Scott Kupor, managing partner at the venture capital firm Andreesen Horowitz, talked about the role that venture capitalists play in Silicon Valley and the process that start-ups go through to acquire funding.
Affectiva co-founder Rana el Kaliouby discussed her invention of Emotion AI, the programming of artificial intelligence to read non-verbal cues and detect emotions.
Former U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy discussed how loneliness can impact our health and why human connection is important. This virtual event was hosted by Politics and Prose Bookstore.
Neal Bascomb chronicled the life of French racecar driver Rene Dreyfus, who was prohibited from joining top German race teams in the 1930s due to his Jewish heritage. This was a virtual program hosted by Left Bank Books.
Authors Amber McReynolds ("When Women Vote") and Jesse Wegman ("Let the People Pick the President") discussed the 2020 presidential election and offered their thoughts on the need for mail-in voting. This virtual event was part of the 2020 Bay Area Book Festival.
Author and former National Security Advisor to President Trump, H.R. McMaster, talked about the global political and economic impact of COVID-19. This was a virtual program hosted by the Hoover Institution.
Book TV provided coverage of the 2020 J. Anthony Lukas Prize, sponsored by Columbia Journalism School and the Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard University to 'recognize excellence in nonfiction that exemplifies the literary grace and commitment to serious research and social concern." The winners announced during this virtual event included Kerri Greenidge, "Black Radical" and Alex Kotlowitz, "An American Summer."
Sports writer Eric Nusbaum reported on how the construction of the Los Angeles Dodgers Stadium led to the displacement of a Mexican American neighborhood in the 1950s. This was a virtual event hosted by Vroman's Bookstore..
Former Federal Reserve Chair Ben Bernanke, who played a central role in the handling of the 2008 financial crisis, talked about the actions the Fed is taking to mitigate the economic impact of the COVID-19 crisis. During this webcast hosted by the Brookings Institution, he was joined by Brookings Institution senior fellow David Wessel.
Pulitzer prize-winning author Lawrence Wright looked at pandemics and how deadly viruses work. This virtual program was sponsored by Book People bookstore in Austin, Texas.
Book TV talked to Janet Webster Jones and Alyson Jones Turner, owners of Source Booksellers in Detroit, about how the coronavirus has impacted their bookstore's operations. In this virtual discussion, they also talked about their favorite nonfiction books.
Erik Larson looked at Prime Minister Winston Churchill's leadership during the London Blitz. This was a virtual event hosted by Future Tense, a partnership of New America, Slate, and Arizona State University.
Booker Prize-winning author Arundhati Roy talked about global politics and the COVID-19 pandemic with Princeton University's Imani Perry. This virtual event was hosted by Haymarket Books.
Joe Ricketts offered insights into becoming an entrepreneur and founding TD Ameritrade. He's interviewed by former Wall Street investment banker and author William Cohan.
NYU Immigrant Rights Clinic co-director Alina Das offered her thoughts on US immigration policy. This virtual program was sponsored by Politics and Prose Bookstore.
Retired pediatrician and geneticist Bettye Kearse investigated her family's lineage and its oral history that claims they are descendants of James Madison and his slave, Coreen.
Author and Hoover Institution senior fellow Larry Diamond talked about the impact of COVID-19 on democracy around the world. This virtual event was hosted by the Hoover Institution.
New York Times reporter Sopan Deb chronicled his journey to reconnect with his South Asian culture and family. This virtual event was sponsored by Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, D.C.
Former Secretary of State in the George W. Bush administration Condoleezza Rice talked about the national security threat posed by the coronavirus pandemic. During this virtual conversation, Ms. Rice was interviewed by Hoover Institution director Thomas Gilligan.
