Bargaining with Baseball: Labor Relations in an Age of Prosperous Turmoil"
William B. Gould IV
Next air time: Sunday, May 26th at 1pm (ET)

Archived Programs

Programs shown in this archive cover the past year. To search for programs in earlier years, please use the search functionality above.

"The Lawyer Bubble: A Profession in Crisis"
Steven Harper
Last aired: May 11, 2013
"The Lawyer Bubble: A Profession in Crisis"
"Payback: The Case for Revenge"
Thane Rosenbaum
Last aired: May 11, 2013
"Payback: The Case for Revenge"
Book TV at the University of Pennsylvania: Sarah Gordon, "The Spirit of the Law: Religious Voices and the Constitution in Modern America"
Sarah Gordon
Last aired: April 15, 2013
Book TV at the University of Pennsylvania: Sarah Gordon, "The Spirit of the Law: Religious Voices and the Constitution in Modern America"
"Out of Order: Stories from the History of the Supreme Court"
Sandra Day O'Connor
Last aired: April 7, 2013
"Out of Order: Stories from the History of the Supreme Court"
Books on Gay Marriage
Multiple Authors
Last aired: April 1, 2013
Book TV at American University: Angela J. Davis, "Arbitrary Justice: The Power of the American Prosecutor"
Angela J. Davis
Last aired: March 18, 2013
Book TV at American University: Angela J. Davis, "Arbitrary Justice: The Power of the American Prosecutor"
"Whitey: The Life of America's Most Notorious Mob Boss"
Dick Lehr; Gerard O'Neill
Last aired: March 10, 2013
"Whitey: The Life of America's Most Notorious Mob Boss"
"The Terror Factory: Inside the FBI's Manufactured War on Terrorism"
Trevor Aaronson
Last aired: March 4, 2013
"The Terror Factory: Inside the FBI's Manufactured War on Terrorism"
"Guns in America"
Multiple Authors
Last aired: March 4, 2013
"Guns in America"
Book TV at American University: Patricia Aufderheide, "Reclaiming Fair Use: How to Put Balance Back in Copyright"
Patricia Aufderheide
Last aired: February 25, 2013
Book TV at American University: Patricia Aufderheide, "Reclaiming Fair Use: How to Put Balance Back in Copyright"
"The Terror Courts: Rough Justice at Guantanamo Bay"
Jess Bravin
Last aired: February 24, 2013
"The Terror Courts: Rough Justice at Guantanamo Bay"
Book TV at the University of Pennsylvania: Stephanos Bibas, "The Machinery of Criminal Justice"
Stephanos Bibas
Last aired: January 27, 2013
Book TV at the University of Pennsylvania: Stephanos Bibas, "The Machinery of Criminal Justice"
Author Panel on the Supreme Court
Clare Cushman; Anthony Franze; Todd Peppers; Jeffrey Toobin; Artemus Ward
Last aired: January 13, 2013
Author Panel on the Supreme Court
"Desert Reckoning: A Town Sheriff, a Mojave Hermit, and the Biggest Manhunt in Modern California History"
Deanne Stillman
Last aired: December 26, 2012
"Desert Reckoning: A Town Sheriff, a Mojave Hermit, and the Biggest Manhunt in Modern California History"
"The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued Their Bosses and Changed the Workplace"
Lynn Povich
Last aired: December 23, 2012
"The Good Girls Revolt: How the Women of Newsweek Sued Their Bosses and Changed the Workplace"
"Patriots Debate"
Stewart Baker; Charles Dunlap, Jr.; Gregory Jacob; Harvey Rishikof; Stephen Vladeck
Last aired: December 22, 2012
"Patriots Debate"
Book TV at the United States Naval Academy: Michael Skerker, "An Ethics of Interrogation"
Michael Skerker
Last aired: November 12, 2012
Book TV at the United States Naval Academy: Michael Skerker, "An Ethics of Interrogation"
"The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court"
Jeffrey Toobin
Last aired: October 9, 2012
"The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court"
"America's Unwritten Constitution: The Precedents and Principles We Live By"
Akhil Reed Amar
Last aired: October 9, 2012
"America's Unwritten Constitution: The Precedents and Principles We Live By"
"Framed: America's 51 Constitutions and the Crisis of Governance"
Sanford Levinson
Last aired: October 8, 2012
"Framed: America's 51 Constitutions and the Crisis of Governance"
"The U.S. Supreme Court: A Very Short Introduction"
Linda Greenhouse
Last aired: August 30, 2012
"The U.S. Supreme Court: A Very Short Introduction"
"I Must Resist: Bayard Rustin's Life in Letters"
Michael Long
Last aired: August 29, 2012
"I Must Resist: Bayard Rustin's Life in Letters"
"Power and Constraint: The Accountable Presidency after 9/11"
Jack Goldsmith
Last aired: June 23, 2012
"Power and Constraint: The Accountable Presidency after 9/11"

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
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.