After talking with 800 authors, Brian Lamb will close the book on “Booknotes,” his weekly C-SPAN interview series. The final broadcast will be Dec. 5, the network announced Tuesday. Lamb, the series ...

Brian Lamb, who has interviewed about 800 authors on “Booknotes” since its April 2, 1989 debut, wants to reclaim some personal time, noting that each one-hour program requires 20 hours of preparation.

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