About Books

By C-SPAN

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... more

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The podcast currently has 79 episodes available.

About Books episodes:

February 04, 2022 Tracie Hall of the American Library Association
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.

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35min
January 21, 2022 Keith Urbahn of Literary Agency Javelin
In this episode, we talked with Keith Urbahn, president and co-founder of the DC-based literary agency Javelin.

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33min
January 07, 2022 Mitchell Kaplan of Books & Books Bookstore
Mitchell Kaplan, owner of Miami's Books and Books talks about how his store has operated during the pandemic.

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33min
December 17, 2021 Pamela Paul, New York Times Book Review Editor
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.

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33min
December 10, 2021 Notable books of 2021 with Carlos Lozada of Washington Post
Carlos Lozada, nonfiction book critic for the Washington Post talks about the notable books of the year.

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33min
November 26, 2021 Former Rep. Steve Israel D-NY on Opening a New Bookstore
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.

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35min
November 12, 2021 Book Sales During the Pandemic; Interview with Janet Webster Jones of Source Booksellers
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.

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32min
October 29, 2021 Interview with Regnery's Marji Ross and a look at books by Members of Congress
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.

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33min
October 28, 2021 Trailer: About Books
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

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How many episodes does About Books have?

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