Author Rich Cohen joins us to talk about Monsters: The 1985 Chicago Bears and the Wild Heart of Football, his new book that captures the heart of the 1985 Monsters of Midway. Read an excerpt.

A new book, Unthinkable: Iran, the Bomb, and American Strategy by author Kenneth Pollack, explores the advantages and potential consequences of different foreign policy approaches. Pollack joins us to discuss the book. Read an excerpt.

Best-selling author Tom Clancy died at age 66. Back in 2002, Elizabeth Brackett interviewed Clancy on an episode of Chicago Tonight. Watch the web extra video from our archives.

The New York Times' best-selling author Patricia Crisafulli tells us about post-genocidal Rwanda's more hopeful face–and the country's road to socioeconomic recovery.

For trauma victims, surviving an attack or disease can seem like the whole battle. But author Laurence Gonzales says “ongoing survival requires relentless attention.”

She was raised in war-torn Czechoslovakia, but moved up the ranks of U.S. diplomacy to the very top spot: Secretary of State. Eddie Arruza talks with Madeleine Albright.

We hear about Steve Kerr's combative relationship with Michael Jordan; plus behind-the-scenes stories about Tiger Woods, Bob Knight and more when we talk with prolific sports author, John Feinstein.

He’s had a front row seat for 11 presidential and vice-presidential debates, and now the longtime host of the “PBS NewsHour” tells us about his new book, “Tension City.”

Jovan Mosley spent nearly six years in prison for a crime he did not commit. We meet the author of Long Way Home: A Young Man Lost in the System and the Two Women Who Found Him.

Prowling politicians. Lustful golfers. Arrogant actors. Scandals and juicy gossip constantly captivate. But how and why do people get into such messes in the first place? We talk with the author of How To Become A Scandal: Adventures in Bad Behavior about this and more.

His racy Twitter posts turned into a hilarious narrative during Chicago's mayoral campaign. Now the posts of @MayorEmanuel are all in one book, which hits the shelves today. Carol Marin has an expletive-free conversation with Dan Sinker, the author behind the tweets.

Longtime Washington prosecutor Richard Ben-Veniste joins us to talk about his experiences, which are chronicled in his new book.