
Taking the concept from Brian Lamb's long running Booknotes TV program, the podcast offers listeners more books and authors. Booknotes+ features a mix of new interviews with authors and historians, along with some old favorites from the archives. The platform may be different, but the goal is the same – give listeners the opportunity to learn something new.
| Publishes | Weekly | Episodes | 292 | Founded | 5 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | BooksArtsHistory | |||

In the beginning of Scott Greenberger's new book, "The Forsaken Founder," Dawn Davis, publisher of the Simon & Schuster imprint 37 Ink, introduces us to this new history of a mostly unfamiliar name. Davis writes: "Hamilton, Franklin, Washington, Madi... more
Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, better known as Carlos the Jackal, has been in prison for 32 years in France. He was captured in Sudan on August 14, 1994. In his book titled "The Jackal," Washington Post correspondent Joby Warrick reports on his 2025 meeting ... more
Paul Taylor tells his readers: "For the first 25 years, I was a newspaper reporter. For the next 25, a political reformer, a demographer, a pollster, an author, and a public speaker." He's now 77 and has written a memoir titled "This Is Getting Old: ... more
In the political history of the United States, books have had a big impact on who the public follows in elections. In 1956, John F. Kennedy published "Profiles in Courage," which sold 2.8 million copies by his death in 1963. Jimmy Carter released hi... more
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Brian Lamb has an interviewing style that allows the authors time and space to share information about their researched topics without interruption.
The interviews represent a wide range of topics. I have immensely found interesting. Working my way through every interview .
Interview of nonfiction authors today. The crazy thing is this has been true since the 1970s! A total legend—still curious and still working hard to help readers learn too.
Excellent guest and interview.
I’ve loved and listened to Csoan got many years. I can’t get t through the podcast due to the endless commercial interruptions!
It is truly unbearable . It just ruins the listening experience.
One or two are doable- that has not been the case of late and it’s disappointing.
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A long-running interview series that centers historical nonfiction, biographies, and literary works through in-depth conversations with authors and scholars. Episodes frequently explore sources, archival research, and how historical narratives are constructed, offering behind-the-scenes storytelling about publishing, journalism, and the probe into public memory. Notable strengths include patient, respectful interviewing that lets guests articulate complex topics, along with a breadth of topics from classic histories to recent investigations. It's particularly valuable for listeners who enjoy historical context, book recommendations, and nuanced perspectives from researchers and writers.
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Booknotes+ launched 5 years ago and published 292 episodes to date. You can find more information about this podcast including rankings, audience demographics and engagement in our podcast database.
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Recent guests on Booknotes+ include:
1. Paul Taylor
2. JD Vance
3. John A. Jenkins
4. Christine Kuehn
5. Mark Schipone
6. Valerie Fridland
7. Claudia Rowe
8. Richard Brookhiser
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