Business of Books

About Business of Books

Book TV has covered several programs about the ever changing and evolving book industry.

Search Business of Books

You may search the Book TV archive for programs in this series by entering your search term(s) below.

For:

To further refine your search, you may use our Advanced Search.

Coming Up on Book TV

Google Book Search Settlement: Interview with Cecilia Kang, Technology Reporter, Washington Post
Cecilia Kang
Next air time: Sunday, November 22nd at 5:30am (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 Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession Allison Bartlett Last aired: October 4, 2009	Great Books to Read in College Harry Crocker; Lee Edwards; Elizabeth Kantor; Benjamin Wiker Last aired: September 27, 2009
A Tale of the Google Book Settlement and the Public Interest: Conclusions on the Competitive Elements David Balto Last aired: September 20, 2009	2009 BookExpo America: Craig O'Hara, PM Press Craig O'Hara Last aired: September 5, 2009
2009 BookExpo America: Lissa Warren, Da Capo Press Lissa Warren Last aired: August 23, 2009	2009 BookExpo America: Cary Goldstein, 12 Cary Goldstein Last aired: August 23, 2009
2009 BookExpo America: Elisabeth Malzahn, Chicago Review Press Elisabeth Malzahn Last aired: August 22, 2009	2009 BookExpo America: Book The Sequel Susan Weinberg Last aired: August 22, 2009
2009 BookExpo America: Emily Hamilton, University of Minnesota Press Emily Hamilton Last aired: August 22, 2009	Organization of American Historians 2009: Susan Ferber Susan Ferber Last aired: August 16, 2009
Organization of American Historians 2009: Linda Manning Linda Manning Last aired: August 16, 2009	2009 BookExpo America: John Donatich, Yale University Press John Donatich Last aired: August 16, 2009
2009 BookExpo America: Marji Ross, Regnery Publishing Marji Ross Last aired: August 16, 2009	Organization of American Historians 2009: Elizabeth Demers Elizabeth Demers Last aired: August 10, 2009
2009 BookExpo America: Bloomsbury Books, Bloomsbury Press, and Walker Books George Gibson; Peter Ginna; Peter Miller Last aired: August 9, 2009	Organization of American Historians 2009: Joan Catapano Joan Catapano Last aired: August 8, 2009
2009 Best of the Best from the University Presses Hilary Albert; Nann Blaine-Hilyard; Janice Krueger; Terri Lent; Judith Repman Last aired: July 26, 2009	Organization of American Historians 2009: Christopher Rogers Christopher Rogers Last aired: July 25, 2009
2009 BookExpo America: Stacey Lewis, City Lights Publishers Stacey Lewis Last aired: July 12, 2009	2009 BookExpo America: John Sherer, Basic Books John Sherer Last aired: July 12, 2009
Closing of Trover Book Shop Al Shuman Last aired: July 12, 2009	Organization of American Historians 2009: Niels Hooper Niels Hooper Last aired: June 29, 2009
Wonder Book, Inc. and the Recycled Books Business Chuck Roberts Last aired: May 2, 2009	Book TV Bus: Big Read Interviews with David Kipen and Carol Brey-Casiano David Kipen Last aired: January 17, 2009
Discussion on the Survival of Book Culture Marie Arana; Robert Weil Last aired: November 23, 2008

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

8am (ET)
Approx. 44 min.
Rehnquist: A Personal Portrait of the Distinguished Chief Justice of the United States
Herman Obermayer

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

11pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 11 min.
2009 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD NONFICTION WINNER - The First Tycoon: The Epic Life of Cornelius Vanderbilt
T.J. Stiles

Sunday, November 22nd

12am (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
After Words: Nomi Prins, author of "It Takes a Pillage" interviewed by Sen. Bernie Sanders

2am (ET)
Approx. 48 min.
Trotsky: Downfall of a Revolutionary
Bertrand Patenaude

3am (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
The Predictioneer's Game: Using the Logic of Brazen Self-Interest to See and Shape the Future
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita

4am (ET)
Approx. 44 min.
Rehnquist: A Personal Portrait of the Distinguished Chief Justice of the United States
Herman Obermayer

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

5:30am (ET)
Approx. 33 min.
Google Book Search Settlement: Interview with Cecilia Kang, Technology Reporter, Washington Post
Cecilia Kang

6am (ET)
Approx. 50 min.
The Future of Faith
Harvey Cox

7am (ET)
Approx. 43 min.
2009 Southern Festival of Books: Shaun Casey, "The Making of a Catholic President: Kennedy vs. Nixon 1960"
Shaun Casey

7:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 7 min.
Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a Perfect Union
David Swanson

9am (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
The Kennedy Assassination - 24 Hours After: Lyndon B. Johnson's Pivotal First Day as President
Steven Gillon

10am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 30 min.
2009 National Book Awards
Multiple Authors

12pm (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
After Words: Peter Schweizer, author of "Architects of Ruin" interviewed by Rep. Michele Bachmann

1pm (ET)
Approx. 50 min.
Barack Obama's America: How New Conceptions of Race, Family and Religion Ended the Reagan Era
John Kenneth White

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

3pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 6 min.
Hollowing Out the Middle: The Rural Brain Drain and What it Means for America
Patrick J. Carr

4pm (ET)
Approx. 57 min.
The Predictioneer's Game: Using the Logic of Brazen Self-Interest to See and Shape the Future
Bruce Bueno de Mesquita

5pm (ET)
Approx. 33 min.
Google Book Search Settlement: Interview with Cecilia Kang, Technology Reporter, Washington Post
Cecilia Kang

5:45pm (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
Going Rogue: An American Life
Sarah Palin

6:30pm (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
The Persecution of Sarah Palin: How the Elite Media Tried to Bring Down a Rising Star
Matthew Continetti

7:15pm (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
Sarah from Alaska: The Sudden Rise and Brutal Education of a New Conservative Superstar
Scott Conroy; Shushannah Walshe

8pm (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
The Kennedy Assassination - 24 Hours After: Lyndon B. Johnson's Pivotal First Day as President
Steven Gillon

9pm (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
After Words: Nomi Prins, author of "It Takes a Pillage" interviewed by Sen. Bernie Sanders

10pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 35 min.
Not Invited to the Party: How the Demopublicans Have Rigged the System and Left Independents Out in the Cold
Theresa Amato; James Bennett

Monday, November 23rd

12am (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
After Words: Nomi Prins, author of "It Takes a Pillage" interviewed by Sen. Bernie Sanders

1am (ET)
Approx. 50 min.
The Last Founding Father: James Monroe and a Nation's Call to Greatness
Harlow Unger

2am (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
Rendezvous with Destiny: Ronald Reagan and the Campaign That Changed America
Craig Shirley

3am (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
After Words: Nomi Prins, author of "It Takes a Pillage" interviewed by Sen. Bernie Sanders

4am (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
The Kennedy Assassination - 24 Hours After: Lyndon B. Johnson's Pivotal First Day as President
Steven Gillon

5am (ET)
Approx. 33 min.
Google Book Search Settlement: Interview with Cecilia Kang, Technology Reporter, Washington Post
Cecilia Kang

5:30am (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
The Persecution of Sarah Palin: How the Elite Media Tried to Bring Down a Rising Star
Matthew Continetti

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

Print Schedule

View Schedule

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.