nonfiction books featured on c-span s book tv. and welcome to the about books podcast and program in this episode. we re going to introduce you to jeff deutsch. he has a new book out. it s called in praise of good bookstores, and he s a director of a bookstore co-op in chicago. but first let s start with this week s publishing news. well recently in congress. there was a hearing about challenged and banned books. the house subcommittee on civil rights and civil liberties heard from students parents librarians and teachers as well as author and civil rights activist ruby bridges. congressman jamie raskin a democrat of maryland is the chair of the subcommittee and here s part of his opening statement. many books are being targeted for censorship these days simply because they address racism or white supremacy as historical or sociological realities or address human sexuality or lgbtq issues because the protagonist or author is gay or a person of color or for some other allegedl