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Since Mar 2021
Latest Episode Jun 2026

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Taking the concept from Brian Lamb's long running Booknotes TV program, the podcast offers listeners more books and authors. Booknotes+ features a mix of new interviews with authors and historians, along with some old favorites from the archives. The platform may be different, but the goal is the same – give listeners the opportunity to learn something new.

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Lerone Bennett Jr., "Forced Into Glory"

Jun 09, 2026 1h 2m

Dr. Lerone Bennett Jr. was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi, on October 17, 1928. He spent over 50 years with Johnson Publishing, ultimately became executive editor of its Ebony magazine. Bennett died…

Lois Romano, "An Inconvenient Widow"

Jun 02, 2026 1h 8m

Lois Romano, formerly of the Washington Post, re-examines the legacy of Mary Todd Lincoln. In the promotion of the book, Simon & Schuster, the publisher, claims that Mrs. Lincoln "was failed at…

Danny Funt, "Everybody Loses"

May 26, 2026 1h 27m

Danny Funt is the author of the book "Everybody Loses: The Tumultuous Rise of American Sports Gambling." In May 2018, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the 1992 Professional and Amateur Sports…

Theo Baker, "How to Rule the World"

May 19, 2026 1h 10m

Theo Baker will graduate from Stanford University on June 14th, 2026. About one month prior, his first book, "How to Rule the World: An Education in Power at Stanford University," is being published…

Harvey Mansfield, "Where Harvard Went Wrong"

May 12, 2026 1h 7m

Harvey Mansfield arrived as an undergrad at Harvard in 1949, 77 years ago. He hardly left the university until he retired as research professor in 2023. Professor Mansfield, at age 94, is still…

Bruce Nichols, "The Emerson Circle"

May 05, 2026 1h 7m

During his almost 40-year career in publishing, Bruce Nichols served as publisher of both Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Little Brown & Company. His book is titled "The Emerson Circle: The Concord…

Craig Fehrman, "This Vast Enterprise"

Apr 28, 2026 1h 10m

Author Craig Fehrman has written a new history of the expedition of Lewis and Clark. It's called "This Vast Enterprise." In the prologue to his 515-page book, Fehrman writes: "After departing from…

Antony Beevor, "Rasputin"

Apr 21, 2026 1h 6m

Sir Antony Beevor, an historian based in London, has authored 13 books which have sold at least 8.5 million copies and been translated into 35 different languages. In his latest book, he focuses on…

Bob Crawford, "America's Founding Son"

Apr 14, 2026 1h 1m

Bob Crawford plays upright bass, bass guitar, and violin with the Grammy nominated Americana band, the Avett Brothers. He's been with the band for 25 years. Since 2016, Mr. Crawford has had his own…

Giles Tremlett, "El Generalísimo"

Apr 07, 2026 1h 5m

Giles Tremlett is a biographer, a narrative historian, and a journalist based in Madrid, Spain. He was born in Plymouth, England, in 1962, but since graduating from Oxford University has almost…

Tom Wells, "The Kissinger Tapes"

Mar 31, 2026 1h 12m

Author and editor Tom Wells opens his 600-page book titled "The Kissinger Tapes" this way: "Henry Kissinger is one of the most polarizing figures in recent American history…He is hailed by many as a…

Michael Hastings, "The Operators"

Mar 24, 2026 1h 3m

As a follow up to the most recent Booknotes+ featuring Seth Harp on his book "The Fort Bragg Cartel," we are replaying an interview from June 12, 2012. The guest on Q&A, the television program,…

Investigative Journalist Seth Harp Explores The Fort Bragg Cartel

Mar 17, 2026 1h 18m

Seth Harp is a lawyer and an Iraq war veteran and an investigative writer and journalist. His first book, "The Fort Bragg Cartel," is about drug trafficking and murder in the Special Forces. Near the…

Josh Ireland, "The Death of Trotsky"

Mar 10, 2026 1h 8m

London-based writer Josh Ireland is the author of three books and ghostwriter of five others. His latest is titled "The Death of Trotsky: The True Story of the Plot to Kill Stalin's Greatest Enemy."…

Richard John Neuhaus, "As I Lay Dying"

Mar 03, 2026 1h 2m

On May 26, 2002, our guest on the Booknotes television program was Richard John Neuhaus . His book, "As I Lay Dying: Meditations Upon Returning." The Neuhaus interview received one of the biggest…

David Sirota, "Master Plan"

Feb 24, 2026 1h 9m

David Sirota, who is based in Denver, Colorado, has some very strong views about money and politics. His book is called "Master Plan: The Hidden Plot to Legalize Corruption in America." There are 11…

Elliot Williams, "Five Bullets"

Feb 17, 2026 1h 5m

For his book, "Five Bullets," attorney Elliot Williams wrote 95,720 words. On the back of the cover of the book, writer Garrett Graff sums up the story this way: "Never has a book about the 1980s…

Candace Rondeaux, "Putin's Sledgehammer"

Feb 10, 2026 1h 9m

Russian Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner Group, marched toward Moscow starting on June 23, 2023. His forces were advancing north on M4 Highway after seizing Rostov-on-Don. The rebellion…

Ep. 257 Carol Hymowitz on 10 Books That Changed the Way Americans Thought About Work

Feb 03, 2026 52m

In the December 1, 2025, print edition of the Wall Street Journal, there was this headline on page R25: "These 10 books changed the way Americans thought about work." Carol Hymowitz, the author,…

Ep. 256 Jonathan Horn, "The Fate of the Generals"

Jan 27, 2026 1h 10m

Jonathan Horn's latest book is titled "The Fate of the Generals: MacArthur, Wainwright, and the Epic Battle for the Philippines." The publisher Scribner explains the premise of Horn's book: "For the…

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