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2009 National Book Festival - Judy Blume Judy Blume Last aired: November 8, 2009	A Moveable Feast Adam Gopnik; Ernest Hemingway; Sean Hemingway; Diane Johnson Last aired: November 7, 2009
Alexander Cockburn In Depth Vignette Alexander Cockburn Last aired: November 7, 2009	James McPherson on His Writing Habits (Program Portion) James McPherson Last aired: November 1, 2009
2009 Leon Levy Biography Lecture delivered by Robert Caro Robert Caro Last aired: November 1, 2009	Alexander Cockburn In Depth Vignette (short version) Alexander Cockburn Last aired: November 1, 2009
Kevin Phillips In Depth Vignette Kevin Phillips Last aired: October 24, 2009	Authors on Writing, Ralph Peters, Bill Gertz, and Steven Pinker Bill Gertz; Ralph Peters; Steven Pinker Last aired: October 17, 2009
In Depth Vignette: Jonathan Kozol Jonathan Kozol Last aired: October 17, 2009	Panel Discussion on the Future of Feature Writing Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival Last aired: September 19, 2009
Writer's Life: Eva Brann Eva Brann Last aired: September 13, 2009	In Depth Vignette: Stanley Crouch Stanley Crouch Last aired: September 7, 2009
In Depth Vignette: John McWhorter John McWhorter Last aired: September 6, 2009	In Depth Vignette: Michael Eric Dyson Michael Eric Dyson Last aired: September 6, 2009
George Weigel In Depth Vignette George Weigel Last aired: September 6, 2009	In Depth Vignette: Christopher Hitchens Christopher Hitchens Last aired: August 30, 2009
In Depth Vignette: Ralph Peters Ralph Peters Last aired: August 23, 2009	In Depth Vignette: Taylor Branch Taylor Branch Last aired: August 22, 2009
In Depth Vignette: Steven Pinker Steven Pinker Last aired: August 22, 2009	Nine Lives: Death and Life in New Orleans Dan Baum Last aired: August 22, 2009
In Depth Vignette: Nell Irvin Painter Nell Irvin Painter Last aired: August 16, 2009	Nicholas Basbanes: Home Library Tour & Writing Habits Nicholas Basbanes Last aired: August 8, 2009
James McPherson on his Writing Habits James McPherson Last aired: April 26, 2009	In Depth Vignette - John Hope Franklin John Hope Franklin Last aired: March 30, 2009
In Depth Vignette: John Hope Franklin with Greenhouse Tour John Hope Franklin Last aired: March 29, 2009	In Depth Vignette: P.J. O'Rourke P.J. O'Rourke Last aired: February 21, 2009
In Depth Vignette: Ray Kurzweil Kurzweil Ray Last aired: December 26, 2008	In Depth Vignette: Charles Murray Charles Murray Last aired: December 1, 2008
In Depth Vignette: George Weigel & Michael Eric Dyson on Writing Michael Eric Dyson; George Weigel Last aired: December 1, 2008	In Depth Vignette: David Horowitz David Horowitz Last aired: November 22, 2008
In Depth Vignette: George Weigel and Michael Eric Dyson on Writing Michael Eric Dyson; George Weigel Last aired: November 22, 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

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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.