book festival taking place at inner harbors. book fairs and festivals with coverage and click on the link. >> author of the book grouchy historian defending our constitution against the right wing hippo crits. have you always been grouchy and also been a historian? >> i think i may have acerbated to grouchy part. but undesirable because i was the boss. we have i can't -- my own

individuality is that. >> you have always been interested in history? >> yes. it is -- the draumy we have before we go. from communist behavior all the way to sheldon in vegas.

what a waste of money. but i had two sisters. but at a basic instinctive fair. >> you do your own research? >> i cannot take credit away from him.

he was a producer and came to watch a show about the second or third year. a man and his prostate and they do that a lot. we have done this and in your view and my job is not to do

this. antone scalia and the republican majority congress in lock step said no way. and people are now getting that and -- and they did a good job

and we couldn't win. we had to scream out since the democrats are not doing a great job of it. it goes back to the sickness that the republicans have created. i forget what they were now.

and this is because of the. the nra plucks away and makes it happen. it is changing and i understand it over the years. i have been traveling.

and it is being threatened and it is continuing. >> when did gow get active in politics? >> well, we did make one advance this time.

and it garnered a lot of votes and a lot of people regret. and it is in advance. and it is left on the democratic party. so i am delighted or and what

they did. and another way around it and

the -- we asked about this and the it was afforded. you say you were in favor of freelections in el salvadore but i forget where it is. i think el salvadore.

and it is the ideals that i so wanted in the second place. i answered the second question. i am going to try to reanswer. i would say to you that as the government, the people of el salvadore chose to let them have it and with that, i felt. >> it happened in october of

this year. the award was given out. >> here is a look at some of the best selling books according to amazon. topping the list is and the book on her 2016 campaign. followed by the fourth jd vance in ohio. a look at the best selling non fiction books.

and minnesota al franken. adam grant provide their advice for setbacks in option b. and retire d navy kernel. and wrapping up the list is devils bargain. about the relationship between president trump and steve bonnon by joshua green. some of these authors have or will be appearing on booktv. you can watch them on our website, booktv.org. >> booktv visited capitol hill to ask members of congress what they are reading. >> kevin brady, what is on your reading list? >> i love to read. steven ambose's book about custard and crazy horse which is

fascinatin fascinating. and i am a huge michael peeka fan. he writes all these books on sports and a lot of the types of books i read when i was growing up. and i love them. so, you know, that is sort of the fun reading i am doing right now. >> i noticed on your phone, do you read from your phone? ...