Is After Words coming back?
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The answer: Between seasons — last episode May 13, 2025, no return date announced yet.
18seasons
275episodes
About After Words
Book TV's signature program After Words is an interview show in which authors of the latest nonfiction books are interviewed by journalists, public policy makers, legislators, and others familiar with their work.
After Words episode schedule
275 aired
Aired · 275
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2025 | S2025·E18 | Leah Litman |
| May 2, 2025 | S2025·E17 | Sophie Gilbert |
| April 30, 2025 | S2025·E16 | David Graham |
| April 16, 2025 | S2025·E15 | Stephen Witt |
| April 15, 2025 | S2025·E14 | Viet Thanh Nguyen |
| April 7, 2025 | S2025·E13 | Senator James Lankford |
| April 2, 2025 | S2025·E12 | David Enrich |
| March 24, 2025 | S2025·E11 | Paul Blustein |
| March 13, 2025 | S2025·E10 | Michael Lewis |
| March 11, 2025 | S2025·E9 | Dr. Adam Ratner |
| March 3, 2025 | S2025·E8 | Omar El Akkad |
| February 19, 2025 | S2025·E7 | Eve Ewing |
| February 6, 2025 | S2025·E6 | Kevin Fagan |
| February 3, 2025 | S2025·E5 | Anson Frericks |
| January 30, 2025 | S2025·E4 | Omo Moses |
| January 21, 2025 | S2025·E3 | Eva Dou |
| January 10, 2025 | S2025·E2 | Senator Ron Wyden |
| January 9, 2025 | S2025·E1 | Adam Chandler |
| December 16, 2024 | S2024·E40 | Rep. Mark Green |
| December 12, 2024 | S2024·E39 | James Rickards |
| November 22, 2024 | S2024·E38 | T.J. English |
| November 19, 2024 | S2024·E37 | Stephanie Gorton |
| November 13, 2024 | S2024·E36 | Vince Beiser |
| October 28, 2024 | S2024·E35 | Tom Fitton |
| October 18, 2024 | S2024·E34 | Rep. Mike Waltz |
| October 17, 2024 | S2024·E33 | Lina Zeldovich |
| October 16, 2024 | S2024·E32 | Stephanie Baker |
| September 30, 2024 | S2024·E31 | Brigid Schulte |
| September 23, 2024 | S2024·E30 | Timothy Snyder |
| September 19, 2024 | S2024·E29 | Paola Ramo |
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| September 13, 2024 | S2024·E28 | Brooke Harrington |
| August 28, 2024 | S2024·E27 | Kim Wehle |
| August 12, 2024 | S2024·E26 | Joel Pollak |
| July 22, 2024 | S2024·E25 | Peter Goodman |
| July 8, 2024 | S2024·E24 | Jonathan Turley |
| June 17, 2024 | S2024·E23 | Ruchir Sharma |
| June 12, 2024 | S2024·E22 | Lawrence Ingrassia |
| May 30, 2024 | S2024·E21 | Ernesto Londoño |
| May 17, 2024 | S2024·E20 | Shefali Luthra |
| May 8, 2024 | S2024·E19 | Mike Hixenbaugh |
| May 7, 2024 | S2024·E18 | Johann Hari |
| April 29, 2024 | S2024·E17 | David Sanger |
| April 22, 2024 | S2024·E16 | Jim Wallis |
| April 17, 2024 | S2024·E15 | Susan Page |
| April 15, 2024 | S2024·E14 | Eddie Glaude |
| April 3, 2024 | S2024·E13 | Batya Ungar-Sargon |
| March 27, 2024 | S2024·E12 | Annie Jacobsen |
| March 21, 2024 | S2024·E11 | Jonathan Haidt |
| March 12, 2024 | S2024·E10 | Teresa Ghilarducci |
| March 7, 2024 | S2024·E9 | Jane Marie |
