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AW: Rebecca Grant, "Birth - Three Mothers, Nine Months, and Pregnancy in America"
Journalist Rebecca Grant reported on maternal healthcare in the U.S. & discussed how social & political dynamics impact pregnancy & motherhood. She w…
2 years, 11 months ago
AB: Brian O'Leary on Upgrading the Publishing Industry Supply Chain
Book Industry Study Group executive director Brian O’Leary discusses how his organization is working to improve the production and distribution of pr…
2 years, 11 months ago
BN: Simon Sebag Montefiore, "The World"
Simon Sebag Montefiore is a British historian. He's 57 and lives in London with his wife Santa and their two children. He's written 12 books - 9 nonf…
2 years, 11 months ago
Q&A: Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr. on the Murder of Emmett Till and the Search for Justice
Emmett Till's cousin Rev. Wheeler Parker Jr., who accompanied Till on his trip to Mississippi in 1955, talked about the fateful events leading up to …
2 years, 11 months ago
Booknotes+: Robert Kaplan, "The Tragic Mind"
Robert Kaplan's 21st book, "The Tragic Mind," revolves around what he has learned over the years from Greek philosophers and William Shakespeare. Yal…
2 years, 11 months ago
Q&A: Henry Grabar, "Paved Paradise"
Slate magazine staff writer Henry Grabar, author of "Paved Paradise," talks about the evolution of parking in the United States and the consequences …
2 years, 11 months ago
AW: David Bernhardt, "You Report to Me - Accountability for the Failing Administrative State"
Former Trump Administration Interior Secretary David Bernhardt argued that the administrative state has amassed unaccountable power over the last twe…
2 years, 11 months ago
AB: Former FBI Director Comey on Writing Crime Novels
Former FBI Director James Comey discussed his legal thriller "Central Park West" and why he decided to start writing novels. About Books also reporte…
2 years, 11 months ago
TRAILER: What is the C-SPAN Bookshelf?
Nonfiction book lovers, we are making it easy to find all of the C-SPAN podcast episodes with authors in one place. Each week we will post episodes f…
3 years ago