Recently on Book TV

Discussion: Rachel Carson, "Silent Spring"
Paul Driessen; Linda Lear
Discussion: Rachel Carson, "Silent Spring"
In Depth: T.R. Reid
In Depth: T.R. Reid
Dirty Rotten Strategies: How We Trick Ourselves and Others into Solving the Wrong Problems Precisely
Ian Mitroff; Abraham Silvers
Dirty Rotten Strategies: How We Trick Ourselves and Others into Solving the Wrong Problems Precisely
Root and Branch: Charles Hamilton Houston, Thurgood Marshall, and the Struggle to End Segregation
Rawn James
Root and Branch: Charles Hamilton Houston, Thurgood Marshall, and the Struggle to End Segregation
2010 CPAC: Bob Levy on "The Dirty Dozen"
Robert Levy
2010 CPAC: Bob Levy on "The Dirty Dozen"
My Paper Chase: True Stories of Vanished Times (portion)
Harold Evans
My Paper Chase: True Stories of Vanished Times (portion)
Discussion on the Current Ecomonic Situation
Dean Baker; Amity Shlaes
Discussion on the Current Ecomonic Situation
2010 Tucson Festival of the Book - The U.S. and Mexico Border
Philip Caputo; David Danelo; Margaret Regan
2010 Tucson Festival of the Book - The U.S. and Mexico Border
2010 Tucson Festival of the Book - Dan Balz
Dan Balz
2010 Tucson Festival of the Book - Dan Balz
2010 Tucson Festival of the Book - Timothy Egan
Timothy Egan
2010 Tucson Festival of the Book - Timothy Egan
Black Men Built the Capitol: Discovering African-American History In and Around Washington, D.C.
Jesse Holland
Black Men Built the Capitol: Discovering African-American History In and Around Washington, D.C.
The Strong Horse: Power, Politics, and the Clash of Arab Civilizations
Lee Smith
The Strong Horse: Power, Politics, and the Clash of Arab Civilizations
After Words: Bill & Janet Cohen, "Race & Reconciliation," interviewed by Rep. John Lewis
Stripping Bare the Body: Politics, Violence, War
Mark Danner
Stripping Bare the Body: Politics, Violence, War
From Eternity to Here: The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time
Sean Carroll
From Eternity to Here: The Quest for the Ultimate Theory of Time
The Death and Life of American Journalism: The Media Revolution that Will Begin the World Again
Robert McChesney; John Nichols
The Death and Life of American Journalism: The Media Revolution that Will Begin the World Again
2010 CPAC: Paul Kengor
Paul Kengor
2010 CPAC: Jerry Doyle on "Have You Seen My Country Lately?"
Jerry Doyle
2009 NPC Book Fair: R. Dwayne Betts
R. Dwayne Betts
2009 NPC Book Fair: R. Dwayne Betts
Author Interview: Daniel Shapiro "Is the Welfare State Justified?"
Daniel Shapiro
Author Interview: Daniel Shapiro "Is the Welfare State Justified?"
Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight
Karl Rove
Courage and Consequence: My Life as a Conservative in the Fight
2010 CPAC: Threshold Editions
Anthony Ziccardi
After Words: Mitt Romney, "No Apology," interviewed by Juan Williams
After Words: Mitt Romney, "No Apology," interviewed by Juan Williams
2010 CPAC: Jane Hampton Cook on "Battlefields & Blessings"
Jane Hampton Cook
2010 CPAC: Jane Hampton Cook on "Battlefields & Blessings"
Panel Discussion with Book Editors on the Future of Publishing
Multiple Panelists
Panel Discussion with Book Editors on the Future of Publishing
2010 CPAC: IPI Books
Christian Tappe
Asleep: The Forgotten Epidemic that Remains one of Medicine's Greatest Mysteries
Molly Caldwell Crosby
Asleep: The Forgotten Epidemic that Remains one of Medicine's Greatest Mysteries
2010 Tucson Festival of the Book - LIVE - Lynne Olson, "Citizens of London"
Lynne Olson
2010 Tucson Festival of the Book - LIVE - Lynne Olson, "Citizens of London"
2010 Tucson Festival of the Book - Panel on Writing History
James Donovan; Jeff Guinn; Hampton Sides
2010 Tucson Festival of the Book - Panel on Writing History
2010 Tucson Festival of the Book - Gen. Anthony Zinni
Anthony Zinni
2010 Tucson Festival of the Book - Gen. Anthony Zinni
Juan Williams In Depth Vignette (Short Version)
Juan Williams
Juan Williams In Depth Vignette (Short Version)
2010 Tucson Festival of the Book - Doug Stanton
Doug Stanton
2010 Tucson Festival of the Book - Doug Stanton

