America’s Book Club
History and Storytelling with David M. Rubenstein and David Grann
Presented by C-SPAN, Live at the Folger Shakespeare Library
Booking and details
Dates Mon, Sep 22, 2025, 7pm
Venue Reading Room
Tickets Available to Folger Members; advance registration required
In a special collaboration with C-SPAN, the Folger will host David M. Rubenstein in conversation with David Grann. This live event will be filmed for C-SPAN’s new weekly primetime television series America’s Book Club.
Throughout the series, Rubenstein will lead thought-provoking conversations exploring the ideas that shaped America’s past, challenge the nation’s present, and inspire our future, as the United States approaches its 250th birthday.
At the Folger, Rubenstein will interview David Grann, an award-winning staff writer at The New Yorker and the bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, and his newest book, The Wager.
Members of the Folger at the Renaissance Circle levels may register to attend this live event in the Reading Room. (Please email membership@folger.edu with any questions.) The conversation will be taped and aired on C-SPAN at a future date. Become a member
About the speakers
David M. Rubenstein
David M. Rubenstein is an investor, philanthropist, interviewer, author, and historian. He is Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of The Carlyle Group, one of the world’s largest and most successful private investment firms. Established in 1987, Carlyle now manages $465 billion from 27 offices around the world.
David Grann
David Grann is a #1 New York Times bestselling author and an award-winning staff writer at The New Yorker magazine.
Schedule
- Building opens at 6:00pm.
- Doors for the Reading Room open at 6:30pm.
- Program begins at 7:00pm.
We ask that attendees be seated by 7:00pm.
About America’s Book Club
America’s Book Club is a featured part of C-SPAN’s America 250 programming to honor, explore, and celebrate the 250th birthday of the nation at iconic libraries and cultural landmarks, including the Library of Congress and the National Archives. Other guests in the America’s Book Club series include Justice Amy Coney Barrett, John Grisham, Henry Louis Gates, Arthur Brooks, Walter Isaacson, Stacey Schiff, and José Andrés. Watch the series trailer below and learn more on the America’s Book Club website.
About C-SPAN
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