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A bi-weekly podcast about non-fiction authors and the book publishing industry. Hear insider interviews, the latest news and information about bestsellers and trends, current book reviews as well as a look at books featured on C-SPAN's BookTV.
New York Times books reporter Elizabeth Harris discusses the review website Goodreads and how the platform can help and hurt sales, especially for lesser-known authors. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Emory University professor Dan Sinykin discusses the late novelist Cormac McCarthy and how his career was nurtured by the publishing industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Publishing analyst and consultant Thad McIlroy talked about the impact artificial intelligence might have on the publishing industry. About Books also reported on the latest publishing industry news and current non-fiction books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Author and illustrator Jerry Craft discusses attempts to remove his graphic novels from school libraries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Book Industry Study Group executive director Brian O’Leary discusses how his organization is working to improve the production and distribution of print and digital books in the United States. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Former FBI Director James Comey discussed his legal thriller "Central Park West" and why he decided to start writing novels. About Books also reported on the latest publishing industry news and current non-fiction books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Publishing industry news, insider interviews, and a look at current non-fiction books featured on C-SPAN's Book TV. In this episode, we talked to author Mitch Albom about his career and the 25th anniversary of his bestselling memoir, "Tuesdays With Morrie." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Louise Willder discusses how books are promoted through the back of the cover 'blurbs.' About Books also reports on the latest publishing industry news and current non-fiction books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Washington Post Books Editor John Williams discusses the relaunch of the newspaper's Book World section and his vision for book coverage. He also speaks about the state of the publishing industry. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
New York Times books reporter Elizabeth Harris discussed how the social media phenomenon BookTok has impacted the publishing industry. About Books also reported on the latest publishing industry news and current non-fiction books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Publishers Weekly Editorial Director Jim Milliot discussed the November publication of the House January 6th Committee report and how the publishing industry has treated other major Congressional Reports. We're also out with the latest non-fiction books topping the charts and publishing industry news. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
"Publishing industry news, insider interviews, and a look at current non-fiction books featured on C-SPAN's Book TV. In this episode, we talked to author Mitch Albom about his career and the 25th anniversary of his bestselling memoir, "Tuesdays With Morrie." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Hey all you teachers and all you parents, and all you professors and all you students: Season #2 of the C-SPAN in the Classroom podcast drops this fall!
Whether you're mowing the yard, on a peaceful weekend drive, or just relaxing on the couch with your favorite blanket, make sure to tune in to the first episode of Season #2 of C-SPAN in the Classroom on September 10th, available at c-span.org, on the free C-SPAN Now app, or wherever you listen to podcasts. Make sure to like, subscribe, and share, and visit us at www.c-span.org/classroom. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Publishing industry news, insider interviews, and a look at current non-fiction books featured on C-SPAN's Book TV. In this episode we talked to Richard Howorth owner of Square Books bookstore in Oxford, Mississippi. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Publishing industry news, insider interviews, and a look at current non-fiction books featured on C-SPAN's Book TV. In this episode the Associated Press' Hillel Italie spoke with us about the recent anti-trust case against the proposed Penguin Random House/Simon & Schuster merger. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Publishing industry news, insider interviews, and a look at current non-fiction books featured on C-SPAN's Book TV. In this episode we talked to Reginald Dwayne Betts, founder of Freedom Reads, an organization that provides books to incarcerated people. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Publishing industry news and insider interviews and a look at current non-fiction books featured on C-SPAN's BookTV. In this episode, we talked to UNC Press director John Sherer on the work of university presses Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Longtime publishing executive Peter Osnos discussed political books and his role in some of the genre’s bestsellers in recent decades. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
At least 6 U.S. Presidents recorded conversations while in office. Hear those conversations on this C-SPAN podcast. Season 2 focuses on President Richard Nixon's secretly-recorded private telephone conversations. Through eight episodes, hear Richard Nixon talk with key aides about Watergate strategy, potential Supreme Court Nominees, and hear his reaction to the leaked publication of the Pentagon Papers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Publishing industry news and insider interviews, and a look at current non-fiction books featured on C-SPAN's BookTV. In this episode, we talked to the winners of the Washington Monthly's Kuklula Book Review Awards. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Publishing industry news, insider interviews, and a look at current non-fiction books featured on C-SPAN's Book TV. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Tiffany Justice, co-founder of Moms for Liberty, and the American Library Association's Director of the Office for Intellectual Freedom, Deborah Caldwell-Stone, discussed parental rights and book bans in public and school libraries. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Publishing industry news and insider interviews, and a look at current non-fiction books featured on C-SPAN's BookTV. In this episode we talked to Thomas Spence, president and publisher of Regnery Publishing. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Publishing industry news and insider interviews, and a look at current non-fiction books featured on C-SPAN's BookTV for the week of May 1. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Publishing industry news and insider interviews, and a look at current non-fiction books featured on C-SPAN's BookTV. In this episode, we talked with Jeff Deutsch, director of Seminary Co-op Bookstores and the author of "In Praise of Good Bookstores." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Publishing industry news and insider interviews, and a look at current non-fiction books featured on C-SPAN's BookTV. In this episode, we speak about the 150th Anniversary of Publishers Weekly with the publishing news source's former co-editorial director Michael Coffey. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Publishing industry news and insider interviews, and a look at current non-fiction books featured on C-SPAN's BookTV for the week of March 20. In this episode, Kyle Zimmer CEO of First Book. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Publishing industry news and insider interviews, and a look at current non-fiction books featured on C-SPAN's BookTV for the week of March 6. In this episode, we talked with author Brad Meltzer. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Publishing industry news and insider interviews, and a look at current non-fiction books featured on C-SPAN's Book TV for the week of February 20. On this episode we talk to Charles Kesler, editor of the Claremont Review of Books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Publishing industry news and insider interviews, and a look at current non-fiction books featured on C-SPAN's BookTV for the week of February 6. In this episode, we talked with Tracie Hall, executive director of the American Library Association. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
In this episode, we talked with Keith Urbahn, president and co-founder of the DC-based literary agency Javelin. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Mitchell Kaplan, owner of Miami's Books and Books talks about how his store has operated during the pandemic. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A conversation with New York Times Book Review Editor Pamela Paul about her latest book, 100 Things We've Lost to the Internet, and some of the notable books of the year. A note: listen to our next episode on January 7, 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Carlos Lozada, nonfiction book critic for the Washington Post talks about the notable books of the year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A conversation with Former Representative Steve Israel (D-NY) who opened a book store in Oyster Bay, New York. Plus, a look at current non-fiction books featured on C-SPAN's BookTV for the week of November 28, 2021. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A discussion with Janet Webster Jones, owner of Source Booksellers in Detroit, as she joins us to talk about bookselling during the pandemic. We also preview some upcoming politics and current affairs books. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On this week's episode, former longtime publisher of Regnery Books, Marji Ross, discusses "cancel culture" in the publishing industry…. and we look at new non-fiction books by members of Congress, including Trump Impeachment manager Representative Adam Schiff of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
A bi-weekly podcast about the non-fiction publishing industry with insider interviews, the latest news, information about bestsellers and trends, current book reviews as well as a look at books featured on C-SPAN's BookTV Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices