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"Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe"
George Dyson
"Turing's Cathedral: The Origins of the Digital Universe"
"Deadly Monopolies: The Shocking Corporate Takeover of Life Itself - and the Consequences for Your Health and Our Medical Future"
Harriet Washington
"Deadly Monopolies: The Shocking Corporate Takeover of Life Itself - and the Consequences for Your Health and Our Medical Future"
"Imagine: How Creativity Works"
Jonah Lehrer
"Imagine: How Creativity Works"
BookTV in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
BookTV Visits Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
BookTV in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
"The Lady and the Peacock: The Life of Aung San Suu Kyi"
Peter Popham
"The Lady and the Peacock: The Life of Aung San Suu Kyi"
"Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics"
Ross Douthat
"Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics"
Encore Booknotes: "Means of Ascent: The Years of Lyndon Johnson"
Robert Caro
Encore Booknotes: "Means of Ascent: The Years of Lyndon Johnson"
"Oklahoma City: What the Investigation Missed - and Why It Still Matters"
Andrew Gumbel
"Oklahoma City: What the Investigation Missed - and Why It Still Matters"
"A Mindful Nation: How a Simple Practice Can Help Reduce Stress, Improve Performance, and Recapture the American Spirit"
Rep. Tim Ryan
"A Mindful Nation: How a Simple Practice Can Help Reduce Stress, Improve Performance, and Recapture the American Spirit"
After Words: Seth Jones, "Hunting in the Shadows: The Pursuit of Al Qa'ida Since 9/11," hosted by Kimberly Dozier, Associated Press Intelligence Reporter
After Words: Seth Jones, "Hunting in the Shadows: The Pursuit of Al Qa'ida Since 9/11," hosted by Kimberly Dozier, Associated Press Intelligence Reporter
Panel discussion of Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Ruby Dee; Sonia Sanchez; Alice Walker
Panel discussion of Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
"Finance and the Good Society"
Robert Shiller
"Finance and the Good Society"
BookTV in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
BookTV Visits Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
BookTV in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
"Cheating Justice: How Bush and Cheney Attacked The Rule of Law and Plotted to Avoid Prosecution - And What We Can Do About It"
Elizabeth Holtzman
"Cheating Justice: How Bush and Cheney Attacked The Rule of Law and Plotted to Avoid Prosecution - And What We Can Do About It"
"A Nation of Moochers: America's Addiction to Getting Something for Nothing"
Charles Sykes
"A Nation of Moochers: America's Addiction to Getting Something for Nothing"
"Enterprise: America's Fightingest Ship and The Men Who Helped Win World War II"
Barrett Tillman
"Enterprise: America's Fightingest Ship and The Men Who Helped Win World War II"
"The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism"
Theda Skocpol; Vanessa Williamson
"The Tea Party and the Remaking of Republican Conservatism"
"The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion"
Jonathan Haidt
"The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion"
After Words: Michael Sandel, "What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets," hosted by Nicole Gelinas, Manhattan Institute
After Words: Michael Sandel, "What Money Can't Buy: The Moral Limits of Markets," hosted by Nicole Gelinas, Manhattan Institute
In Depth: Tom Brokaw
In Depth: Tom Brokaw
"No They Can't: Why Government Fails - But Individuals Succeed"
John Stossel
"No They Can't: Why Government Fails - But Individuals Succeed"
"Do Not Ask What Good We Do: Inside the U.S. House of Representatives"
Robert Draper
"Do Not Ask What Good We Do: Inside the U.S. House of Representatives"
Light This Candle: The Life & Times of Alan Shepard
Neal Thompson
Light This Candle: The Life & Times of Alan Shepard
"Covering America: A Narrative History of a Nation's Journalism"
Christopher Daly
"Covering America: A Narrative History of a Nation's Journalism"
"The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation"
Jon Gertner
"The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation"
"American Icon: Alan Mulally and the Fight to Save Ford Motor Company"
Bryce Hoffman
"American Icon: Alan Mulally and the Fight to Save Ford Motor Company"

