Live from the National Book Festival, Washington DC

Program Highlights for Book TV on C-SPAN2 Aug. 31-Sept. 6, 2019 Are your friends book lovers, too? Invite them to sign up for Book TV's weekly newsletter! Labor Day weekend programming note:  Book TV will run through Monday. Prime-time programming will continue Sept. 3-6, starting at 8 pm ET each night on C-SPAN3.  Weekend Highlights: LIVE from the National Book Festival  10 am ET Saturday  Book TV will be LIVE for the 19th year at the National Book Festival in Washington, D.C. Our coverage includes author events, as well as viewer call-in segments from our set at the Washington Convention Center. This year's featured authors include:  Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Pulitzer Prize-winning historian David McCullough Sharon Robinson, author and daughter of Jackie Robinson  New York Times columnist David Brooks Henry Louis Gates Jr., Harvard University African American Research Director  Rick Atkinson, Pulitzer Prize-winning historian  Watch and share a preview of some of the authors who will be speaking. Watch and share a preview of the author in an earlier interview. LIVE with Joanne Freeman  Noon-2 pm ET Sunday  Re-air at 2 pm and 10 pm ET Sunday  Joanne Freeman talks about her books and takes viewer questions. Her books include The Field of Blood, Affairs of Honor and The Essential Hamilton. In Depth is a monthly LIVE author interview, featuring your calls, e-mails and tweets for two hours. Watch and share a preview. After Words with Ben Howe, The Immoral Majority: Why Evangelicals Chose Political Power over Christian Values  10 pm ET Saturday, 9 pm and midnight ET Sunday, 3 am ET Monday Ben Howe examines whether evangelicals are choosing political power over Christian values. He's interviewed by author and history professor John Fea. Book TV in Prime Time: Join us Sept. 3-6, starting at 8 pm ET each night, as we air recent Book TV programs on C-SPAN2. Highlights this week include: Tuesday: Best Sellers Andrew McCarthy, Ball of Collusion: The Plot to Rig an Election and Destroy a Presidency — 9 pm ET Wednesday: Space Sarah Parcak, Archaeology from Space: How the Future Shapes Our Past — 8 pm ET Thursday: Masculine Identity Jamil Jivani, Why Young Men: The Dangerous Allure of Violent Movements and What We Can Do About It — 8 pm ET    Friday: Foreign Affairs Anna Fifield, The Great Successor: The Divinely Perfect Destiny of Brilliant Comrade Kim Jong Un — 11 pm ET View the complete schedule About Book TV Every Saturday 8 am ET through Monday 8 am ET  Every weekend C-SPAN2 features Book TV — a 48-hour block of nonfiction book programming. Book TV brings you a rich variety of topics, such as history, biography, politics, current events, the media and more. Watch author interviews, readings, panels and live coverage from the nation's largest book fairs.   Experience Book TV all weekend, every weekend on C-SPAN2. Engage with Book TV! ‌ ‌ ‌ Listen to Book TV on the go: Download our free app to listen to C-SPAN Radio and the many C-SPAN podcasts — including Book TV's After Words — anywhere, anytime. Create a MyC-SPAN account for a personalized experience C-SPAN Networks | 400 North Capitol Street NW, Suite 650, Washington, DC 20001