Books & Authors

Conversation: Chechnya
April 30, 2001
Margaret Warner talks with Anne Nivat, author of Chienne de Guerre, a book about the war in Chechnya.
Meg Greenfield's Washington
April 25, 2001
Margaret Warner talks with Michael Beschloss about Washington, the new posthumously published book by Washington Post editorial page editor Meg Greenfield.
Pulitzer Prize for Biography: David Levering Lewis
April 23, 2001
In an encore presentation of a January interview, Gwen Ifill talks with David Levering Lewis who recently won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for the second volume in his biography of W.E.B. DuBois. The first volume also won in 1994.
Pulitzer Prize Winner for Fiction: Michael Chabon
April 19, 2001
In the second of a series of conversations with this year's Pulitzer Prize winners, Elizabeth Farnsworth talks with fiction winner Michael Chabon, author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay.
Pulitzer Prize Winner: Joseph Ellis
April 18, 2001
In the first of a series of conversations with this year's Pulitzer Prize winners, Elizabeth Farnsworth talks with Joseph Ellis, author of Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation.
Conversation: Paul Robeson
April 17, 2001
The son of the legendary actor and singer discusses his new book about his father.
Trekking the Holy Land: Bruce Feiler's New Book, "Walking the Bible"
April 13, 2001
Bruce Feiler discusses his new book, "Walking the Bible: A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses."
Conversation: Dagoberto Gilb
March 28, 2001
Elizabeth Farnsworth talks with author Dagoberto Gilb about his new book of short stories, "Woodcuts of Women."
Conversation: Ken Auletta, Author of "World War 3.0: Microsoft and Its Enemies."
Feb. 26, 2001
Microsoft is appealing a lower court decision that could break up the software giant. Margaret Warner talks about the case with Ken Auletta, author of "World War 3.0: Microsoft and Its Enemies."
Conversation: Susan Sontag
Feb. 2, 2001
Elizabeth Farnsworth talks with award-winning novelist Susan Sontag.
Conversation: David L. Lewis
Jan. 24, 2001
Gwen Ifill talks with David Levering Lewis about his new book on legendary civil rights leader W.E.B. Dubois.
Conversation: Jimmy Carter
Jan. 10, 2001
Gwen Ifill talks with former President Jimmy Carter about his new book.
Robert Kennedy, His Life
Dec. 26, 2000
Margaret Warner speaks with Evan Thomas, the author of a new book about the life of Robert F. Kennedy.
The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce with Judith Wallerstein
Dec. 19, 2000
Judith Wallerstein discusses her latest book, "The Unexpected Legacy of Divorce," an analysis of the long-term effect of divorce on children.
Conversation with Gloria Whelan
Nov. 23, 2000
Elizabeth Farnsworth talks to author Gloria Whelan, winner of this year's National Book Awards.
Conversation with Martin Goldsmith
Nov. 21, 2000
Martin Goldsmith talks about his new book, "The Inextinguishable Symphony: A True Story of Music and Love in Nazi Germany."
Conversation With David Gergen
Oct. 19, 2000
Margaret Warner talks to longtime NewsHour contributor David Gergen about his new book, "Eyewitness to Power: The Essence of Leadership."
The Mystery of Capital with Hernando de Soto
Oct. 17, 2000
Hernando de Soto talks about his newest book, "The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Succeeds in the West and Fails Everywhere Else."
Ronald Takaki's Double Victory
Oct. 11, 2000
Ronald T. Takaki speaks about his book on minorities in World War II.
Doris Lessing's Unfinished Business with 'Ben, in the World'
Sept. 15, 2000
Ray Suarez and author Doris Lessing discuss her latest book, "Ben, In The World."
Conversation with Nathaniel Philbrick
Sept. 5, 2000
Ray Suarez talks to Nathaniel Philbrick about his book, "In the Heart of the Sea."
Harold Bloom's "How to Read and Why"
Aug. 29, 2000
Ray Suarez talks with literary critic Harold Bloom whose newest book is entitled "How to Read and Why."
A Conversation with Poet June Jordan
Aug. 21, 2000
Poet June Jordan discusses her latest book, "Soldier: A Poet's Childhood," with Elizabeth Farnsworth.
Conversation: "Lost at Sea" with Jim Carrier
Jan. 5, 2000
Terence Smith talks with Jim Carrier, author of "The Ship and the Storm," an investigation into the apparent disappearance of a passenger ship caught in the eye of Hurricane Mitch.
Robert Pool and Beyond Engineering
Feb. 13, 1998
So you think engineers and scientists are responsible for the shape of technology today? Guess again. David Gergen speaks with Robert Pool, author of "Beyond Engineering: How Society Shapes Technology."
Martin Luther King Jr.'s Legacy with Taylor Branch
Feb. 2, 1998
David Gergen, Editor-at-Large of U.S. News & World Report, engages Taylor Branch, author of Pillar of Fire: America in the King years, 1963-1965 in a discussion of Martin Luther King Jr.'s spiritual and political legacy.
Life of a Libertarian: Charles Murray
July 24, 1997
Charles Murray, a fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, discusses his book, What It Means To Be a Libertarian: A Personal Interpretation.
Janna Malmud Smith's Book, "Private Matters: In Defense of the Personal Life"
July 18, 1997
David Gergen talks with Janna Malmud Smith, author of" Private Matters: In Defense of the Personal Life" about the desire for privacy in modern times.
Ward Just and The Federal City
July 11, 1997
Novelist Ward Just discusses his book, Echo House, and the culture of Washington, D.C.
What Was the Declaration of Independence?
July 4, 1997
David Gergen, editor-at-large at "U.S. News & World Report," engages Pauline Maier, a Professor of History at MIT, author of "American Scripture: Making the Declaration of Independence."

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