University of Illinois Press Events Calendar
Thursday, April 25, 2019
Join us at the AAAS New Books Reception at the Illinois Press booth in the exhibit hall.
Andrew Holman, co-author of "Hockey: A Global History", will give a book talk at Bridgewater State University.
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Peter Cole, author of "Dockworker Power," will be speaking as part of the IISH Lecture Series in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Wednesday, May 8, 2019
Peter Cole, author of "Dockworker Power," will be speaking as part of the Collaborative Research Group Seminar at the University of Leiden.
Thursday, May 9, 2019
Fraser Ottanelli, coauthor of "Assassins against the Old Order," will be speaking at Red Emma's in Baltimore, MD about his book.
Friday, May 10, 2019
Peter Cole, author of "Dockworker Power," will be speaking as part of a seminar on international activism by dockworkers at the University of Lisbon.
Tuesday, May 14, 2019
Peter Cole, the author of"Dockworker Power: Race and Activism in Durban and the San Francisco Bay Area", will give a talk at the Work Organisation and Employment Relations Research Centre.
Wednesday, May 15, 2019
Peter Cole, author of "Dockworker Power," will be speaking at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, England.
Thursday, May 16, 2019
Peter Cole, author of "Dockworker Power," will be speaking at Queen Mary University of London.
Saturday, May 18, 2019
Melanie Holmes, author of A Hero on Mount St. Helens: The Life and Legacy of David A. Johnston, will be give a book talk at 12pm and 2pm at the Johnston Ridge Observatory on the anniversary of the Mount St. Helens eruption.
Sunday, June 2, 2019
Join us for a book launch celebrating the release of "A Hero on Mount St. Helens: The Life and Legacy of David A. Johnston by Melanie Holmes at the David Johnston Community Center in Oak Lawn, IL.
Saturday, June 8, 2019
Andrew Stoner, author of "The Journalist of Castro Street," will be speaking at the Aurora Public Library about his book.
Monday, June 10, 2019
Michael C. Dorf and George Van Dusen, authors of "Clear It With Sid!" will be speaking at Politics and Prose Bookstore at the Wharf.
Tuesday, June 11, 2019
Andrew Stoner, author of "The Journalist of Castro Street," will be speaking at IndyReads about his book.
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Andrew Stoner, author of "The Journalist of Castro Street," will be speaking at the Unabridged Books.
Thursday, June 13, 2019
Walter Rimler, author of "The Man That Got Away," will be participating in a discussion with Harvey Granat and David Lahm, at the 9nd Street Y cultural center.
Carol Haddix, Bruce Kraig, and Colleen Taylor Sen, co-editors of "The Chicago Food Encyclopedia," will be speaking and signing books at the Schaumberg Township District Public Library.
Friday, June 28, 2019
Cynthia Clampitt, author of Midwest Maize: How Corn Shaped the U.S. Heartland, will give a presentation at Sun City.
Saturday, July 27, 2019
Join entomologists and authors of "Butterflies of Illinois: A Field Guide", Dr. Michael Jeffords and Susan Post for a unique look at the diversity of butterflies found across Illinois. They will also explore the status of Illinois butterflies and the best places in Illinois to see these remarkable creatures.
Friday, August 30, 2019
Saturday, August 31, 2019
Jessica Wilkerson, author of "To Live Here, You Have To Fight," will be speaking and signing books at the Reuther-Pollack Labor History Symposium.
Sunday, September 1, 2019
Monday, September 2, 2019
Thursday, September 12, 2019
Details forthcoming
Saturday, October 5, 2019
Michael Dorf and George Van Dusen, authors of "Clear it with Sid!" will be speaking about their book at the Seminary Co-Op in Chicago, IL.
Friday, February 14, 2020
Details to come.