This Weekend's TV Schedule

Beginning Saturdays at 8am (ET)

Highlights
After Words: Diane Ravitch, "The Death and Life of the Great American School System," interviewed by Valerie Strauss, Washington Post
Next air time: Saturday, March 20th, at 10pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
My Dream of Stars: From Daughter of Iran to Space Pioneer
Anousheh Ansari
Next air time: Saturday, March 20th, at 9:15am (ET)
Approx. 46 min.
The Shadows of Youth: The Remarkable Journey of the Civil Rights Generation
Andrew Lewis
Next air time: Saturday, March 20th, at 2:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 31 min.
A Day Late and a Dollar Short: High Hopes and Deferred Dreams in Obama's "Postracial" America
Jon Jeter; Robert Pierre
Next air time: Saturday, March 20th, at 7pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 11 min.
How Capitalism Will Save Us: Why Free People and Free Markets Are the Best Answer in Today's Economy
Steve Forbes
Next air time: Saturday, March 20th, at 9pm (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
The Genius of the Beast: A Radical Re-Vision of Capitalism
Howard Bloom
Next air time: Sunday, March 21st, at 6:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 9 min.
The Idea of Justice
Amartya Sen
Next air time: Sunday, March 21st, at 2:15am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 22 min.
The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves - And Why It Matters
B.R. Myers
Next air time: Sunday, March 21st, at 7pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 4 min.
The Greatest Trade Ever: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History
Gregory Zuckerman
Next air time: Sunday, March 21st, at 2:30pm (ET)
Approx. 51 min.

Also Airing...

Saturday, March 20th
8am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 6 min.
Working in the Shadows
Gabriel Thompson
9:15am (ET)
Approx. 46 min.
My Dream of Stars: From Daughter of Iran to Space Pioneer
Anousheh Ansari
10am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 5 min.
James McGrath Morris, "Pulitzer: A Life in Politics. Print, and Power" and Michael Wolff, "The Man Who Owns the News: Inside the Secret World of Rupert Murdoch"
James McGrath Morris; Michael Wolff
11am (ET)
Approx. 42 min.
Drug War Zone: Frontline Dispatches from the Streets of El Paso and Juárez
Howard Campbell
11:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 9 min.
Discussion of Adam Smith's "The Wealth of Nations"
Samuel Fleischacker; Russell Roberts
1pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 30 min.
Freeing Charles: The Struggle to Free a Slave on the Eve of the Civil War
Scott Christianson
2:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 31 min.
The Shadows of Youth: The Remarkable Journey of the Civil Rights Generation
Andrew Lewis
4pm (ET)
Approx. 44 min.
Seeds of Terror: How Heroin Is Bankrolling the Taliban and Al Qaeda
Gretchen Peters
4:45pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 8 min.
Three Days Before the Shooting...
Adam Bradley; John Callahan
6pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
Encore Booknotes: Midge Decter "An Old Wife's Tale"
Midge Decter
7pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 11 min.
A Day Late and a Dollar Short: High Hopes and Deferred Dreams in Obama's "Postracial" America
Jon Jeter; Robert Pierre
8:15pm (ET)
Approx. 46 min.
My Dream of Stars: From Daughter of Iran to Space Pioneer
Anousheh Ansari
9pm (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
How Capitalism Will Save Us: Why Free People and Free Markets Are the Best Answer in Today's Economy
Steve Forbes
10pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
After Words: Diane Ravitch, "The Death and Life of the Great American School System," interviewed by Valerie Strauss, Washington Post
11pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 31 min.
The Shadows of Youth: The Remarkable Journey of the Civil Rights Generation
Andrew Lewis

