After Words is an American television series on the C-SPAN2 network's weekend programming schedule known as Book TV.

The program is an hour-long talk show, each week featuring an interview with the author of a new nonfiction book.

[1] The program airs on Saturday at 10 p.m. Eastern Time, with encores on Sunday at 12 p.m. and at 9 p.m., and Monday at 12 a.m.[2] After Words debuted on January 2, 2005, with Norman J. Ornstein from the American Enterprise Institute interviewing Newt Gingrich about his book Winning the Future.

[1][3] As of December 2010[update], After Words has produced more than 260 hours of programming.

[8] The program is an hour-long author interview-based talk show, focusing on non-fiction writers, with different participants each week.