A panel on the Republican Party from the 22nd annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, featuring Hugh Hewitt, "The Fourth Way: The Conservative Playbook for a Lasting GOP Majority;" Peggy Grande, "The President Will See You Now: My Stories and Lessons from Ronald Reagan's Final Years;" and Corey Fields, "Black Elephants in the Room: The Unexpected Politics of African American Republicans."
Neurobiologist and primatologist Robert Sapolsky attempts to answer what drives human behaviors, like racism, xenophobia, tolerance, competition, morality, war, peace, and more.
Fordham Law School Professor John Pfaff examines the impact of criminal justice reforms on prisons and mass incarceration in his book, "Locked In." Professor Pfaff argues that reforms should include placing more emphasis on regulating prosecutors, rethinking incarceration for violent crime offenders, and examines why some people become violent, as part of the solution in reducing the prison population.
Go inside the University of Oregon's Library Archives and Special Collections as we explore the life of American novelist and counterculture figure Ken Kesey.
MSNBC Host Chris Hayes discusses his book, "A Colony in a Nation" which examines how the criminal justice system is dividing the country into two Americas. Mr. Hayes argues that law and order in America is carried out differently in white America than in black America. He is interviewed by Elizabeth Hinton, author of "From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime: The Making of Mass Incarceration in America."
David Davenport, former president of Pepperdine University and Hoover Institution fellow, talks about the history of American individualism and questions whether it can survive in the country today.
Author Masha Gessen ("The Man Without a Face," "The Future Is History") delivers the Arthur Miller Lecture followed by an interview with Samantha Bee as part of the 2017 PEN World Voices Festival.
Neurobiologist and primatologist Robert Sapolsky attempts to answer what drives human behaviors, like racism, xenophobia, tolerance, competition, morality, war, peace, and more.
Richard Rothstein, research associate of the Economic Policy Institute, argues that local, state, and federal legislation has been responsible for America's segregated cities. He is joined in conversation by National Book Award-winning author Ta-Nehisi Coates.
Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse explores how to engage adolescents & young adults to become independent, active, & engaged citizens in his book, "The Vanishing Adult." He is interviewed by Steven Olikara, Founder & President of the Millennial Action Project.
Craig Shirley talked about his book, "Reagan Rising: The Decisive Years, 1976-1980." He spoke with Juan Williams from the James Michener Pavilion at the 2017 Gaithersburg Book Festival, held on the grounds of City Hall in Gaithersburg, Maryland.
Former Secretary of State and presidential candidate Hillary Clinton discusses her forthcoming books at the publishing industry's annual convention Book Expo in New York City.
Author and journalist, Matt Taibbi, will be our guest on In Depth on Sunday, June 4th, from Noon-3pm ET. Mr. Taibbi, a contributor to Rolling Stone magazine, is the author of several books, including "Smells Like Dead Elephants," "The Great Derangement," and "Griftopia." His most recent book is "Insane Clown President: Dispatches from the 2016 Circus." Viewers can participate by calling in during the program or by sending in their questions via e-mail (booktv@c-span.org), Twitter (@BookTV), and Facebook (facebook.com/booktv).
Nebraska Senator Ben Sasse explores how to engage adolescents & young adults to become independent, active, & engaged citizens in his book, "The Vanishing Adult." He is interviewed by Steven Olikara, Founder & President of the Millennial Action Project.
Mark Moyar, director of the Center for Military and Diplomatic History, talks about the history of the Special Operations Forces. This event was held at the Heritage Foundation in Washington, DC.
Liza Peterson talks about teaching incarcerated youth at Rikers Island in her book, "All Day." She's in conversation with Flores Forbes author of "Invisible Man: A Contemporary Slave Narrative in the Era of Mass Incarceration."
Book TV interviewed University of Arizona journalism professor, Linda Lumsden, about her book, "Inez," a biography of suffragist Inez Milholland. This interview was recorded on the campus of the University of Arizona in Tucson and is part of Book TV's College Series.
Guy Laron, lecturer in international studies at Hebrew University of Jerusalem, provides a history of the Six-Day War between Israel and Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, from June 5 - June 10, 1967. He speaks at the Wilson Center in Washington, D.C.
