Booknotes is an American television series on C-SPAN hoste by Brian Lamb from 1989 to 2004; making it the longest running author interview program in US broadcast history. Airing on Sunday evenings, the show's format was "one author, one book, one hour." The show debuted on April 2, 1989, and Lamb's first guest was Zbigniew Brzezinski (Grand Failure). After 801 interviews, the final broadcast aired December 5, 2004. Lamb's guest was Mark Edmundson, author of Why Read?