for fiction it is important and certainly kinds of non-fiction. i don't think it is essential a lot of times. history is review this and there are smaller factors in the way we publish and promote books and there are other ways of promoting books like social media accord or people can enter into people's homes and book clubs through these programs. i think the physical traveling of an author from town to town is maybe less important than it used to be. >> what else do you have coming up this fall? >> i have a book on the history of the caliphate coming up by steve kennedy which i think is a book that is particularly important right now. i think the word caliphate isn't one we spent a lot of time talking about probably before 2011 and then it entered for all of us with al-qaeda and isis talk about restoring the calipha caliphate. and kennedy is an expert on arab history with deep command of forces at the university of london and had a number of books on middle east history. this is his effort to establish the caliphate both as it was and the histor

[inaudible conversation] >> here is a look at the current best-selling non fiction books according to the harvard bookstore in cambridge, massachusetts. aaron james looks at how donald trump's personality contributes to his politics and presidential campaign. coots, winner of last year's national book award, explores the current state of black america in between the world and me. next up, matthew desmond looks at urban poverty in america in evicted. followed by hamilton the script of the broadway musical. our look at the best-selling non fiction books according to the harvard bookstore continues sapeians in which a history professor chronicles the evolution of modern humans and the challenges facing our species today. and coronal university researcher looks at how microbes affect human health in the human super organisms. and facing mortality in the memoir when breath becomes air. and nome chomsky's book who rules the world makes the list. that is a look at the harvard bookstore best seller list. many of these authors have appeared on booktv or will be appearing on booktv. you can wat

. >> host: is narrative non fiction and a specialty? >> yes. id cry now an interesting moment because there was a moment tenner 15 years ago as the category there was a lot of great journalist doing great work. and those that stood out. and the perfect storm in there were great narrative's so right now what is happening is the ongoing forum of journalism that where the genres are blurring do that now more than narrative that is a great example there is a recording in that there is a memoir there is criticism dancing his safety is in that he is doing a great job publishing people wear the star books that play with different forms of nonfiction and interesting way from a personal narrative but jamison is another and it is exciting because it has the energy of ideas with sad reading experience of the narrative and not feeling you have to be this john rohr that genre with a point of view you get from journalism that is all brought into one book can be very exciting so i do think it is something i am very interested in but i do think there is so muc

if you want to do non-fiction you have to be an expert. do the publishers want to have their books reviewed in the "washington post"? >> they say they do. there are fewer outlets than there used to be for book reviews. >> jonathan yardly? >> we lost him. he retired after many, many years. every week, sometimes twice a week or many years before i got to the post-but we still have michael every thursday. >> ron charles, how did you get into this business? >> i was an english teacher for many years which i loved but the paper grading was wearing me down. i thought if i graded one more piece of paper i would kill someone. a student's mother suggested i review books, and i bought a book, wrote up a review and sent it to the christian review monitor and they bought it ask asked for more. >> how many years were at the christian monitor? >> seven years. >> can a bad or good book review affect sales? >> there is some academics i read saying a review has a marginal positive effect on sale but it doesn't matter if the review is positive or negative.

. >>> book tv on c-span 2. 48 hours of non-fiction books and authors every weekend.e's featured programs this weekend. saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern on "afterwords" kimberly strassel argues the left is using tactics to usurp the political process in her book "the intimidation game how the left is silencing free speech." she's jond by jenny thomas, contributor to the daily caller. >> government abuse is largely one sided. when i started this -- i care about free speech and the first amendment. i'm a libertarian when it comes to this and i don't think -- you know, i have no allegiance to one party or the other and i went into this -- i'd written a lot about the abuses on the left for my column in the "wall street journal" but i assumed going in that i was going to find a bunch of stuff on the right, too. i didn't. >> on sunday, live with legal analyst jeffrey toobin who will take your call, text and e-mail questions from noon to 3:00 p.m. eastern. mr. toobin will discuss his latest book "american heiress, the wild saga of the kidnapping, crimes and trial of patty hear

