Book TV airs on C-Span 2 this weekend from 8 a.m. Saturday to 8 a.m. Monday and focuses on political and historical books as well as the book industry. The following are highlights for this coming weekend. For more information, go to Book TV's website.
Sunday, July 14
9 a.m. Karl Weber, editor of Why Books Still Matter: Honoring Joyce Meskis (Rivertowns Books, $19.95, 9781953943309). (Re-airs Sunday at 9 p.m.)
10 a.m. Soraya Chemaly, author of The Resilience Myth: New Thinking on Grit, Strength, and Growth After Trauma (Atria/One Signal, $28.99, 9781982170769). (Re-airs Sunday at 10 p.m.)
2 p.m. Tricia Rose, author of Metaracism: How Systemic Racism Devastates Black Lives--and How We Break Free (Basic Books, $30, 9781541602717).
4:40 p.m. Anna S. Mueller, author of Life under Pressure: The Social Roots of Youth Suicide and What to Do About Them (Oxford University Press, $29.99, 9780190847845).
5:46 p.m. Sarah Thornton, author of Tits Up: What Sex Workers, Milk Bankers, Plastic Surgeons, Bra Designers, and Witches Tell Us about Breasts (W.W. Norton, $28.99, 9780393881028), at Politics and Prose in Washington, D.C.
