Books 1881 Videos
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Deborah Tannen
Air Date 09/22/2016Linguistics professor Deborah Tannen introduces her book "You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation." 11:15 -
Mike Tackett
Air Date 08/18/2016Mike Tackett introduces his new book, "The Baseball Whisperer." 08:59 -
Steven Brill
Air Date 08/11/2016Steven Brill discusses his year-long investigation into whether the U.S. is any safer after 9/11. 22:47 -
Jeffrey Toobin
Air Date 08/05/2016Jeffrey Toobin introduces his latest book, “American Heiress: The Wild Saga of the Kidnapping, Crimes, and Trial of Patty Hearst.” 17:23 -
Andrew Solomon
Air Date 07/29/2016Author Andrew Solomon introduces his new book, "Far and Away." 12:49 -
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Air Date 07/15/2016The author introduces “Framed: Why Michael Skakel Spent Over a Decade in Prison For a Murder He Didn’t Commit.” 15:14 -
Calvin Trillin
Air Date 07/12/2016Author Calvin Trillin introduces his new book, "Jackson 1964: Five Decades Of Reporting On Race." 15:21 -
Remembering Elie Wiesel
Air Date 07/08/2016We remember the Holocaust survivor and Nobel Prize winner with a look at his appearances on the show. 18:43 -
Cass Sunstein
Air Date 06/17/2016Cass Sunstein introduces his New York Times best-selling book, "The World According to Star Wars." 22:41 -
Julian Barnes
Air Date 05/25/2016Julian Barnes introduces his new novel, "The Noise of Time." 15:34 -
Jon Meacham
Air Date 05/12/2016The executive editor and executive vice president of Random House on politics, history, and southern living. 13:54 -
Michael Kinsley
Air Date 05/12/2016Michael Kinsley, columnist for Vanity Fair and the founder of Slate Magazine, discusses his new book, “Old Age: A Beginner’s Guide.” 24:33 -
Michael Eric Dyson
Air Date 05/11/2016The historian introduces his new book, "The Black Presidency: Barack Obama and the Politics of Race in America.” 19:19 -
'Nothing Left Unsaid'
Air Date 04/12/2016Gloria Vanderbilt and her son, Anderson Cooper, introduce the documentary about Gloria's life, "Nothing Left Unsaid." 30:17 -
David Payne
Air Date 03/25/2016Author David Payne introduces his memoir about his family, "Barefoot to Avalon: A Brother's Story." 32:41 -
Remembering Nora Ephron
Air Date 03/23/2016Jacob Bernstein introduces a documentary on his mother, "Everything is Copy: Nora Ephron, Scripted and Unscripted." 20:39 -
A. O. Scott
Air Date 03/17/2016A. O. Scott introduces his book, "Better Living Through Criticism: How to Think About Art, Pleasure, Beauty, and Truth." 16:40 -
John Feinstein
Air Date 03/17/2016John Feinstein on "The Legends Club" and the rivalry between coaches Dean Smith, Mike Krzyzewski, and Jim Valvano. 19:50 -
Mimi Sheraton
Air Date 03/07/2016Food critic Mimi Sheraton talks about her 16th book, “1,000 Foods to Eat Before You Die.” 10:24 -
Joe Nocera
Air Date 03/03/2016Sports columnist Joe Nocera on “Indentured,” a book he co-authored exposing the inequities of the NCAA. 20:04 -
Roger Angell
Air Date 02/25/2016Roger Angell shares his new book, "This Old Man." 15:58 -
Maria Konnikova
Air Date 02/24/2016Maria Konnikova talks about her new book, “The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It…Every Time.” 14:07 -
Marley Dias
Air Date 02/19/201611-year-old Marley Dias talks about creating the hash tag #1000blackgirlbooks to make a change. 08:56 -
Scott Malcomson
Air Date 01/29/2016Scott Malcomson, fellow at the Carnegie Corporation, introduces his book “Splinternet.” 26:07 -
Robert Gates
Air Date 01/21/2016Robert Gates, former CIA director and former secretary of defense, introduces his book “A Passion For Leadership." 11:15 -
Lauren Groff
Air Date 01/19/2016Writer Lauren Groff discusses her latest novel, "Fates and Furies." 27:12 -
Marlon James
Air Date 12/22/2015Marlon James presents his novel, "A Brief History of Seven Killings." 21:06 -
David Gregory
Air Date 12/22/2015David Gregory presents "How's Your Faith?," a new book about his search for identity and purpose. 16:10 -
Sam Palmisano
Air Date 12/18/2015Sam Palmisano, chairman of the Center for Global Enterprise, presents his new book, "Growing Global." 24:05 -
Bruce Riedel
Air Date 12/18/2015Author Bruce Riedel presents his new book, "JFK’s Forgotten Crisis: Tibet, the CIA, and the Sino-Indian war." 28:46 -
Charlie Savage