but i'm quite at homecoming back to be non-fiction. and the kingdom of speech. >> reporter: at 85, it seems wolfe only concession to time is the shirt, polo, collar up, on stin ed city of ties and tall collars. the white suit remains as does the passion to provoke. is it the last book? >> to be honest, i have only five more planned. political corruptness. ic it is the funniest subject in a long, long, long time. >> he has been taking on political correctness for decades now. yes, the book is out today and five more planned. >> and perhaps will be a response to i imagine the reaction to this book to be natural selection and speech are not mutually exclusive ideas. >> right, i think you have to theater an for the language and his bold language. and that's helpful. >> aside from the book, he's a fine dresser, isn't he? >> always has been. but he said again, he abandoned the tie andheal collar and goes with a polo now. >> welcome back, welcome back. thank you, jack. >>> up ahead, soccer team shows it's a champion of compassion. stay with u

on c-span 2, 48 hours of non fiction book and articles. here's some featured programs for this coming weekend. on saturday, 7 p.m., the supreme court of warren burger is the focus of the book, the burger court. she speaks, in the bookstore. and then at 10 p.m., with dana lash she argues that the u.s. is splintering into coastal and fly year. you can't run a country you have never been to. she's interviewed by guy benson. it seems in so many ways that, not just really so much nem flyover nation, you have the right and left that are pulling them in one direction or another. it goes back to we need you to show up to vote or support this particular issue. but this, that divide is scary because now politics, it is effecting whether or not we can defend ourselves against a major threat. >> on sunday at 7 p.m. mo neek looking at somehow school policies having a negative impact on the black female students. they are the places that are criminalizing black girls. >> go for book t.v..org. >> our focus continues, with, the college professor, the foun

booktv is the only network devoted exclusively to non-fiction books. booktv, television for serious readers. every night in august, book booktv is in prime time. tonight a focus on reporters in the field. first, nbc's richard engel talks about reporting from the middle east. then we will hear from new york staff writer david denby on his year spent in three different tenth grade classrooms. later, sebastian junger talks about veterans returning home and then a panel of journalist on their experiences covering war. now, to politics and prose bookstore in washington, d.c..

booktv is the only network devoted exclusively to non-fiction books. booktv, television for serious readers. every night in august, book booktv is in prime time. tonight a focus on reporters in the field. first, nbc's richard engel talks about reporting from the middle east. then we will hear from new york staff writer david denby on his year spent in three different tenth grade classrooms. later, sebastian junger talks about veterans returning home and then a panel of journalist on their experiences covering war. now, to politics and prose bookstore in washington, d.c.. [inaudible conversation] [applause] >> hello, everyone. ... >> >>, a at least for in our. this is the story of two decades of reporting in the middle east garden with cairo where he went after he graduated college with two suitcases and $2,000 a they reject comedienne to become a foreign correspondent. we learn about his education , freelancing for radio while reporting for a major news network that in one case led to his kidnapping in syria. this book is much more is a current situati

. >> you're watching booktv on c-span2, with top non-fiction books and authors every weekend. booktv, television for serious readers. >>> next "the communicators" with a discussion on the voice of america and u.s. broadcasts to cuba and former soviet bloc countries. then federal judge henry hudson talks about the importance of having a plan to deal with a work place shooting. after that, live, a discussion how campaigns, candidates and elected officials can reach out to voters with disabilities. >> and you're watching "the communicators" on c-span and we are at the broadcasting board of governors this week. this is an agency that houses voice of america and radio marti , radio free europe broadcasting as well. we'll learn how the government agencies broadcast america's message to the world. we want to introduce you to amanda bennett, who just today as started a new job. ms. bennett. what is the new job? >> i am director of voice of america. >> what does that mean? >> it means i get to work with a couple of thousands of the most talented and interesting journalists in the world

booktv on c-span2, 48 hours of non-fiction books and authors every weekend. here is featured programs for this coming weekend. at 7 p.m. on saturday, the supreme court of warren burger is the topic of the book we investigate. and then at 10 p.m. after wards with dana lash who argues the united states is switching into the coastal america and fly over america in her book fly over nati nation. she is interviewed by guy benison. fox news contribute and town hall editor. >> it seems people, not so much in the flyover, but you have the right and left pulling them in in one direction and it goes back to showing up to a certain way to vote or supporting particular issues but that divide is scary because now politics is affecting whether or not we will be able to equally defend ourselves against a major threat. >> on sunday, monique morris looks at how schools are having a negative impact on the black female lives of students. she argues schools and other institutions that are supposed to help are the places criminalizing black girls. go to booktv.org for the complet

