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.
Sunday, July 26
8 a.m. Melissa Murray, author of The U.S. Constitution: A Comprehensive and Annotated Guide for the Modern Reader (37 Ink, $30, 9781668221938), at Politics & Prose in Washington, D.C. (Re-airs Sunday at 8 p.m.)
9:10 a.m. Soman Chainani, author of Young World (Random House Books for Young Readers, $21.99, 9780593905180). (Re-airs Sunday at 9:10 p.m.)
11 a.m. Jane Aikin, author of The Library of Congress: From Jefferson's Vision to the Digital Age (Georgetown University Press, $32.95, 9781647125714). (Re-airs Sunday at 11 a.m.)
12 p.m. Carrie Gibson, author of The Great Resistance: The 400-Year Fight to End Slavery in the Americas (Atlantic Monthly Press, $35, 9780802165497), at A Cappella Books in Atlanta, Ga.
1 p.m. C. Evan Stewart, author of William Henry Seward's Quest to Save the Nation During the Secession Winter (1860-1861) (Twelve Tables Press, $20.95, 9781946074461).
2:10 p.m. Sarah Ruden, author of Reproductive Wrongs: A Short History of Bad Ideas About Women (Liveright, $17.99, 9781324099819).
4:15 p.m. Alvin E. Roth, author of Moral Economics: From Prostitution to Organ Sales, What Controversial Transactions Reveal About How Markets Work (Basic Venture, $35, 9781541702011).
5:50 p.m. Matthew Campbell, author of The Man Who Stole the Gods: A True Story of War, Obsession, and a Global Art Conspiracy (Portfolio, $35, 9780593716007), at Politics & Prose in Washington, D.C.
