Book TV airs on C-Span 2 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 Web site.
Saturday, December 3
7 p.m. Encore Booknotes. In a segment first aired in 2002, Linda Greenlaw discussed The Lobster Chronicles: Life on a Very Small Island (Hyperion, $13.95, 0786885912), her sequel to The Hungry Ocean, and told stories about being captain of her own lobster boat, Mattie Belle.
8 p.m. After Words. Brent Bozell, founder and president of the Media Research Center, interviews journalist Mary Mapes about her investigative story on George W. Bush's National Guard record that aired on 60 Minutes II last year and led to her dismissal from CBS. Mapes's book about the experience is Truth and Duty: The Press, The President, and the Privilege of Power (St. Martin's, $24.95, 031235195X). (Re-airs Sunday at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.)
9 p.m. History on Book TV. In an event held at the Harvard Center for European Affairs, NYU professor Tony Judt talks about his book Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 (Penguin Press, $39.95, 1594200653).
Sunday, December 4
1:40 a.m. Public Lives. Former Brigadier General Janis Karpinski, author of One Woman's Army: The Commanding General of Abu Ghraib Tells Her Story (Miramax, $24.95, 1401352472), tells her story.
12 p.m. In Depth: John Updike. A three-hour live conversation. Viewers can call in during the show or send questions via e-mail to booktv@c-span.org. (Re-airs Monday at 12 a.m.)
Saturday, December 3
7 p.m. Encore Booknotes. In a segment first aired in 2002, Linda Greenlaw discussed The Lobster Chronicles: Life on a Very Small Island (Hyperion, $13.95, 0786885912), her sequel to The Hungry Ocean, and told stories about being captain of her own lobster boat, Mattie Belle.
8 p.m. After Words. Brent Bozell, founder and president of the Media Research Center, interviews journalist Mary Mapes about her investigative story on George W. Bush's National Guard record that aired on 60 Minutes II last year and led to her dismissal from CBS. Mapes's book about the experience is Truth and Duty: The Press, The President, and the Privilege of Power (St. Martin's, $24.95, 031235195X). (Re-airs Sunday at 6 p.m. and 9 p.m.)
9 p.m. History on Book TV. In an event held at the Harvard Center for European Affairs, NYU professor Tony Judt talks about his book Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945 (Penguin Press, $39.95, 1594200653).
Sunday, December 4
1:40 a.m. Public Lives. Former Brigadier General Janis Karpinski, author of One Woman's Army: The Commanding General of Abu Ghraib Tells Her Story (Miramax, $24.95, 1401352472), tells her story.
12 p.m. In Depth: John Updike. A three-hour live conversation. Viewers can call in during the show or send questions via e-mail to booktv@c-span.org. (Re-airs Monday at 12 a.m.)