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Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Julia Keller discussed her book, Quitting, about the positive aspects of throwing in the towel. This event was part of the 2023 Printers Row Lit Fest, held …

Georgetown University Professor Marcia Chatelain talked about her Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Franchise, which examines the role that fast food franchises have played in African American en…

Josh Levin, national editor at Slate, talked about his book, The Queen: The Forgotten Life Behind an American Myth, on Linda Taylor, a criminal whose exploits launched the idea of the “welfa…

Three authors took part in a discussion on writing an epic on American history. The three participants and their books were: James Donovan, Shoot for the Moon; Duncan Williams, American Sutr…

History professor Roger Biles recounted the political career of Harold Washington, Chicago’s first African American mayor.

A discussion on American culture from the 23rd annual Los Angeles Times Festival of Books that featured Caroline Fraser, Prairie Fires: The American Dreams of Laura Ingalls Wilder; Dan Kois …

Sidney Blumenthal talked about the second volume of his political biography of Abraham Lincoln, Wrestling With His Angel: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln Vol. II, 1849-1856. This event…

Heather Ann Thompson talked about her Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Blood in the Water: The Attica Prison Uprising of 1971 and Its Legacy. This event was part of the Chicago Tribune Printers …

Sidney Blumenthal talked about his book, A Self-Made Man: The Political Life of Abraham Lincoln. He spoke at Jones College Prep High School at the 2016 Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit F…

Jeremy McCarter, co-author of Hamilton: The Revolution, talked about the musical created by his co-author, Lin-Manuel Miranda. He spoke at Jones College Preparatory High School at the 201…

Panelists talked about writing about history. Panelists included Jonathan Bryant, author of Dark Places of the Earth: The Voyage of the Slave Ship Antelope; Dan Ephron, author of Killing a K…

John Franklin spoke about his book From Slavery to Freedom: A History of African-Americans, published by Knopf. The book provides an account of the African-American experience from their ori…

Thomas Dyja talked about his book, The Third Coast: When Chicago Built the American Dream. He spoke with Elizabeth Taylor, Literary Editor at the Chicago Tribune. This event took place in th…

Authors talked about their books about Chicago in 1919 and 1947 with Chicago Tribune literary editor Elizabeth Taylor. They also responded to questions from members of the audience. Gary Kri…

John Sayles talked about his novel, A Moment in the Sun, in conversation with Elizabeth Taylor. He read from his novel, which depicts the America of 1897. He also responded to questions from…

Two authors talked about their books about the precariousness of life in conversation with Elizabeth Taylor. Topics included prison reform, recidivism, and family support systems. The paneli…

Christine Stansell talked about her book The Feminist Promise: 1792 to the Present (Modern Library, 2010) in conversation with Elizabeth Taylor. This was a 3 p.m. ET program from the Chicago…

Paul Buhle and Harvey Pekar talked about their book Studs Terkel’s Working: A Graphic Adaptation (New Press; May 1, 2009). They produced a selection from Stud Terkel’s collection of intervie…

Adam Cohen talked about his book Nothing to Fear: FDR’s Inner Circle and the Hundred Days That Created Modern America (Penguin Press; January 8, 2009). His book about President Franklin Roos…

Authors Douglas Brinkley (The Great Deluge), Michael Eric Dyson (April 4, 1968), Edward Humes (Monkey Girl), and Bruce Watson (Sacco and Vanzetti) talked about their books in a panel discus…