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Authors and journalists Thomas Frank, The People, No, and Christopher Caldwell, The Age of Entitlement, discussed their books on populism. This program was part of the 20th annual National B…

Harvard University Professor Henry Louis Gates Jr., Judge Richard Gergel, and Washington Post senior editor Steve Luxenberg talked race in America at the 19th annual National Book Festival i…

Erica Armstrong Dunbar recounted the life of Ona Judge, a slave owned by George and Martha Washington, whose escape initiated a manhunt ordered by the first President. Catherine Kerrison, ex…

Margot Lee Shetterly talked about her book, Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race. She spoke at the 17th ann…

Authors talked about their books on contemporary cultural issues, and also responded to questions from members of the audience. The panel was moderated by Los Angeles Times columnist Erin Au…

Eric Deggans talked about his book, Race-Baiter: How the Media Wields Dangerous Words to Divide a Nation, in which he argues that the media has fractured into ever-smaller divisions populate…

Eric Deggans talked about his book, Race-Baiter: How the Media Wields Dangerous Words to Divide a Nation, and responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. He was interviewed …

Book TV’s coverage of the 2013 Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, held on the University of Southern California campus, included: Panel on American History 312116-2 Open Phones with Eric D…

A panel discussion was held on the differences in news coverage between non-traditional media and traditional media as blogs, Web aggregators, and talk radio challenge television and newspap…

Mr. Kalb talked about his book, One Scandalous Story: Clinton, Lewinsky, and 13 Days That Tarnished American Journalism, published by The Free Press. He criticized the media coverage of the …