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Bryan Burrough talked about his book, Days of Rage: America’s Radical Underground, the FBI, and the Forgotten Age of Revolutionary Violence. He spoke with Rick Perlstein, author of The Invis…

Mark Bowden talked about his book, Hue 1968: A Turning Point of the American War in Vietnam. This event was part of the Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest, held annually in the city.

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…

Lisa Napoli talked about her book Ray & Joan: The Man Who Made the McDonald’s Fortune and the Woman Who Gave It All Away, a biography of Ray Kroc, founder of the McDonald’s franchise, and hi…

Ibram Kendi talked about his National Book Award-winning book, Stamped from the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in Amerca. This event was part of the Chicago Tribune Printe…

Mary Dearborn talked about her book, Ernest Hemingway, A Biography, with Bill Kurtis, founder and executive producer of Kurtis Productions. This event was part of the Chicago Tribune Printer…

David Callahan talked about his book, The Givers: Wealth, Power, and Philanthropy in a New Gilded Age. This event was part of the Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest, held annually in the …

Professor Michael Eric Dyson talked about his book, Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America. This event was part of the Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest, held annually in the ci…

Lindy West, author of Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman; Rebecca Traister, author of All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation; and LaShonda Katrice Barnett,…

Marcia Clark talked about her books, Without a Doubt and Blood Defense. She spoke at Jones College Prep High School at the 2016 Chicago Tribune Printers Row Lit Fest.

Justin Peters talked about his book, The Idealist: Aaron Swartz and the Rise of Free Culture on the Internet. He spoke at Jones College Preparatory High School at the 2016 Chicago Tribune…

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…

Thomas Frank talked about his book, Listen, Liberal: Or, What Ever Happened to the Party of the People?. He spoke at Jones College Prep High School at the 2016 Chicago Tribune Printers Ro…

Amy Goodman, author of Democracy Now!: Twenty Years Covering the Movements Changing America interviewed Adam Cohen about his book, Imbeciles: The Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the St…

Erik Larson talked about his book, Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania. He spoke with Chicago Tribune reporter Rick Kogan and responded to questions from members of the audience. T…

Jonathan Eig talked about his book, The Birth of the Pill: How Four Crusaders Reinvented Sex and Launched a Revolution. He spoke with Chicago Tribune columnist Mary Schmich. “Jonathan Eig…

Kenneth C. Davis talked about his book, The Hidden History of America at War: Untold Tales from Yorktown to Fallujah. He spoke with Mark Jacob, author of 10 Things You Might Not Know About N…

Professor Kevin Schultz talked about his book, Buckley and Mailer: The Difficult Friendship that Shaped the Sixties. He spoke with University of Chicago professor Jane Dailey. “Buckley an…

Margaret Lazarus Dean talked about her book, Leaving Orbit: Notes from the Last Days of American Spaceflight. She spoke with Robert Polito, author of Hollywood and God. “Space Age: Margar…

Steve Fiffer and Adar Cohen talked about their book, Jimmie Lee and James: Two Lives, Two Deaths, and the Movement that Changed America. They were joined by Reverend Joseph Ellwanger and Pau…