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 12
1 p.m. Matthew Restall, author of The Nine Lives of Christopher Columbus (W.W. Norton, $35, 9781324086932). (Re-airs Saturday at 1 a.m.)
Sunday, July 13
8 a.m. Joseph Torigian, author of The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping (Stanford University Press, $50, 9781503634756). (Re-airs Sunday at 8 p.m.)
4:35 p.m. Chile Eboe-Osuji, author of End of Immunity: Holding World Leaders Accountable for Aggression, Genocide, War Crimes, and Crimes against Humanity (Prometheus, $34.95, 9781633889903).
5:35 p.m. Paul Rice, author of Every Purchase Matters: How Fair Trade Farmers, Companies, and Consumers Are Changing the World (PublicAffairs, $30, 9781541704039).
6:45 p.m. Patrick McGee, author of Apple in China: The Capture of the World's Greatest Company (Scribner, $32, 9781668053379).
