regarding the trend npd books kristin mcclain said quote. i've been an industry analyst since 2010 and this is the first time that i have seen organic social media impact like this. i don't think this would have happened without covid people teens especially spent more time at home with their books. and according to npd book scan print book sales fell 16% for the week ending march 5th and are down over five percent for the year. and this is the about books program and podcast. we're about to introduce you to somebody who is involved in children's literature in her own way, and that is kyle zimmer. who is ceo of a group called first book. mrs. zimmer, what is first book well first book is a nonprofit social enterprise founded 30 years ago by myself and by a couple of friends of mine and what we're focused on is educational equity for kids in need across the country and a major way that we deliver educational equity is by making sure that kids in poverty have all access to all the wonderful books they need and that their educators need to to e

according to npd books, print book sales rose for a second consecutive week. sales are still down 4% for the year. book tv will continue to bring you new programs and publishing news. you can watch all of our past programs anytime at book tv.org. >> emily ratajkowski discusses her book called my body. >> that essay is called transactions. i was really interested in investigating my own judgment of women and how they navigate systems of power in regards to men. specifically in my -- i could write a whole book about that. >> like a victoria's secret girl. >> she is a real-life person. i was interested and i think people do that in their marriage sometimes. i have a friends who marry somebody wealthy and there are kinds of negotiations. in the industry it is specific because as an unknown model you are -- and there are women who are sent out to castings to recruit other young models to essentially go out with richman and -- rich men. they are hoping to have sex with you but they want you to stand next to them and make them look cool. it is funny but it is pretty

and according to npd book scan print book sales fell 16% for the weekend in march 5th and are down just over 5% for the year. book tv will continue to bring you new programs and publishing news and you can also watch all of our past programs anytime if you go to our website booktv.org. on about books we delve into the latest news about the publishing industry with interesting insider interviews with publishing industry experts will also give you updates on current nonfiction authors and books the latest book reviews and we'll talk about the current nonfiction books featured on c-span's book tv. and welcome to the about books program and podcast in this episode. we're going to introduce you to kyle zimmer. she is the ceo and co-de

and according to npd book scan print book sales fell 16% for the weekend in march 5th and are down just over 5% for the year. book tv will continue to bring you new programs and publishing news and you can also watch all of our past programs anytime if you go to our website booktv.org. weekends on c-span 2 are an intellectual feast every saturday american history tv documents america's story and on sundays book tv brings you the latest in nonfiction books and authors funding for c-span 2 comes from these television companies and more including mediacom. the world changed in an instant the mediacom was ready internet traffic soared and we never slowed down schools and businesses when virtually and we powered a new reality because media we're built to keep you ahead mediacom along with these television companies support c-span, 2 as a public service. you're watching book tv with top nonfiction books and authors every weekend book tv television for serious readers. you you know who our guest speaker is, so i'm not going to a pine about his qualifications credentials and achievements. which

kansas and two birds bookstore in santa cruz, california, the be announced in may and according to npd book scan print book sales fell just over 8% for the week ending march 12. book tv will continue to bring you new programs and publishing news and you can also watch all of our past programs anytime at booktv.org. on our monthly author interview program in depth, carol, swain former political science and law professor at vanderbilt university and vice chair president trump's 1776 commission joined us to talk about critical race theory the 1619 project immigration and more. here's a portion of that conversation. where critical race theory is first of all it is a theory that is permeating every institution in america and the people that are pushing that theory they argue as you know, that the pretty much that that america at least and i'm not going to talk about the world. there are the critical theories critical theory has marxist roots, but that all whites are oppressors that they have. you know racism in that dna that they are born with a property in inheritance based in the skin col

now according to npd book scan print book sales rose for a second consecutive week up over 4% for the week ending, february 19th. however, book sales are still down about 4% for this year compared to last year. and joining us now on about books his best-selling author brad meltzer his newest book just out is called the lightning rod mr. meltzer. i don't know if you've recognized this or not, but the more books you sell the bigger your name gets on the book jacket. my friends have no hesitation about pointing that out to me. they took my first book where my name was like tiny tiny and they're like, oh missed a big shot thinks his name is important. i i literally asked my publisher. can you make my name smaller and they're like, you're the only author to ever ask why and i said because my friends won't stop giving me grief. so the lightning rod who were zig and nola who are the characters in this book? yeah, so i do a lot of work with the uso and i've traveled to kuwait and oman and qatar and all these incredible places because they bring thriller writers. they used to bring them every