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it's devoted exclusively to non- fiction books. television to non- fiction readers. up next, a discussion on a housing finance policy. they talked about the mortgage servicing market and roles governing home loan lenders. it was hosted by the urban institute. >> hello everybody. thank you for coming to our evening event on emerging issues in mortgage servicing. we have an oversized crowd and it's so great. i am representing core logics tonight. it's a global provider of consumer and financial information and services in both industry and the government. in fact, tonight is a collaboration that we have had with the urban institute for going on for years. we are please to be a cosponsor of this event with the urban institute. thank you so much for being here tonight we will talk about mortgage servicing and most of you may not have known much seven or eight years ago. the financial crisis, fast-forward, we have a lot to talk about in mortgage servicing including them model, the cost of servicing origination and access to credit. there are a lot of issues around mortgag

. >> every weekend, booktv brings you 48 hours of non-fiction authors and books on c-span2. keep watching for more television for serious readers. next, on booktv's after wards, ann coulter makes the case on why donald trump should be the next president. she is in talk with tucker carlson. ... >> officer. >> how do you write to your books? >> normally i take one year off i did as some in back-to-back years but that was an emergency vet as we've finished the book i said i would not write another book by elise say that but then that is everything have to say and about what i was 11 years old and then i thought that is everything want to say to say i have to look this up but then i have the basis for the book investor to read and read and read. and eyedrops some ideas for the book that is how i wrote audios america as a was a boy into rightabout that i did had so much more than that was what was happening with the immigration so for a while it to some time of that started writing that i am completely cut off from the world people that know me every time i write a book is i have

is the only national network devoted to non fiction books.evision, for serious readers. >> note book t.v., books about criminal justice, next, perry discussions reduction over violent crime, and, compares prison systems, in her book. and then, elizabeth bid on the rise of mass incarceration and, writes about the homicide unit, in his book parks good month for murder. in an interview, he writes about his owex

is the only national network devoted to non fiction books. television, for serious readers. >> note book t.v., books about criminal justice, next, perry discussions reduction over violent crime, and, compares prison systems, in her book. and then, elizabeth bid on the rise of mass incarceration and, writes about the homicide unit, in his book parks good month for murder. in an interview, he writes about his own experiences in prison and his book rioting my wrong. >> what's behind the trend and how long it might continue. he was interviewed by samuel, of the urban institute, on book's t.v. afterwards. that is hour. >> with high profiles, spikes in violence, in milwaukee, chewing, washington, dc, the question and the issue of violent crime has acquired a national interest, and, he has written a new book the rise and fall of violent crime. what inspired you to reinvestigate the issue of violent crime? >> no one had really, studied, in a comprehensive way, the history of violent crime and, i felt that that needed to be done especially because as

as many of you know the latest pulitzer prize for non-fiction went to yet another wilson book, "black lag,. the rise of isis" this is part of an initiative called books at wilson dedicated to showcasing the work of our scholars. i hope you have all ordered copies and i am sure many of you saw the excerpt in the new york times sunday magazine "how hillary clinton became a hawk "i feel free to make a suggestion to mark and made it to him walking in here. i personally don't think hawk and dove are labels. i think mark does a good job of highlighting there is a diversity of views. not just across the dysfunctional parties but within them, too. nobody owns one label. there is common ground. that is the other thing we need to understand. we all want, all of us, want a strong national security even if we disagree on the policies that will get us there. for my part, i will say as we head toward the general election i hope voters keep in mind security is important more than military might. it is the strength of the economy, the strength of our democratic inclusive institutions and the strength

on c-span two takes on public affairs programming and focus' the latest non fiction books. sure programs are in-depth, live three hour look. questions with viewers. in-depth airs the first sunday. afterwards, one-on-one conversation, between an author and the interviewer, familiar with the topic. and often with an opposing viewpoint. it airs saturday 10 p.m. and we'll take you across the country, visiting book parties where authorities talk about their books. book t.v. on c-span 2, television for serious readers. ♪ >> this week on "q and a," corey, former deputy inspector, he discusses his book, once a cop, the street, the law, two worlds and one man. ♪ ♪ >> corey, your book is called once a cop. what is it about? >> it's a memoir, it's my life story. detail, i have been through, me retiring as police officer. >> when did you retire? >> march 2013. officially retired. i was injured, 2011, so, i was out of work for like a year-and-a-half. i had two back surgeries, based on the injury. i was injured at work for trying to arrest someone. i popped a disk in my back. >> at the t

