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James Baldwin

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William F. Buckley Jr.

The C-SPAN Bookshelf podcast feed makes it easy for you to listen to all of the C-SPAN podcast episodes about nonfiction books. Each week we gather episodes from the different C-SPAN podcasts that feature authors talking about history, biography, current events, and culture to make it easier to discover the episodes and listen. If you like nonfiction books, follow this podcast feed so you never mi... more

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Publishes	Daily	Episodes	512	Founded	3 years ago
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AW: Suing the NSA and Fighting Digital Surveillance

Electronic Frontier Foundation Executive Director Cindy Cohn recalled her career fighting for digital privacy. Harvard Book Store hosted this event.

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Lois Romano, "An Inconvenient Widow"

Lois Romano, formerly of the Washington Post, re-examines the legacy of Mary Todd Lincoln. In the promotion of the book, Simon & Schuster, the publisher, claims that Mrs. Lincoln "was failed at nearly every turn in her widowhood by her family, by her... more

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Q&A: Gayle Feldman, "Nothing Random"

Every week in the 1950s and 60s, 30 million Americans watched the congenial Bennett Cerf on Sunday nights on "What's My Line?" But he was much more than a game show panelist. In 1927, he co-founded the publishing giant Random House and brought to the... more

1 Jun 2026 • 59 min • Popular

Ann Patchett on Writing, Bookstores & Storytelling with David Rubenstein

Bestselling author Ann Patchett joins David M. Rubenstein to discuss her novels, children's books, nonfiction work, and what it's like to own her own bookstore.

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Recent Guests

Lamar Alexander

Former Governor of Tennessee, U.S. Senator, and author

Former Governor of Tennessee; U.S. Senator

Episode: Q&A: Lamar Alexander, "Education of a Senator"

Kevin Hazzard

Author of No One's Coming, The Rogue Heroes Our Government Turns To When There's Nowhere Else to Turn

Author

Episode: AW: The Pilots who Evacuated Ebola Patients in 2014

Theo Baker

Author and Stanford investigative journalist

Penguin Press (book publisher)

Episode: BN+: Theo Baker, "How to Rule the World"

Adam Szetela

Author of That Book Is Dangerous

MIT Press (publisher)

Episode: Q&A: Adam Szetela, "That Book Is Dangerous!"

Julia Yaffe

Author of Motherland, A Feminist History of Modern Russia, From Revolution to Autocracy

Author

Episode: AW: Modern Russian History through the Experiences of its Women

Harvey Mansfield

Emeritus Research Professor at Harvard University, conservative voice in political philosophy

Harvard University

Episode: Harvey Mansfield, "Where Harvard Went Wrong"

Neil Gorsuch

Supreme Court Justice and author

Supreme Court of the United States

Episode: Q&A: Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch Discusses Heroes of 1776

Heather Cox Richardson

Historian and author, professor of history at Boston College

Boston College

Episode: ABC: Heather Cox Richardson on Democracy, the Revolutionary War, and the Civil War

Bruce Nichols

Author of The Emerson Circle, former publisher at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Little Brown & Company

Simon & Schuster imprint (publisher of the book)

Episode: Bruce Nichols, "The Emerson Circle"

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Peter Slunn

Host of the Q&A podcast

David Rubenstein

Host of the interview on multiple C-SPAN programs

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AW: The Pilots who Evacuated Ebola Patients in 2014

Q: Can you describe the severity of Ebola in layman's terms for listeners who may not be familiar with the disease?

Ebola manifests with severe dehydration, electrolyte imbalance, and hemorrhagic symptoms; in 2014 it spread to population centers, caused extreme physiologic stress, and required aggressive supportive care; the risk of transmission was high, especially in funeral practices, but with proper isolation and fluid/electrolyte management, outcomes could improve.

AW: Modern Russian History through the Experiences of its Women

Q: How did you decide to structure a feminist history of Russia around women's stories instead of political leaders?

I realized that the broader history kept looping back to what women were doing in daily life, and that those personal stories could illuminate the state's trajectory in a way that grand politics never could.

Q&A: Adam Szetela, "That Book Is Dangerous!"

Q: Mr. Szetela, where did the idea of this book come from?

The idea grew out of observing a wave of book controversies starting around 2015, driven by free speech concerns and reports of censorship in major outlets, which led him to investigate how acquisitions and editing are affected by moral panic and social media.

Q&A: Historian & Biographer Robert Caro

Q: When did you know you would write multiple volumes about LBJ?

He explains that after deciding to cover Johnson in volumes, he and his editor agreed it was necessary to expand beyond a single book to do justice to the complexity and scope of Johnson's career.

Q&A: Historian & Biographer Robert Caro

Q: Is Vietnam the hardest part to write?

Caro describes how portraying the war is emotionally heavy and technically challenging, requiring a careful, exhaustive collection of interviews and firsthand accounts to convey the experience without sensationalism.

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Frequently Asked Questions About C-SPAN Bookshelf

What is C-SPAN Bookshelf about and what kind of topics does it cover?

This show centers on nonfiction and historical inquiry, featuring conversations with authors, historians, and public figures about books, biography, and governance. Episodes frequently explore leadership, political history, biography, and culture, blending behind-the-book storytelling with broader context about institutions and public life. A notable pattern is the mix of deep-dive bios, canonical histories, and access to authors or prominent researchers, often framed through a book or historical figure. The format often pairs rigorous scholarship with accessible storytelling, making it useful for listeners who want takedown-ready insights for book promotion, public-interest topics, or historical literacy. A standout trait is the consistent... more

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4. Adam Szetela
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7. Neil Gorsuch
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