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C-SPAN Bookshelf

C-SPAN Bookshelf

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 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 miss an episode!Copyright NCSC 2023 Art Literary History & Criticism Political Science Politics & Government
Episodes
  • BN+: Jay Winik, "1861"

    BN+: Jay Winik, "1861"
    Aug 26 2025
    Historian Jay Winik first appeared on the Booknotes television program 24 years ago to discuss his book, "April 1865." It became a #1 New York Times bestseller, reportedly read by Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, and many others. It's the narrative story of the Civil War. For his latest book, Winik stepped back four years in history to look at how the Civil War began. This time the book is titled "1861: The Lost Peace." "Northerners had little regard for the strength or determination of the South," writes Winik. Lincoln friend John Hay said the Southern Army was nothing more than a vast mob. The New York Tribune said it differently: "Jeff Davis and company will be swinging from the battlements at Washington by the 4th of July." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • Q&A: Syndicated Columnist George Will on His Life & Career

    Q&A: Syndicated Columnist George Will on His Life & Career
    Aug 25 2025
    Author and writer George Will, whose nationally syndicated column has been running since 1974, discusses his life and career in the opinion business. Mr. Will talks about the impact of his work on U.S. politics over the past 50 years, conservatism in the age of Donald Trump, his love of baseball, and other topics. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • AW: Michael Grynbaum, "Empire of the Elite"

    AW: Michael Grynbaum, "Empire of the Elite"
    Aug 24 2025
    This was an inside look at the glamorous Condé Nast publishing empire, the people who crafted its publications, and the standards they set for American culture. Politics and Prose bookstore in Washington, D.C., hosted this event. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 4 mins
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