. >> you're watching booktv on c-span2, with top non-fiction books and authors every weekend. booktv, television for serious readers. >>> next "the communicators" with a discussion on the voice of america and u.s. broadcasts to cuba and former soviet bloc countries. then federal judge henry hudson talks about the importance of having a plan to deal with a work place shooting. after that, live, a discussion how campaigns, candidates and elected officials can reach out to voters with disabilities. >> and you're watching "the communicators" on c-span and we are at the broadcasting board of governors this week. this is an agency that houses voice of america and radio marti

. >> booktv on c-span2. 48 hours of non-fiction books and authors every weekend. here are some featured program this weekend. saturday at 11 eastern, booktv is live at the second annual mississippi book festival taking place at the state capitol ground in jackson. then at 8 p.m. eastern, public religion institute ceo robert jones talks about his book "the end of white christian america" on sunday night at 10 p.m., "after words," investigative journalist see more hurst talks about his book which challenges some of the facts by the obama administration in his book "killing osama bin laden". >> that night the president said i want to thank the pakistani forces for their help and they had to get rid of that. within days they were explicitly saying the president misspoke. then the next week he went on television and by this time, within a week, i knew the day after the raid there was trouble. >> go to booktv.org for the complete weekend schedule. >> sunday night on q&a, nancy eisenberg discusses her book, "white trash" the 400 year untold history of unclass in america.

. >> book tv on c-span2. 38 hours of non-fiction books and offers all we can. -- 48 hours of nonfictionks and authors all weekend. the presidential candidate donald trump. and cultures latest book -- anne coulter's notebook. argument that democrats and republicans should support him. i think he's a genuine patriot. genuinely loves the country. i think he looks around and saw so many things going wrong that he can fix. saide opening speech, he something to the effect of, if we don't stop this now, it is going to be too late. on sunday at 7:30 p.m. 'sstern, urban radio networks discusses

. >> this is book tv on c-span two, 48 hours of non-fiction books and author every weekend. it's television for serious readers. here is a look at our primetime lineup for for this evening. starting shortly, former presidential advance man john king talks about his experiences his book is called "off script". and then see more hearse describes the killing of osama bin laden. at 10:00 p.m. she reports on water scarcity and climate change. we wrap up at 11:00 p.m. at the look of the life of robert f kennedy. it all happens next on c-span2 book tv. first up, here is josh king talking about "off script". >> mitchell schwartz, andrew frank and steve barr, they learned the craft on the campaign in 1984 and served as my role models. they were the answer in the summer of 1988 and they taught me well. schwartz was the lead advance man brimming with self confidence and quick humor. >> was that self-serving enough, by the way? i had to read that. many claim he was dismembered but he had four pages and was known as a great teacher. just be clear on that. josh is a good buddy and a good

. >> every weekend, booktv brings you 48 hours of non-fiction authors and books on c-span2. keep watching for more television for serious readers. next, on booktv's after wards, ann coulter makes the case on why donald trump should be the next president. she is in talk with tucker carlson. ...

the list includes two non-fiction titles. barbarian days in which the new yorkers william finnegan recounts like as a surfer during the 1960s. and h is for hawk, helen mcdonald's account on how raising and adopting hawks helped her deal with the grieving of her father. president obama is reading through books, one looking at the railroad slavery passage an as a real railway. and girl on the train and a science fiction title from neal stephenson. >> i graduated college and studied anthropolgy and did my diseration on the navaho indians. i got out of college and wanted to be a writer and journalist and immediately got a job out of school and started writing and published things for local newspapers and short stories. it didn't go well and i eventually got a job as a climber for tree companies. i would work up in the air taking the trees down and topping them out and teasing them out and i got hurt doing it. it is a dangerous job. i got hurt and i was recovering from that and i thought maybe i should write about dangerous jobs.