Air Date 12/02/2015Charlie Savage discusses his new book, “Power Wars: Inside Obama's Post-9/11 Presidency.” 16:11 -
David Hare
Air Date 11/26/2015Playwright David Hare discusses his new memoir, "The Blue Touch Paper." 16:00 -
Karl Rove
Air Date 11/26/2015Karl Rove discusses the upcoming presidential election and his book, "The Triumph of William McKinley." 22:28 -
Garry Kasparov
Air Date 11/25/2015Garry Kasparov on his new book, "Winter Is Coming: Why Vladimir Putin and the Enemies of the Free World Must Be Stopped." 19:26 -
Shonda Rhimes
Air Date 11/20/2015Shonda Rhimes, creator of ABC's "Grey's Anatomy" and the smash hit "Scandal," presents her book, "Year of Yes." 16:14 -
Peggy Noonan
Air Date 11/20/2015Peggy Noonan discusses her book, “The Time of Our Lives: Collected Writings.” 17:17 -
Jon Meacham
Air Date 11/10/2015Jon Meacham shares his new book, “Destiny and Power: The American Odyssey of George Herbert Walker Bush.” 35:35 -
Hannah Rothschild
Air Date 11/10/2015Hannah Rothschild, chair of the board at the National Gallery in London, discusses her debut novel, “The Improbability of Love.” 16:35 -
David Remnick
Air Date 11/07/2015Editor David Remnick talks about The New Yorker's new anthology, "The 50s: The Story of a Decade" and its new podcast. 21:11 -
Ted Koppel
Air Date 10/28/2015Ted Koppel shares his new book, "Lights Out: A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath." 36:04 -
Laszlo Bock
Air Date 10/22/2015Google's Laszlo Bock on his book, “Work Rules! Insights from Inside Google That Will Transform How You Live and Lead.” 15:24 -
John Grisham
Air Date 10/22/2015Author John Grisham talks about his latest novel, "Rogue Lawyer." 19:52 -
Ray Lewis
Air Date 10/20/2015Ex-football player Ray Lewis talks about his journey through life and the NFL, from his memoir, "I Feel Like Going On." 32:57 -
'My Pantry'
Air Date 10/16/2015Chef Alice Waters and daughter Fanny Singer discuss their cookbook, “My Pantry" with writer Calvin Trillin. 20:15 -
Niall Ferguson
Air Date 10/14/2015Harvard professor Niall Ferguson discusses his latest book, "Kissinger: The Idealist." 31:14 -
Salman Rushdie
Air Date 09/16/2015Author Salman Rushdie discusses his novel, “Two Years, Eight Months, and Twenty-Eight Days.” 17:06 -
John Sununu
Air Date 08/11/2015John Sununu talks about his new book, "The Quiet Man: the indispensable presidency of George H.W. Bush." 17:00 -
Colin Quinn
Air Date 08/11/2015Colin Quinn discusses his new book, "The Coloring Book: A Comedian Solves Race Relations in America." 15:57 -
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Air Date 07/31/2015Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin reminisces about her relationship with Lyndon B. Johnson. 17:03 -
Howell Raines
Air Date 07/24/2015Howell Raines talks about the book "Go Set a Watchman" by Harper Lee. 13:30 -
Charles Kaiser
Air Date 07/24/2015Charles Kaiser discusses his new book, "The Cost of Courage." 10:37 -
Historians
Air Date 07/15/2015A look back at conversations with biographers of our founding fathers: Joseph Ellis, Ron Chernow, David McCullough, and Walter Isaacson. 25:51 -
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Air Date 07/13/2015Ta-Nehisi Coates recollects his experiences with racism growing up in Baltimore in his memoir, "Between the World and Me." 33:31 -
Nisid Hajari
Air Date 07/01/2015Author Nisid Hajari presents "Midnight's Furies: The Deadly Legacy of India's Partition." 21:10 -
Michael Wolff
Air Date 06/24/2015Author Michael Wolff introduces his latest book, "Television is the New Television." 18:30 -
Aziz Ansari
Air Date 06/23/2015Comedian Aziz Ansari presents his new book, co-authored with NYU sociologist Eric Klinenberg, "Modern Romance: An Investigation." 12:17 -
Nixon
Air Date 06/16/2015Authors Tim Weiner and Evan Thomas discuss the complex character of President Richard Nixon. 23:37 -
George Mitchell
Air Date 06/08/2015Former Senate majority leader and federal judge George Mitchell introduces his memoir, "The Negotiator: Reflections on an American Life." 32:13 -
Richard Reeves
Air Date 06/04/2015Richard Reeves discusses "Infamy: The Shocking Story of the Japanese-American Internment in World War II." 12:13 -
Karl Ove Knausgaard
Air Date 06/03/2015Norwegian author Karl Ove Knausgaard shares his critically acclaimed six volume autobiography "My Struggle" (Min Camp). 25:58