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This Weekend's TV Schedule

Beginning Saturdays at 8am (ET)

Highlights
After Words: Van Jones, "Rebuild the Dream," hosted by Jackie Kucinich, USA Today
Next air time: Saturday, May 12th, at 10pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
"The Death of Liberalism"
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
Next air time: Saturday, May 12th, at 12pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
"Indomitable Will: LBJ in the Presidency"
Mark Updegrove
Next air time: Saturday, May 12th, at 7pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 18 min.
"Permanent Emergency: Inside the TSA and the Fight for the Future of American Security"
Kip Hawley
Next air time: Saturday, May 12th, at 8:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 7 min.
A Tribute to Christopher Hitchens
Multiple Speakers
Next air time: Saturday, May 12th, at 11pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 51 min.
2012 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books: Interview with Elizabeth Price Foley, "The Tea Party: Three Principles"
Elizabeth Price Foley
Next air time: Sunday, May 13th, at 1am (ET)
Approx. 25 min.
"The Hunt for KSM: Inside the Pursuit and Takedown of the Real 9/11 Mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed"
Josh Meyer
Next air time: Saturday, May 12th, at 5pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 4 min.
"The Social Conquest of Earth"
E.O. Wilson
Next air time: Sunday, May 13th, at 1:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 2 min.
"Power and Constraint: The Accountable Presidency after 9/11"
Jack Goldsmith
Next air time: Sunday, May 13th, at 8pm (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
"Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power"
Rachel Maddow
Next air time: Saturday, May 12th, at 4pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 15 min.

Also Airing...

Saturday, May 12th
8am (ET)
Approx. 52 min.
"Dangerous Ambition, Rebecca West and Dorothy Thompson: New Women in Search of Love and Power"
Susan Hertog
9am (ET)
Approx. 2 hr. 59 min.
In Depth: Tom Brokaw
12pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
"The Death of Liberalism"
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.
1pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 14 min.
"The Gardens of Democracy: A New American Story of Citizenship, the Economy, and the Role of Government"
Eric Liu
2:15pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 34 min.
"James Madison and the Making of America"
Kevin Gutzman
4pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 15 min.
"Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power"
Rachel Maddow
5pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 4 min.
"The Hunt for KSM: Inside the Pursuit and Takedown of the Real 9/11 Mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed"
Josh Meyer
6pm (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
Encore Booknotes: Stephanie Gutmann, "The Kinder, Gentler Military: Can America's Gender-Neutral Fighting Force Still Win Wars?"
Stephanie Gutmann
7pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 18 min.
"Indomitable Will: LBJ in the Presidency"
Mark Updegrove
8:30pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 7 min.
"Permanent Emergency: Inside the TSA and the Fight for the Future of American Security"
Kip Hawley
10pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
After Words: Van Jones, "Rebuild the Dream," hosted by Jackie Kucinich, USA Today
11pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 51 min.
A Tribute to Christopher Hitchens
Multiple Speakers

