Book TV Interviews on Video

Each week C-SPAN airs and podcasts their After Words program which features the authors of the latest nonfiction books being interviewed by journalists, public policy makers, and legislators.

With her talk on Muhammad: A Prophet for Our Time, Armstrong first takes on the definition of Jihad, explaining that as opposed to Holy War, the term more appropriately describes a "struggle" all believers must wage on their way to spiritual clarity.

Mr. Bloom talked about his book, How to Read and Why, published by Scribner.

In this three-hour long streaming video from C-SPAN's BookTV, Tom Wolfe talks about his career as writer from "The Kandy-Kolored Tangerine-Flake Streamline Baby" which he wrote back in the 1960s all the way up to his latest novel "I Am Charlotte Simmons".

Mr. Bryson read passages from his new book, Notes from a Small Island: An Affectionate Portrait of Britain, which details his trip around the nation before returning to the United States.

Angela Davis presents a critical edition of Frederick Douglass' memoir, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass - An American Slave Written by Himself.

Mr. McCourt talked about his book, Angela's Ashes, published by Scribner.

Christopher Hitchens was interviewed about his life, his career, and his body of writing. Topics included his religious and political opinions.

In this three-hour interview from BookTV's In-Depth series, Animals in Translation author Temple Grandin discusses her autism and the wide spectrum of autism, and how she has used her insights into autism to help her relate to the inner worlds of animal.

Richard Dawkins argues that there is no rational or moral reason to believe in God or any other supernatural higher power.