| February 23, 2024 | S2024·E8 | Dr. Elizabeth Comen |
| February 21, 2024 | S2024·E7 | Kara Swisher |
| February 15, 2024 | S2024·E6 | Marie Arana |
| February 12, 2024 | S2024·E5 | Andrew Curran |
| February 5, 2024 | S2024·E4 | Coleman Hughes |
| January 30, 2024 | S2024·E3 | Ijeoma Oluo |
| January 18, 2024 | S2024·E2 | Donald McNeil |
| January 9, 2024 | S2024·E1 | David Stockman |
| December 13, 2023 | S2023·E40 | Rachel Slade |
| December 1, 2023 | S2023·E39 | Tim Alberta |
| November 29, 2023 | S2023·E38 | Jeff Horwitz |
| November 15, 2023 | S2023·E37 | Fei-Fei Li |
| November 7, 2023 | S2023·E36 | Greg Lukianoff |
| October 23, 2023 | S2023·E35 | Ruth Simmons |
| October 20, 2023 | S2023·E34 | Martin Baron |
| October 18, 2023 | S2023·E33 | Ryan Reilly |
| September 27, 2023 | S2023·E32 | Cameron McWhirter and Zusha Elinson |
| September 21, 2023 | S2023·E31 | Adam Nagourney |
| September 13, 2023 | S2023·E30 | Melissa Kearney |
| September 11, 2023 | S2023·E29 | Loren Grush |
| August 31, 2023 | S2023·E28 | Meg Kissinger |
| August 23, 2023 | S2023·E27 | Cara Fitzpatrick |
| July 17, 2023 | S2023·E26 | Judge Amul Thapar |
| July 12, 2023 | S2023·E25 | Matt Lewis |
| June 29, 2023 | S2023·E24 | Wesley Lowery |
| June 21, 2023 | S2023·E23 | Jason Del Rey |
| June 12, 2023 | S2023·E22 | Elizabeth Currid-Halkett |
| June 5, 2023 | S2023·E21 | Michael Waldman |
| May 24, 2023 | S2023·E20 | David Bernhardt |
| May 22, 2023 | S2023·E19 | Keith Ellison |
| May 8, 2023 | S2023·E18 | Oscar Munoz |
| April 20, 2023 | S2023·E17 | Alexandra Robbins |
| April 19, 2023 | S2023·E16 | Ava Chin |
| April 14, 2023 | S2023·E15 | Matika Wilbur |
| April 5, 2023 | S2023·E14 | David McCormick |
| March 31, 2023 | S2023·E13 | Kelly Pope |
| March 29, 2023 | S2023·E12 | Matthew Desmond |
| March 15, 2023 | S2023·E11 | Kathleen McLaughlin |
| March 1, 2023 | S2023·E10 | Mia Love |
| February 27, 2023 | S2023·E9 | Angela Saini |
| February 23, 2023 | S2023·E8 | Nick Tabor |
| February 22, 2023 | S2023·E7 | Todd Bensman |
| February 13, 2023 | S2023·E6 | Joanna Schwartz |
| February 2, 2023 | S2023·E5 | Maya Kornberg |
| January 30, 2023 | S2023·E4 | Saket Soni |
| January 23, 2023 | S2023·E3 | Representative Ken Buck |
| January 13, 2023 | S2023·E2 | Philip Bump |
| January 9, 2023 | S2023·E1 | Ben Crump and Armstrong Williams |
| December 28, 2022 | S2022·E40 | Steven Sund |
| November 30, 2022 | S2022·E39 | Nouriel Roubini |
| November 17, 2022 | S2022·E38 | Steve Case |
| November 16, 2022 | S2022·E37 | Chloe Sorvino |
| October 28, 2022 | S2022·E36 | Major Garrett and David Becker |
| October 27, 2022 | S2022·E35 | Emily Flitter |
| October 19, 2022 | S2022·E34 | Beth Truesdale |
| October 6, 2022 | S2022·E33 | Chris Miller |
| September 26, 2022 | S2022·E32 | Representative Cori Bush |
| September 26, 2022 | S2022·E31 | Peter Navarro |
| September 19, 2022 | S2022·E30 | Brandi Collins-Dexter |
| September 12, 2022 | S2022·E29 | Cynt Marshall |