is the only national network devoted exclusively to non- fiction books. television for serious readers. the supreme court delivered a split four-four decision. fredericks versus california teachers association. a split vote leads in place the lower court's ruling. before the court is seen as a clear sign on how his death has impacted the court. the one sentence opinion does not show how each justice voted. twenty-three states and the district of columbia allow public employee unions to collect fees to cover the cost of workplace negotiations. we will hear an argument this morning in case 1914. mister chee's justice may please the court every year we are providing significant support to a group that advocates a viewpoint which they oppose and do not which -- wish to subsidize. it should be overturned both to end the ongoing deprivation of basic speech and association rights and to restore consistency to the courts in their first amendment. is it permissible in your view to allow the union to be the exclusive representative so that no one else is at the bar

. >> you are watching booktv on c-span2. 48 hours of non-fiction authors and books every weekend. booktv, television for serious readers. >> next, a look at the fight for 15 wage movement with service employees international union vise president david rolph. >> hello, everybody, welcome. i am so, so happy to see you. good evening. >> good evening. >> thank you! good evening. >> it is a good evening. >> hopefully everyone has enjoyed some wine and food and this is a lovely room this evening. it is not every day we get these kinds of moments to pause, step back and reflect on our gains and actually celebrate because we need to and we should celebrate the amazing victories for working people that have been snowballing across the country as part of "the fight for fifteen". just to think several years ago, 9.25 was considered ambitious and only possible in places like san francisco. thank god for san francisco. but now, $15 thanks to seattle and then california and then new york and localities across the country. but also we need these moments to place these victories and campaigns as

23rd defense.y of steve, our moderator sa staff writer at the new yorker, the of seven books of non-fiction and a two-time prize. of the pulitzer he has been a reporter, forn correspondent, senior editor, managing editor, and is the dean of columbia university graduate school of journalism. please join me, ladies and welcoming our panelists and our moderator. [applause] steve: thank you. thanks everyone for being here. to this oking forward discussion. no one up here is congenitally so i'm hoping to invite all of you to talk over your moderator, ignore your moderator, ask each other questions, we've got a lot of ground to cover and a lot of lively subjects. i think let's start with the basics and i think maybe toward the end of the conversation, i move into the world we're in now, the digital age of creates a a which whole new set of questions looking ahead. editorial decision making, our colleagues in the audience know, law. a lot like case you have certain principals behind you, certain standards, nd case-by-case, you try to apply the complex facts and make good judgment. when a reporter

at this moment the top three non-fiction books are all about hillary clinton.ot one of them is positive. the number of anti-trump books that have cracked the top 20 in the past few weeks is zero. interesting. when it comes to publishing industry, why is this counterintuitive in certain ways? why are clinton bashing books out there versus zero trump? >> i'm surprised an anti-trump book hasn't worked yet. there are some coming that will maybe catch on. number one, conservatives just buy more books. they dominate the bestseller lists generally. two, we got a democrat in the white house. still, to have three anti-clinton books atop the bestseller lists, kind of incredible disparity. >> i think there's another reason. the main one is conservatives buy more books like they listen to more talk radio. he's a private citizen, the mostly mostly litigious person in the united states. >> they're afraid to. i'm surprised there's not a comedy book. i'm talking about like a quotes, trump quotes, whatever. >> that's not the kind of book that's going to sell a million. >> go ba

you are watching booktv on c-span2. 48 hours of non fiction authors and books. television for serious readers. here is look at the presume time schedule tonight. we kick off the evening with robert jones and his book is "in defense of negativity" -- "the end of white christian america" and then lamar alexander sits down to discuss books that influenced his life and career. at 10 p.m. on after wards, seymour hersh describes the killing of osama bin laden and then we talk about a report on the spread of the zika virus. first up, here is robert jones talking about t"the end of whit christian america". [inaudible conversation] ...

