Ap Book Chat

"Stamped from the Beginning," winner of the National Book Award winner for nonfiction, is a work of history very much rooted in recent events. Ibram X. Kendi's 600-page narrative traces the origins and justifications for racism in the U.S. from colonial times to the present.

No matter how much you think you know about the Beatles, Mark Lewisohn probably knows more. He assisted on the band’s multimedia retrospective “Anthology” that came out in the 1990s and has written acclaimed books on their studio and concert work.

Tired of all the campaign ads and insults, the feeling like it's a reality show that will never end? Blame the presidential race of 1840 and the immortal pair of "Tippecanoe and Tyler too." Author Ronald G. Shafer of "The Carnival Campaign" talks with the AP's Hillel Italie about the downfall of dignity in the race to the White House.