C-SPAN Bookshelf

BN+: Joby Warrick, "The Jackal"

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

New York Times Photographer Doug Mills on Covering the White House

New York Times staff photographer Doug Mills has won 3 Pulitzer Prizes for his work covering the White House & Washington, Super Bowls, Olympics, and many other major eve

AW: Joanna Stern's Year Using AI to Do (Almost) Everything

Technology reporter Joanna Stern describes the year she spent using artificial intelligence and robots in all aspects of her life. The Computer History Museum in Mountain

BN+: Paul Taylor, "This Is Getting Old"

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 pub

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch Discusses Heroes of 1776

From the Supreme Court of the United States, Justice Neil Gorsuch discusses his children's book, "Heroes of 1776," about the signers of the Declaration of Independence an

After Words: A Woman's-Eye View of the Revolutionary Era

Historian Molly Beer took a woman's-eye view of the revolutionary era through the life of Angelica Schuyler Church, Alexander Hamilton's sister-in-law. Thomas Jefferson's

BN+: JD Vance, "Hillbilly Elegy"

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

Q&A: Historian & Biographer Robert Caro

This week on Q&A, it's a rare interview with one of America's leading historians. We tour the New York City office and home library of Pulitzer Prize-winning bestselling

BN+: John Jenkins, "Summer of '71" – Part 2

This is the second of a two-part interview with journalist John A. Jenkins. His book is "Summer of '71: Five Months That Changed America." Jenkins writes in the introduct

Jennifer Levasseur, Space History Curator

The Smithsonian Institution National Air & Space Museum's Jennifer Levasseur discusses the history of the 135-mission Space Shuttle program (1981-2011), its accomplishmen

BN+: John Jenkins, "Summer of '71" – Part 1

John A. Jenkins has been a journalist most of his life in the city of his birth, Washington, DC. He says he's never known another summer like the one 55 years ago. His bo

Q&A: Mark Harmon & Leon Carroll, Jr., "Ghosts of Sicily"

Actor Mark Harmon and retired NCIS special agent Leon Carroll, Jr., discuss their book "Ghosts of Sicily," the latest in their series about real-life Naval intelligence o

BN+: Christine Kuehn, "Family of Spies"

The author's name is Christine Kuehn. The book is titled "Family of Spies: A World War II Story of Nazi Espionage, Betrayal, and the Secret History Behind Pearl Harbor."

Q&A: Tad Devine, "How the Democrats Screwed Bernie"

Tad Devine, former chief campaign strategist for Bernie Sanders and the author of "How the Democrats Screwed Bernie," argues that Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Natio

ABC: Ben Mezrich on The Social Network, 21, and Turning True Stories into Hollywood Hits

Bestselling author Ben Mezrich joins David Rubenstein to discuss his writing career and the real-life stories behind several of his bestselling books, including Bringing

After Words: Managing Chronic Pain with Dr. Sanjay Gupta

Neurosurgeon and medical journalist Sanjay Gupta discussed strategies for preventing and managing pain and promoting wellness. This event took place at the 2026 New Orlea

BN+: Ted Widmer, "The Living Declaration"

The commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence has now gone beyond the Fourth of July. Many books have been published about

Q&A: Mike Leinbach, Former Space Shuttle Launch Director & Co-Author, "Bringing Columbia Home"

On February 1, 2003, Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated over Texas and Louisiana while re-entering Earth's atmosphere, killing all seven astronauts on board. Former Spa

ABC: Michael Beschloss Explores the Revolutionary War, Civil War & 20th Century America

Bestselling presidential historian Michael Beschloss joins David M. Rubenstein for a wide-ranging conversation on American history. They discuss the Revolutionary War, th

AW: Political Realignment and the "New Right"

The John Locke Institute's Stephen Davies argued that the world is witnessing the emergence a permanent new form of "right-wing" politics. He spoke at the Competitive Ent