| September 7, 2022 | S2022·E28 | Mark Bergen |
| August 24, 2022 | S2022·E27 | Chris Stirewalt |
| August 22, 2022 | S2022·E26 | Senator Patrick Leahy |
| July 18, 2022 | S2022·E25 | Ari Fleischer |
| June 30, 2022 | S2022·E24 | Governor Kristi Noem |
| June 22, 2022 | S2022·E23 | Betsy DeVos |
| June 16, 2022 | S2022·E22 | Senator Raphael Warnock |
| June 15, 2022 | S2022·E21 | Lori Garver |
| June 6, 2022 | S2022·E20 | Kellyanne Conway |
| May 13, 2022 | S2022·E19 | Mark Esper |
| May 5, 2022 | S2022·E18 | Steve Forbes |
| May 2, 2022 | S2022·E17 | Deborah Birx |
| April 18, 2022 | S2022·E16 | Justin Gest |
| March 31, 2022 | S2022·E15 | Will Hurd |
| March 28, 2022 | S2022·E14 | Greg Bluestein |
| March 21, 2022 | S2022·E13 | Marie Yovanovitch |
| March 16, 2022 | S2022·E12 | Kevin Rudd |
| March 7, 2022 | S2022·E11 | Vince Ellison |
| March 4, 2022 | S2022·E10 | Glenn Hubbard |
| February 24, 2022 | S2022·E9 | Kelly Weill |
| February 16, 2022 | S2022·E8 | Laura Coates |
| February 14, 2022 | S2022·E7 | Mark Bauerlein |
| February 7, 2022 | S2022·E6 | Jason Riley |
| January 24, 2022 | S2022·E5 | Ro Khanna |
| January 20, 2022 | S2022·E4 | Will Haskell |
| January 19, 2022 | S2022·E3 | Barbara Walter |
| January 13, 2022 | S2022·E2 | Leonard Mlodinow |
| January 10, 2022 | S2022·E1 | David Price |
| November 29, 2021 | S2021·E42 | Vivek Ramaswamy |
| November 27, 2021 | S2021·E41 | Farah Stockman |
| November 27, 2021 | S2021·E40 | Ben Nelson |
| November 26, 2021 | S2021·E39 | Dr. Paul Offit |
| November 13, 2021 | S2021·E38 | Andrew Yang |
| November 13, 2021 | S2021·E36 | Lizzie Johnson |
| November 12, 2021 | S2021·E37 | George Will |
| November 12, 2021 | S2021·E35 | Adam Schiff |
| November 12, 2021 | S2021·E34 | Josh Mitchell |
| November 12, 2021 | S2021·E33 | Michelle Easton |
| November 11, 2021 | S2021·E32 | Ben Shapiro |
| October 23, 2021 | S2021·E31 | Mark Sanford |
| September 11, 2021 | S2021·E30 | Alex Marlow |
| September 5, 2021 | S2021·E29 | Robin DiAngelo |
| September 3, 2021 | S2021·E28 | Catherine Flowers |
| September 2, 2021 | S2021·E27 | Patrick Radden Keefe |
| August 29, 2021 | S2021·E26 | Lisa Genova |
| August 28, 2021 | S2021·E25 | Dambisa Moyo |
| August 21, 2021 | S2021·E24 | Eric Metaxas |
| August 21, 2021 | S2021·E23 | Senator Tammy Duckworth |
| August 21, 2021 | S2021·E22 | Dana Perino |
| August 19, 2021 | S2021·E21 | Robert Woodson |
| August 14, 2021 | S2021·E20 | Cindy McCain |
| August 14, 2021 | S2021·E19 | Bill Bratton |
| August 5, 2021 | S2021·E18 | Ursula Burns |
| August 1, 2021 | S2021·E17 | Lieutenant Colonel Wayne Phelps |
| July 10, 2021 | S2021·E16 | Jane Harman |
| July 9, 2021 | S2021·E15 | Brad Stone |
| July 7, 2021 | S2021·E14 | Rosa Brooks |
| July 4, 2021 | S2021·E13 | Andy Slavitt |
| May 23, 2021 | S2021·E12 | Jason Riley |
| May 16, 2021 | S2021·E11 | Senator Elizabeth Warren |
| April 25, 2021 | S2021·E10 | Charles Kesler |
