University of Illinois Press Events Master Calendar

Saturday, June 28, 2025

- 3:00 pm CT
- Legends of Country Music Museum, 2613 McGavock Pike, Nashville, TN 37214
Book Release Party: Diane Diekman at Legends of Country Music Museum in Nashville

Join author Diane Diekman to celebrate the release of her new book "Randy Travis: Storms of Life"!
- Lecture

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

- 6:30 - 7:45 pm CT
Virtual Book Talk: Lindsay Fullerton at Schaumburg Township District Library

Lindsay Fullerton, author of "Ephemeral City: A People’s History of Chicago’s Century of Progress World’s Fair," discusses her new book.
- Lecture

Thursday, July 10, 2025

- 4:00 - 6:00 pm CEST-GMT +2
- South Asia Institute Voßstr. 2 - Building 4130 D-69115 Heidelberg Germany, 130.00.03
Book Talk: Esha Niyogi De at Heidelberg University

Esha Niyogi De, author of "Women's Transborder Cinema: Authorship, Stardom, and Filmic Labor in South Asia," discusses her book in a lecture at Heidelberg University.
- Lecture

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

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