you're not familiar, book t.v., takes our public affairs programming, and focuses on the latest non fiction. and our signature programs are in-depth, 3 hour look at one author's book. in-depth airs the first sunday at noon eastern. afterwards, a one-on-one conversation between an author, and an interviewer. and often with an opposing viewpoint. we'll take you across the country, where they talk about their latest works. book t.v. is the only national network devoted to non fix. >> today, gerard robinson, former virginia education, he talks about his career, and education policy in in the u.s. that's at 7 p.m. eastern. on book t.v., criminal justice, starting at 8 p.m. on afterwards. barry and the rise and fall of violent crime in america. >> author of incarceration nation. a journey to justice, from the times book festival. >> at 9:30 from the war on poverty to the war on crime, the making of mass incarceration in america. >> 9:30 with a good month for murder, the inside story a homicide squad. at 11:10, the former inmate discusses rioting my wrong. all this coming up tonight on book t.v. i

steve call is a staff writer at the new yorker, author of sef n non-fiction books and a two-time winner of the pulitzer prize and is currently the dean of the university of columbia journalism school. please join me in welcoming our panel and our moderator. [applause] >> thank you for being here. no one up here is shy. so hopefully asking you to talk to your moderator and ask questions. we have a lot of ground to cover and lively subjects. let's start with the basics and then i think maybe toward the end of the conversation i want to move into the world we are in now. the digital age and age of social media that creates a whole new set of questions looking ahead. let me start with you, editorial decision making, our colleagues in the audience know it is like case law. you have certain principles and standards and you try to apply them to complex facts and make good judgments. when a reporter comes with a story that reveals sensitive national security information what are the principles you have in mind as you evaluate what to publish and what not to publish? >> certainly in that example

. >>> booktv on c-span2, 48 hours of non-fiction books and authors every weekend. here are featured programs this weekend. saturday at 10:00 p.m. eastern, on "after words," "wall street journal" political columnist kimberly strassel argue that the left is using tactics to usurp the political process in her book, the intimidation game. how the left is silencing free speech. she is joined in conversation by general any thomas, contributor to the daily caller news foundation. >> government abuse is actually one-sided. i think there is a couple of reasons for that. look, when i started this i care about free speech and the first amendment. i'm a bit libertarian when it comes to this. i have no allegiance to one party or the other. i went into this, i written a lot about abuses on left for my column on "wall street journal" you by assumed i would find a whole bunch of stuff on right too. i didn't. >> on sunday, in depth, live with author and legal analyst jeffrey toobin will take your calls, texts emails questions from noon to 3:00 p.m. eastern. he will discuss his late

familiar, here is booktv on c-span2 taking our public affairs programming and focuses on the latest non-fictionuthor interviews and book discussions. in-depth is a live three hour look at one author's work with questions from viewers via phone, e-mail and social media. it airs the first sunday of every month at noon eastern. after ward is a discussion between a newly released book and an interview lowho is familr with the topic and often an opposing viewpoint. and we go across the country and dwi -- go -- to book events. booktv, on c-span2, television for serious readers. earlier this year, defense secretary, ashton carter named eric schmidt the share of a new defense innovation advisory board. he is the executive chair of alphabet and former ceo of google talked live to a crowd in june with charlie rose. >> good afternoon, everybody. welcome to the 453rd meeting of the economic club of new york in our 109th year. i am chairman and president of the federal reserve bank in new york. we are the leading non-partisan forum for speeches on economic, social and political issues. more than a thousand

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book tv on c-span two. 48 hours of non-fiction books and authors every weekend.re featured programs as we compared today at 11:00 eastern, book tv is live at the second annual mississippi book festival, taking place at the state cap backgrounds in jackson. religionastern public robert jones examines the decline and influence of white christian america and shaping american policies and ideals with his book the end of white christian america. on sunday night at 10:00 eastern , afterwards. investigative journalist seymour hersh talks about his book, the killing of osama bin laden, which challenges some of the facts that were challenge. his interview by the contributing editor of the nation. >> the president also said i want to thank the pakistani counter intelligent forces. they had to get rid of that. within days they were saying the president misspoke or the next week he went on television -- within a week -- i knew the day after the right there was trouble. >> go to book tv.org for schedule. a sunday night on q and louisiana state university history professor and

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