| April 18, 2021 | S2021·E9 | John Woodrow Cox |
| February 28, 2021 | S2021·E8 | Joby Warrick |
| February 21, 2021 | S2021·E7 | Sara Horowitz |
| February 14, 2021 | S2021·E6 | John Fortier |
| February 7, 2021 | S2021·E5 | Heather McGhee |
| January 31, 2021 | S2021·E4 | Beau Wise and Tom Sileo |
| January 24, 2021 | S2021·E3 | Amelia Pang |
| January 17, 2021 | S2021·E2 | Charles Blow |
| January 10, 2021 | S2021·E1 | Adam Jentleson |
| September 23, 2017 | S2017·E37 | Suzy Hansen |
| September 16, 2017 | S2017·E36 | David Osborne |
| September 9, 2017 | S2017·E35 | Danielle Allen |
| September 2, 2017 | S2017·E34 | Mark Levin |
| August 19, 2017 | S2017·E33 | Milo Yiannopoulos |
| August 12, 2017 | S2017·E32 | Senator Jeff Flake |
| August 5, 2017 | S2017·E31 | Jesse Eisinger |
| July 29, 2017 | S2017·E30 | Representative Rosa DeLauro |
| July 22, 2017 | S2017·E29 | Sharyl Attkisson |
| July 15, 2017 | S2017·E28 | Naomi Klein |
| July 8, 2017 | S2017·E27 | Brian Merchant |
| July 1, 2017 | S2017·E26 | Heath Davis |
| June 17, 2017 | S2017·E25 | Senator Mike Lee |
| June 10, 2017 | S2017·E24 | Senator Ben Sasse |
| June 3, 2017 | S2017·E23 | Anne-Marie Slaughter |
| May 27, 2017 | S2017·E22 | Jonathan Morduch and Rachel Schneider |
| May 20, 2017 | S2017·E21 | Stuart Taylor |
| May 13, 2017 | S2017·E20 | Elisabeth Rosenthal |
| May 6, 2017 | S2017·E19 | Chris Hayes |
| April 29, 2017 | S2017·E18 | Governor John Kasich |
| April 23, 2017 | S2017·E17 | Ken Buck |
| April 22, 2017 | S2017·E16 | Helene Cooper |
| April 15, 2017 | S2017·E15 | Bill Gertz |
| April 8, 2017 | S2017·E14 | Charles Campisi |
| April 1, 2017 | S2017·E13 | Senator Sheldon Whitehouse |
| March 25, 2017 | S2017·E12 | Lisa Servon |
| March 11, 2017 | S2017·E11 | Richard Haass |
| March 4, 2017 | S2017·E10 | Sybrina Fulton and Tracy Martin |
| February 25, 2017 | S2017·E9 | Sophia Nelson |
| February 19, 2017 | S2017·E8 | Sylvia Tara |
| February 18, 2017 | S2017·E7 | Roger Stone |
| February 11, 2017 | S2017·E6 | Melissa Fleming |
| February 4, 2017 | S2017·E5 | Hugh Hewitt |
| January 28, 2017 | S2017·E4 | Emrys Westacott |
| January 21, 2017 | S2017·E3 | Bret Baier |
| January 14, 2017 | S2017·E2 | Jonathan Chait |
| January 7, 2017 | S2017·E1 | Sophie Pinkham |
| December 31, 2016 | S2016·E50 | Joann Lublin |
| January 9, 2016 | S2016·E1 | James Rosen |
| December 26, 2015 | S2015·E51 | Darcy Olsen |
| January 3, 2015 | S2015·E1 | Chuck Todd |
| December 28, 2014 | S2014·E50 | Damon Root |
| January 4, 2014 | S2014·E1 | Charles Moore |
| November 22, 2013 | S2013·E43 | Peter Gottschalk |
| August 4, 2013 | S2013·E23 | Sheila Miyoshi Jager |
| January 1, 2013 | S2013·E1 | John Jenkins |
| January 1, 2012 | S2012·E1 | Pat Buchanan |
| January 1, 2011 | S2011·E1 | Scott Rasmussen and Doug Schoen |
| January 1, 2010 | S2010·E1 | Ann Coulter |
| January 2, 2009 | S2009·E1 | Michael Gerson |
…and 45 earlier episodes not shown. Long-running show.