Brian Lamb’s “Booknotes”

After 16 years and 800 interviews, Brian Lamb’s C-SPAN series “Booknotes” ends December 5, 2005. The last episode of the program will feature an interview with Mark Edmundons, a professor at the University of Virginia whose book is entitled Why Read? During the last episode Lamb will also discuss some of his more memorable interviews over the years.
On Sunday, December 12th C-SPAN will debut a new Lamb interview show tentatively titled “Q & A” in the same timeslot – 8pm and 11pm ET on Sunday evenings. Featured subjects will come from many fields – politics, science, history, medicine, and occasionally authors.
C-SPAN has digitally archived all 800 “Booknotes” interviews on Booknotes.org. C-SPAN will also air encore “Booknotes” programs Saturdays at 7pm and Sundays at 11am on S-SPAN 2.