Printers Row Book Fair

Live from the Printers Row Book Fair in Chicago, Illinois, a full day of author programs and call-in shows. The Printers Row Book Fair was f… read more

Live from the Printers Row Book Fair in Chicago, Illinois, a full day of author programs and call-in shows. The Printers Row Book Fair was founded in 1985 in Chicago’s historic Printers Row neighborhood, once the center of bookmaking in the city. In 2002 the book fair was acquired by the Chicago Tribune.

Book TV’s coverage aired live from 12:30 to 5 p.m. ET and was repeated Sunday evening from 10 p.m. to 2:30 a.m. ET.

Featured events live on Sunday included:

12:30 p.m. ET -- Richard Parker, author of John Kenneth Galbraith: His Life, His Politics, His Economics

1:30 p.m. ET - Jeff Libman, author of An Immigrant Class: Oral Histories from Chicago’s Newest Immigrants and Craig Marberry, author of Cuttin' Up: Wit and Wisdom from Black Barbershops

3 p.m. ET -- Jennet Conant, author of 109 East Palace: Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos

4 p.m. ET -- Michael Lind, author of [What Lincoln Believed: The Values and Convictions of America’s Gre close

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Printers Row Book Fair

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Program ID:
187135-1
Category:
Call-In
Format:
Call-In
Location:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
First Aired:
Jun 12, 2005 | 12:29pm EDT | C-SPAN 2

Airing Details

  • Jun 12, 2005 | 12:29pm EDT | C-SPAN 2
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