Gary Trudeau is on The Colbert Report tonight. Trudeau is the author of 40: A Doonesbury Retrospective (Andrews McMeel, ISBN 978-0740797354). PW’s starred review said, “This monolithic overview of G.B. Trudeau's landmark newspaper strip is the most comprehensive book on the subject imaginable, a must-read for both fans and those interested in what amounts to a chronicle of American society over the past four decades.”

Talk of the Nation features Begat: The King James Bible and the English Language by David Crystal (Oxford Univ., ISBN 978-0199585854).

The Today Show hosts Dan Brown, whose The Lost Symbol is just out in mass market from Anchor (ISBN 978-1400079148) and Padma Lakshmi, author of Tangy Tart Hot & Sweet (Weinstein Books, ISBN 978-1602860063).

Condoleezza Rice, author of Extraordinary, Ordinary People: A Memoir of Family (Crown Archetype, ISBN 978-0307587879), is a guest co-host on The View.

Richard Wolffe, author of Revival: The Struggle for Survival Inside the Obama White House (Crown, ISBN 978-0307717412), is on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson.

Due to the nature of live programming, scheduling is subject to change.

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