Former CIA analyst Jung Pak talked about the character and motivations of North Korea's Kim Jong Un. This virtual event was hosted by the Brookings Institution.
Lindsay Chervinsky, historian at the White House Historical Association, looked at George Washington's presidential cabinet. This was a virtual author event.
Law professors Richard Hasen and Edward Foley offered their thoughts on how to reform the 2020 and future U.S. presidential elections. This virtual event was hosted by the National Constituton Center.
Disability rights activist Judith Heumann discussed her lifelong work to gain rights for disabled people. This was a virtual program sponsored by the Free Library of Philadelphia.
Dr. BJ Miller and Shoshana Berger ("A Beginner's Guide to the End") and Katy Butler ("The Art of Dying Well") talked about mortality and end-of-life care. This virtual event was part of the 2020 Bay Area Book Festival.
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.
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.
The Atlantic's national correspondent James Fallows and the American Enterprise Institute's Kori Schake examineed how the coronavirus is impacting democratic systems. This was a virtual author program.
Washington University English professor Abram Van Engen provided a history of American exceptionalism and the term "city on a hill," from its origins in a 1630 sermon by Massachusetts Bay governor John Winthrop to today. This was a virtual author program hosted by the Massachusetts Historical Society.
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.
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.
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.
African American studies professor Frank Wilderson offered his thoughts on being black in America. This was a virtual event hosted by the Free Library of Philadelphia.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Atlantic Council senior fellow Jamie Metzl looked at the future of genetic engineering and discussed if that technology can be used in the fight against COVID-19. During this virtual book event, Mr. Metzl was joined by George Church, professor of genetics at Harvard Medical School.