that npd is on fire now. europeans wake up police, it is time to wake up. clearly, significant news coming out of ukraine at this hour, and now the reaction is coming both from ukrainian leadership as well, as we mentioned, the international atomic energy agency. we also understand that the white house, the president has been in touch with president zelenskyy. we try together we know that phone call when we have it. james, there are obviously more nuclear power plants across ukraine can anything be done preemptively here to lower the risk of catastrophe, if russian forces hit them? i'm not familiar with the nuclear lay out of that country, but what other plans, what other areas of concern are you tracking this evening? >> well, the first and most important thing is russian forces should stay away from those nuclear power plants. obviously, russia should get out of ukraine entirely, but the most important thing is to avoid any repeated incident, russian forces should keep any operations faraway from nuclear power plants. there are four nuclear power plants i

and according to npd book scan print book sales rose for a second consecutive week up more than 4% for the week ending february 19th. however sales are still down 4% for the year. book tv will continue to bring you new programs and publishing news and you can also watch all of our past programs anytime at booktv.org. weekends on c-span 2 are an intellectual feast every saturday american history tv documents america's story and on sundays book tv brings you the latest in nonfiction books and authors funding for c-span 2 comes from these television companies and more including wow, the world has changed today the fast reliable internet connection is something no one can live without. so wow is there for our customers with speed reliability value and choice now more than ever it all starts with great internet. wow. wow, along with these television companies support c-span 2 as a public service. here's a look at current best-selling nonfiction books. according to powell's books in portland, oregon topping. the list is tracy kidder's 2003 mountains beyond mountains a profile of the late phy

and according to npd book scan print book sales rose for a second consecutive week up more than 4% for the week ending february 19th. however sales are still down 4% for the year. book tv will continue to bring you new programs and publishing news and you can also watch all of our past programs anytime at booktv.org. weekends on c-span 2 are an intellectual feast every saturday american history tv documents america's story and on sundays book tv brings you the latest in nonfiction books and authors funding for c-span 2 comes from these television companies and more including mediacom. the world changed in an instant the mediacom was ready internet traffic soared and we never slowed down schools and businesses when virtual and we powered a new reality because immediacom we're built to keep you ahead mediacom along with these television companies support c-span, 2 as a public service. you're watching book tv for a complete television schedule visit booktv.org. you can also follow along behind the scenes on social media at booktv on twitter instagram and facebook. good morning, and thank

publisher, but wanted to experiment with other ways to provide his readership with additional content npd books kristen mclean observe that this benefits the author and his traditional publisher saying quote publishers need authors to be entrepreneurs these days. this is just going to build his profile and continue to backlist sales of all of his books unquote and new york times book review editor pamela paul will be adding to her work duties starting next month as an opinion columnist for the paper ms. paul has been at the helm of the times book review for the past 11 years. and is the author of eight books including her latest 100 things. we've lost to the internet book tv will continue to bring you new programs and publishing news and you can also watch all of our past programs anytime at book tv.org. weekends on c-span 2 are an intellectual feast every saturday american history tv documents america's story and on sundays book tv brings you the latest in nonfiction books and authors funding for c-span 2 comes from these television companies and more including cox. cox is committed to p

publisher, but wanted to experiment with other ways to provide his readership with additional content npd books kristin mclean observed that this benefits the author and his traditional publisher saying quote publishers need authors to be entrepreneurs these days. this is just going to build his profile and continue to drive the backlist sales of all of his books unquote. and new york times book review editor pamela paul will be adding to her work duties starting next month as an opinion columnist for the paper ms. paul has been at the helm of the times book review for the past 11 years. and is the author of eight books including her latest 100 things. we've lost to the internet book tv will continue to bring you new programs and publishing news and you can also watch all of our past programs anytime at book tv.org. weekends on c-span 2 are an intellectual feast every saturday american history tv documents america's story and on sundays book tv brings you the latest in nonfiction books and authors funding for c-span 2 comes from these television companies and more including buckeye broadb