University of Illinois Press Events Calendar

Saturday, July 19, 2025

• • 1:00 pm   CT
  • 3700 W 41st St, Sioux Falls, SD 57106

  Diane Diekman Book Signing at Barns and Noble

  Diane Diekman, author of "Randy Travis: Storms of Life," discusses her new book with Crash Rahman at a book signing event in Barns and Noble.

  • Social/Informal Event

Friday, August 1, 2025

• • 6:00 - 7:00 pm   CST
  • Bookends & Beginnings, 1620 Orrington Avenue, Evanston, IL 60201-3829

  Lindsay Fullerton at Bookends & Beginnings

  On Friday, August 1, author Lindsay Fullerton will discuss her new book "Ephemeral City: A People’s History of Chicago’s Century of Progress World’s Fair" at Bookends & Beginnings.

  • Lecture

Saturday, August 2, 2025

• • 3:00 - 4:00 pm   CDT

  Virtual Celebration and Visual Art Event by Marlee Bunch

  Marlee Bunch hosts a virtual celebration for her upcoming book, "Unlearning the Hush: Oral Histories of Black Female Educators in Mississippi in the Civil Rights Era", featuring a poetry reading and an art talk.

  • Ceremony/Service

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

• • 7:00 pm
  • David Davis Mansion, 1000 Monroe Dr., Bloomington, IL 61701

  Raymond J. McKoski at the David Davis Mansion

  Raymond J. McKoski will be visiting the David Davis Mansion to speak about his new book, "David Davis, Abraham Lincoln's Favorite Judge." A book signing and reception will follow.

  • Lecture

Thursday, December 4, 2025

• • 6:00 pm
  • McCord Auditorium, SMU, 3225 University Dr. Dallas, TX 75205

  Hunter M. Hampton at Southern Methodist University

  Join us to hear Hunter M. Hampton discuss his forthcoming book from the University of Illinois Press, "The Gridiron Gospel: Faith and College Football in Twentieth-Century America."

  • Lecture