then came the narco novella. glamorous thrillers on the drug world.enre revamped, raising the ratings. >> people got board with the lack of innovation, and around seven years ago we started producing narco novel l as. tv really became a window of our world and it has been popular ever since. >> in columbia has always been the dramas stand out from latin america. it's amazing how a narco trafficker captivates audiences. they're human and that's why people fall in love with them. >> television has the power to build social imagine nears and construct the way people see the world. the problems is the vision for success is to get it at all costs. for narcos and politicians. and that has had a very damaging impact on colombian society. mthey will always have their critics, but this year it sparked a new kind of controversy because the story went to the heart of columbia's painful political history. it tells the story of the castaÑo brothers, of the par paramilitary groups. they killed thousands and were knee deep with the political elite. but it didn't sit

"rape: a love story," a novella, and that's very short. >> host: joyce carol oates, here is her most recent book, "the accursed." this is booktv on c-span2. >> here's a look at some books that are being published this week. in "miracles and massacres: true and untold stories of the making of america," nationally-syndicated radio host glenn beck chronicles lesser known stories in american history. journalists ariel leve and robin morgan recount the movements of 1963 in "1963: the year of the revolution, how youth changed the world with music, art and fashion." in "unintimidated: a governor's story and a nation's challenge," wisconsin golf, scott walker, recounts his recall election and how he navigated a challenging political environment. clint hill, one of the secret service agents present during president kennedy's assassination and journalist lisa mccoffin recount 1963 in "five days in november." in "my promised land: the triumph and tragedy of israel," ari shavit presents a history of israel. erik prince, the founder and former ceo of blackwater, a private security agency, argues