Today, the movie Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides opens, directed by Rob Marshall and starring Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, and Penelope Cruz. Book tie-ins include On Stranger Tides by Tim Powers (Harper, 978-0062094537); Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides: The Visual Guide (DK Publishing, 978-0756672195); Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Movie Storybook by James Ponti (Disney Press, 978-1423139430); and The Art of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides by Michael Singer (Disney Editions, 978-1423139461).

Oprah chats with Jeni Stepanek, author of Messenger: The Life and Legacy of Mattie J.T Stepanek and Heartsongs (NAL, 978-0451231147).

NPR's On The Media hosted Will Potter, author of Green is the New Red: An Insider's Account of a Social Movement Under Siege. (City Lights, 978-0872865389).

Bloomberg Television’s Inside Track, Bloomberg Radio’s The Hays Advantage, and MSNBC’s The Dylan Ratigan Show all hostRoger Martin, whose book is Fixing the Game: Bubbles, Crashes, and What Capitalism Can Learn from the NFL (Harvard Business Review Press, 978-1422171646).

Tonight, Tavis Smiley talks with sabermetric pioneer Bill James about Popular Crime: Reflections on the Celebration of Violence (Scribner, 978-1416552734).

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

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