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.
Saturday, May 2
10 a.m. to 4:50 p.m. Coverage of the 2026 Annapolis Book Festival at the Key School in Annapolis, Md. (Re-airs Saturday at 10 p.m.) Highlights include:
- 10 a.m. Jacob Mchangama, author of The Future of Free Speech: Reversing the Global Decline of Democracy's Most Essential Freedom, and Nadine Strossen, author of The War on Words: 10 Arguments Against Free Speech--And Why They Fail.
- 11 a.m. Rep. James Clyburn, author of The First Eight: A Personal History of the Pioneering Black Congressmen Who Shaped a Nation.
- 12 p.m. Michael McFaul, author of Autocrats vs. Democrats: China, Russia, America, and the New Global Disorder.
- 1 p.m. Tim Weiner, author of The Mission: The CIA in the 21st Century, and Drew Hinshaw, author of Swap: A Secret History of the New Cold War.
- 2 p.m. Josh Dawsey, Tyler Pager, and Isaac Arnsdorf, authors of 2024: How Trump Retook the White House and the Democrats Lost America.
- 3 p.m. Bruce Nagel and S.M. Chris Franzblau, authors of The Last Mob Lawyer: True Stories from the Man Who Defended Some of the Biggest Names in Organized Crime.
- 4 p.m. Christine Brennan, author of On Her Game: Caitlin Clark and the Revolution in Women's Sports.
Sunday, May 3
8 a.m. Timothy S. Goeglein, author of What Really Matters: Restoring a Legacy of Faith, Freedom, and Family (Fidelis Publishing, $28, 9781956454888). (Re-airs Sunday at 8 p.m.)
9 a.m. Lanny Davis, author of Finding the Third Way: Lessons in the Politics of Civility from My Journey through History (RealClear Publishing, $32, 9798891383357). (Re-airs Sunday at 9 p.m.)
10 a.m. Enes Kanter Freedom, author of In the Name of Freedom: A Political Dissident's Fight for Human Rights in the NBA and Around the World (Threshold Editions, $28, 9781668078365). (Re-airs Sunday at 10 p.m.)
11 a.m. Sina Azodi, author of Iran and the Bomb: The United States, Iran, and the Nuclear Question (I.B. Tauris, $29.95, 9780755659890). (Re-airs Sunday at 11 p.m.)
1:30 to 7 p.m. Coverage of the 2026 San Antonio Book Festival in San Antonio, Tex. Highlights include:
- 1:30 p.m. Daniela Gerson, author of The Wanderers: A Story of Exile, Survival, and Unexpected Love in the Shadow of World War II.
- 2:13 p.m. Martha A. Sandweiss, author of The Girl in the Middle: A Recovered History of the American West.
- 2:54 p.m. Paul Gillingham, author of Mexico: A 500-Year History.
- 3:38 p.m. Jazmine Ulloa, author of El Paso: Five Families and One Hundred Years of Blood, Migration, Race, and Memory.
- 4:20 p.m. Jean Becker and Tom Collamore, authors of Don't Tell the President: The Best, Worst, and Mostly Untold Stories from Presidential Advance.
- 5:08 p.m. Javier Marín, author of Live From America: How Latino TV Conquered the United States.
- 5:54 p.m. Julia Ioffe, author of Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy.
7 p.m. Andrew Ross Sorkin, author of 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation (Viking, $35, 9780593296967).