Book TV airs on C-Span 2 this weekend from 8 a.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Monday and focuses on political and historical books as well as the book industry. The following are highlights for this coming weekend. For more information, go to Book TV's website.
Saturday, July 22
1 p.m. David Rothkopf, author of The Great Questions of Tomorrow (Simon & Schuster/TED, $16.99, 9781501119941), at Politics & Prose in Washington, D.C. (Re-airs Sunday at 9 a.m.)
4 p.m. James Stavridis, author of Sea Power: The History and Geopolitics of the World's Oceans (Penguin Press, $28, 9780735220591).
5 p.m. Peter Eisner, author of MacArthur's Spies: The Soldier, the Singer, and the Spymaster Who Defied the Japanese in World War II (Viking, $28, 9780525429654). (Re-airs Sunday at 11 p.m.)
7 p.m. Steven Clifford, author of The CEO Pay Machine: How It Trashes America and How to Stop It (Blue Rider Press, $23, 9780735212398), at Book Culture in New York City. (Re-airs Monday at 1:30 a.m.)
8 p.m. David King, author of The Trial of Adolf Hitler: The Beer Hall Putsch and the Rise of Nazi Germany (Norton, $27.95, 9780393241693), at Politics & Prose in Washington, D.C.
8:50 p.m. Dr. Willie Parker, author of Life's Work: A Moral Argument for Choice (Atria/37 INK, $25, 9781501151125), at Busboys and Poets in Washington, D.C. (Re-airs Sunday at 1:30 p.m.)
10 p.m. Sharyl Attkisson, author of The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think, and How You Vote (Harper, $27.99, 9780062468161). (Re-airs Sunday at 9 p.m. and Monday at 12 a.m. and 3 a.m.)
11 p.m. James D. Zirin, author of Supremely Partisan: How Raw Politics Tips the Scales in the United States Supreme Court (Rowman & Littlefield, $28, 9781442266360). (Re-airs Sunday at 7 p.m.)
Sunday, July 23
1 p.m. Joan Waugh, author of The American War: A History of the Civil War Era (Flip Learning, $30, 9780991037537). (Re-airs Monday at 1 a.m.)
4 p.m. Gar Alperovitz, author of What Then Must We Do?: Straight Talk about the Next American Revolution (Chelsea Green, $17.95, 9781603585040), at Busboys and Poets in Washington, D.C. (Re-airs Sunday at 4 a.m.)
8 p.m. Finn Murphy, author of The Long Haul: A Trucker's Tales of Life on the Road (Norton, $26.95, 9780393608717), at Politics & Prose in Washington, D.C.
10 p.m. Steve Early, author of Refinery Town: Big Oil, Big Money, and the Remaking of an American City (Beacon Press, $27.95, 9780807094266), at Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse in Baltimore, Md.
Saturday, July 22
1 p.m. David Rothkopf, author of The Great Questions of Tomorrow (Simon & Schuster/TED, $16.99, 9781501119941), at Politics & Prose in Washington, D.C. (Re-airs Sunday at 9 a.m.)
4 p.m. James Stavridis, author of Sea Power: The History and Geopolitics of the World's Oceans (Penguin Press, $28, 9780735220591).
5 p.m. Peter Eisner, author of MacArthur's Spies: The Soldier, the Singer, and the Spymaster Who Defied the Japanese in World War II (Viking, $28, 9780525429654). (Re-airs Sunday at 11 p.m.)
7 p.m. Steven Clifford, author of The CEO Pay Machine: How It Trashes America and How to Stop It (Blue Rider Press, $23, 9780735212398), at Book Culture in New York City. (Re-airs Monday at 1:30 a.m.)
8 p.m. David King, author of The Trial of Adolf Hitler: The Beer Hall Putsch and the Rise of Nazi Germany (Norton, $27.95, 9780393241693), at Politics & Prose in Washington, D.C.
8:50 p.m. Dr. Willie Parker, author of Life's Work: A Moral Argument for Choice (Atria/37 INK, $25, 9781501151125), at Busboys and Poets in Washington, D.C. (Re-airs Sunday at 1:30 p.m.)
10 p.m. Sharyl Attkisson, author of The Smear: How Shady Political Operatives and Fake News Control What You See, What You Think, and How You Vote (Harper, $27.99, 9780062468161). (Re-airs Sunday at 9 p.m. and Monday at 12 a.m. and 3 a.m.)
11 p.m. James D. Zirin, author of Supremely Partisan: How Raw Politics Tips the Scales in the United States Supreme Court (Rowman & Littlefield, $28, 9781442266360). (Re-airs Sunday at 7 p.m.)
Sunday, July 23
1 p.m. Joan Waugh, author of The American War: A History of the Civil War Era (Flip Learning, $30, 9780991037537). (Re-airs Monday at 1 a.m.)
4 p.m. Gar Alperovitz, author of What Then Must We Do?: Straight Talk about the Next American Revolution (Chelsea Green, $17.95, 9781603585040), at Busboys and Poets in Washington, D.C. (Re-airs Sunday at 4 a.m.)
8 p.m. Finn Murphy, author of The Long Haul: A Trucker's Tales of Life on the Road (Norton, $26.95, 9780393608717), at Politics & Prose in Washington, D.C.
10 p.m. Steve Early, author of Refinery Town: Big Oil, Big Money, and the Remaking of an American City (Beacon Press, $27.95, 9780807094266), at Red Emma's Bookstore Coffeehouse in Baltimore, Md.