After Words

About After Words

Book TV's signature program After Words is an interview show in which authors of the latest nonfiction books are interviewed by journalists, public policy makers, legislators, and others familiar with their material.

After Words airs each weekend at the following times:

  • Saturday at 10pm (ET)
  • Sunday at 12pm (ET)
  • Sunday at 9pm (ET)
  • Monday at 12am (ET)

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This Weekend's TV Schedule

Beginning Saturdays at 8am (ET)

Highlights

Senate Health Care Debate Coverage
U.S. Senate

Next air time: Saturday, November 21st, at 10am (ET)
Approx. 11 hr.
2009 National Book Awards
Multiple Authors

Next air time: Saturday, November 21st, at 9pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 30 min.
2009 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD NONFICTION WINNER - The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt
T.J. Stiles

Next air time: Saturday, November 21st, at 11pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 11 min.
After Words: Nomi Prins, author of "It Takes a Pillage" interviewed by Sen. Bernie Sanders
Next air time: Sunday, November 22nd, at 12am (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
The Kennedy Assassination - 24 Hours After: Lyndon B. Johnson's Pivotal First Day as President
Steven Gillon

Next air time: Sunday, November 22nd, at 9am (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
Not Invited to the Party: How the Demopublicans Have Rigged the System and Left Independents Out in the Cold
Theresa Amato; James Bennett

Next air time: Sunday, November 22nd, at 10pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 35 min.
Going Rogue: An American Life
Sarah Palin

Next air time: Sunday, November 22nd, at 5:45pm (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
The Persecution of Sarah Palin: How the Elite Media Tried to Bring Down a Rising Star
Matthew Continetti

Next air time: Sunday, November 22nd, at 6:30pm (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
Sarah from Alaska: The Sudden Rise and Brutal Education of a New Conservative Superstar
Scott Conroy; Shushannah Walshe

Next air time: Sunday, November 22nd, at 7:15pm (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign That Changed America
Craig Shirley

Next air time: Monday, November 23rd, at 2am (ET)
Approx. 59 min.

Also Airing...

Saturday, November 21st

8:45am (ET)
Approx. 47 min.
Carlotta Walls LaNier, "A Mighty Long Way" and Terrence Roberts, "Lessons from Little Rock"
Carlotta Walls LaNier; Terrence Roberts
10am (ET)
Approx. 11 hr.
Senate Health Care Debate Coverage
U.S. Senate
9pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 30 min.
2009 National Book Awards
Multiple Authors

Sunday, November 22nd

2am (ET)
Approx. 48 min.
Trotsky: Downfall of a Revolutionary
Bertrand Patenaude
4:45am (ET)
Approx. 47 min.
Carlotta Walls LaNier, "A Mighty Long Way" and Terrence Roberts, "Lessons from Little Rock"
Carlotta Walls LaNier; Terrence Roberts
6am (ET)
Approx. 50 min.
The Future of Faith
Harvey Cox
7:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 7 min.
Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a Perfect Union
David Swanson
10am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 30 min.
2009 National Book Awards
Multiple Authors
2pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 5 min.
A Colossal Failure of Common Sense: The Inside Story of the Collapse of Lehman Brothers
Lawrence McDonald; Patrick Robinson
5:45pm (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
Going Rogue: An American Life
Sarah Palin
7:15pm (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
Sarah from Alaska: The Sudden Rise and Brutal Education of a New Conservative Superstar
Scott Conroy; Shushannah Walshe

Monday, November 23rd

6:15am (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
Sarah from Alaska: The Sudden Rise and Brutal Education of a New Conservative Superstar
Scott Conroy; Shushannah Walshe
7:30am (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
Going Rogue: An American Life
Sarah Palin

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.  Here's a look at some upcoming guests...

December--Joy Hakim
Joy Hakim, former teacher and former editor and editorial writer at the Virginian-Pilot newspaper (Norfolk, Virginia), is the author of several books including the "A History of US" series (10 volumes). The series received the James A. Michener Prize awarded by the National Council for the Social Studies. Her book, “Freedom: A History of US” was the inspiration for the PBS series which premiered in 2003. For more on Ms. Hakim and her work, visit joyhakim.com.