Sunday, March 21st
12:30am (ET)
Approx. 26 min.
Asleep: The Forgotten Epidemic that Remains one of Medicine's Greatest Mysteries
Molly Caldwell Crosby
1am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 6 min.
Working in the Shadows
Gabriel Thompson
2:15am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 22 min.
The Idea of Justice
Amartya Sen
3:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 9 min.
Discussion of Adam Smith's "The Wealth of Nations"
Samuel Fleischacker; Russell Roberts
5am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 30 min.
Freeing Charles: The Struggle to Free a Slave on the Eve of the Civil War
Scott Christianson
6:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 9 min.
The Genius of the Beast: A Radical Re-Vision of Capitalism
Howard Bloom
8am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 31 min.
The Shadows of Youth: The Remarkable Journey of the Civil Rights Generation
Andrew Lewis
9:30am (ET)
Approx. 33 min.
Tracy Kidder, "Strength in What Remains"
Tracy Kidder
10am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 1 min.
The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger
Kate Pickett; Richard Wilkinson
11am (ET)
Approx. 53 min.
How Capitalism Will Save Us: Why Free People and Free Markets Are the Best Answer in Today's Economy
Steve Forbes
12pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
After Words: Bill & Janet Cohen, "Race & Reconciliation," interviewed by Rep. John Lewis
1pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 22 min.
The Idea of Justice
Amartya Sen
2:30pm (ET)
Approx. 51 min.
The Greatest Trade Ever: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History
Gregory Zuckerman
3:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 9 min.
The Genius of the Beast: A Radical Re-Vision of Capitalism
Howard Bloom
5pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
The Watchers: The Rise of America's Surveillance State
Shane Harris
6pm (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
2010 Tucson Festival of the Book - Timothy Egan
Timothy Egan
7pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 4 min.
The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves - And Why It Matters
B.R. Myers
8:15pm (ET)
Approx. 42 min.
Root and Branch: Charles Hamilton Houston, Thurgood Marshall, and the Struggle to End Segregation
Rawn James
9pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
After Words: Diane Ravitch, "The Death and Life of the Great American School System," interviewed by Valerie Strauss, Washington Post
10pm (ET)
Approx. 51 min.
The Greatest Trade Ever: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History
Gregory Zuckerman
11pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 3 min.
Shaping Foreign Policy in Times of Crisis: The Role of International Law and the State Department Legal Adviser
Michael Scharf; Paul Williams

Monday, March 22nd
12am (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
After Words: Diane Ravitch, "The Death and Life of the Great American School System," interviewed by Valerie Strauss, Washington Post
1am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 42 min.
The Strong Horse: Power, Politics, and the Clash of Arab Civilizations
Lee Smith
3am (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
After Words: Diane Ravitch, "The Death and Life of the Great American School System," interviewed by Valerie Strauss, Washington Post
4am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 4 min.
The Cleanest Race: How North Koreans See Themselves - And Why It Matters
B.R. Myers
5:15am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 4 min.
Discussion on the Afghanistan War
Seth Jones; Mark Moyar
6:15am (ET)
Approx. 46 min.
My Dream of Stars: From Daughter of Iran to Space Pioneer
Anousheh Ansari
7am (ET)
Approx. 51 min.
The Greatest Trade Ever: The Behind-the-Scenes Story of How John Paulson Defied Wall Street and Made Financial History
Gregory Zuckerman

Upcoming Programs

IN DEPTH

In Depth is Book TV's long form LIVE interview call-in program with one author discussing his or her body of work.  It airs on the first Sunday of every month, beginning at Noon ET.   You can watch previous episodes of In Depth online.  In 2010 so far, Michelle Malkin, Paul Johnson, and T.R. Reid have been our guests.  You can watch those online.

April--John Dean

 

Book Festivals

Book TV will be covering several book festivals this spring, including LIVE coverage of the Tucson Book Festival March 13-14, and the Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville later in March.  In April, plans for coverage include the Annapolis Book Festival as well as the Los Angeles Times Book Fair.