About the Program
The week-long event includes evenings with award-winning authors of all genres and a three-day street festival. Book TV will feature former Vice President Al Gore, presidential confidante and historian Taylor Branch, and Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy Kidder on Saturday. Former presidential candidate Ralph Nader and editor-at-large of Commentary magazine Norman Podhoretz will headline Sunday's coverage, with call-in programs scheduled for both. A politics and culture panel Sunday will include Editor of the New York Times Book Review Sam Tanenhaus, Chris Hedges and George Packer.
Sunday Schedule
10:00a - Ralph Nader, "Only the Super Rich Can Save Us"
11:30a - LIVE CALL-IN with Ralph Nader
12:00p - Politics and Culture Panel: George Packer, "Interesting Times;" Chris Hedges, "Empire of Illusion;" and Sam Tanenhaus, "The Death of Conservatism"
1:30p - Israel Panel: Rich Cohen, "Israel is Real;" Joel Schalit, "Israel v. Utopia;" and Dan Senor, "Start-Up Nation"
3:00p - Norman Podhoretz, "Why Are Jews Liberal?"
4:00p - LIVE CALL-IN with Norman Podhoretz