Sunday, May 13th
1am (ET)
Approx. 25 min.
2012 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books: Interview with Elizabeth Price Foley, "The Tea Party: Three Principles"
Elizabeth Price Foley
1:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 2 min.
"The Social Conquest of Earth"
E.O. Wilson
2:45am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 39 min.
"Bad Religion: How We Became a Nation of Heretics"
Ross Douthat
4:30am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 18 min.
"The Riot Within: My Journey From Rebellion to Redemption"
Rodney King
6am (ET)
Approx. 54 min.
"Covering America: A Narrative History of a Nation's Journalism"
Christopher Daly
7am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 18 min.
"Indomitable Will: LBJ in the Presidency"
Mark Updegrove
8:15am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 34 min.
Panel discussion of Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God"
Ruby Dee; Sonia Sanchez; Alice Walker
10am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 4 min.
"The Hunt for KSM: Inside the Pursuit and Takedown of the Real 9/11 Mastermind, Khalid Sheikh Mohammed"
Josh Meyer
11:15am (ET)
Approx. 45 min.
"The Information Diet: A Case for Conscious Consumption"
Clay Johnson
12pm (ET)
Approx. 59 min.
After Words: Seth Jones, "Hunting in the Shadows: The Pursuit of Al Qa'ida Since 9/11," hosted by Kimberly Dozier, Associated Press Intelligence Reporter
1pm (ET)
Approx. 26 min.
Book TV at University of Virginia: Brian Balogh, "A Government Out of Sight: The Mystery of National Authority in Nineteenth-Century America"
Brian Balogh
1:30pm (ET)
Approx. 33 min.
Book TV at University of Virginia: Larry Sabato, "Pendulum Swing"
Larry Sabato
2pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 51 min.
A Tribute to Christopher Hitchens
Multiple Speakers
4pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 9 min.
"Island of Vice: Theodore Roosevelt's Doomed Quest To Clean Up Sin-Loving New York"
Richard Zacks
5:15pm (ET)
Approx. 36 min.
"Richard G. Lugar: Statesman of the Senate: Crafting Foreign Policy From Capitol Hill"
John Shaw
6pm (ET)
Approx. 48 min.
Invading Mexico: America's Continental Dream And The Mexican War, 1846-1848
Joseph Wheelan
7pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 2 min.
"The Social Conquest of Earth"
E.O. Wilson
8pm (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
"Power and Constraint: The Accountable Presidency after 9/11"
Jack Goldsmith
9pm (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
After Words: Van Jones, "Rebuild the Dream," hosted by Jackie Kucinich, USA Today
10pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 15 min.
"Drift: The Unmooring of American Military Power"
Rachel Maddow
11pm (ET)
Approx. 1 hr.
"The Death of Liberalism"
R. Emmett Tyrrell, Jr.

Monday, May 14th
12am (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
After Words: Van Jones, "Rebuild the Dream," hosted by Jackie Kucinich, USA Today
1am (ET)
Approx. 26 min.
Book TV at University of Virginia: Brian Balogh, "A Government Out of Sight: The Mystery of National Authority in Nineteenth-Century America"
Brian Balogh
1:30am (ET)
Approx. 33 min.
Book TV at University of Virginia: Larry Sabato, "Pendulum Swing"
Larry Sabato
2am (ET)
Approx. 52 min.
"Dangerous Ambition, Rebecca West and Dorothy Thompson: New Women in Search of Love and Power"
Susan Hertog
3am (ET)
Approx. 56 min.
After Words: Van Jones, "Rebuild the Dream," hosted by Jackie Kucinich, USA Today
4am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 7 min.
"Permanent Emergency: Inside the TSA and the Fight for the Future of American Security"
Kip Hawley
5:15am (ET)
Approx. 1 hr. 34 min.
"James Madison and the Making of America"
Kevin Gutzman
7am (ET)
Approx. 58 min.
2012 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books: Panel on The American Century
John Farrell; Jim Newton; Richard Reeves

Upcoming Programs

IN DEPTH

In Depth is Book TV's monthly interview/call-in program with an author featuring his or her body of work.  It's LIVE on the first Sunday of every month.   
In 2012...Chris Hedges was our guest on January 1st, and Mark Steyn appeared on February 5, 2012.  Randall Kennedy of Harvard Law was our March 2012 guest.  National Review's Richard Brookhiser appreared in April.  Tom Brokaw was our May guest.  Here are some upcoming In Depths:
 
JUNE 3 Anna Quindlen

 You can watch all past In Depths online by using the "Search" function in the upper left hand corner of this website.

FAIRS AND FESTIVALS

Book TV covers many book festivals each year, many of them LIVE.  In 2012, our festival coverage will include book festivals in Tucson, Los Angeles, Chicago, Charlottesville, New York, Freedom Fest in Vegas, Brooklyn, the Roosevelt Reading Festival in Hyde Park, NY, the Texas Book Festival and Miami Book Fair International in November.  You can watch those we've already covered online.  Find them using the "Search" button in the upper lefthand corner of this homepage.

For a complete list of upcoming book festivals, click on the BOOK FAIRS tab at the top of the page.