Videos

Anna-Lisa Cox (The Bone and Sinew of the Land) and M. Scott Heerman (The Alchemy of Slavery) talked about black pioneers and slavery in Illinois.

The Chicago Tribune's Howard Reich talked about his conversations with Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel (1928-2016), who was liberated from Buchenwald along with Howard’s father in 1945.

University of Chicago Professor Eve Ewing discussed her book, 1919, and some of her other works.

Kathleen Belew discussed her book, Bring the War Home: The White Power Movement and Paramilitary America.

Bestselling authors Rachel Louise Snyder (No Visible Bruises) and Eve Ensler (The Apology) talked about domestic violence and what can be done about it. This program was part of the 2019 …

Andy Parker, father of slain journalist Alison Parker, discussed his book For Alison: The Murder of a Young Journalist and a Father’s Fight for Gun Safety.

Carlo Rotella, professor of English at Boston College, took part in a panel discussion on her book, The World Is Always Coming to an End: Pulling Together and Apart in a Chicago Neighborhood…

Northwestern University’s Daniel Immerwahr discussed his book, How to Hide an Empire: A History of the Greater United States.

Bridgett Davis talked about her book, The World According to Fannie Davis, on her mother, Fannie, who ran a numbers racket in Detroit during the 1960s and 70s.

Authors Mary Ann Cain and Colin Asher talked about two Chicago icons - artist and activist Margaret Burroughs and author Nelson Algren.

University of Chicago Law School Professor Justin Driver talked about his book, The Schoolhouse Gate: Public Education, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for the American Mind.