University of Illinois Press Events Calendar

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, October 9, 2025

- 5:00 - 6:00 pm CDT
- Jim Shields Gallery of Architecture and Urbanism, 2131 E. Hartford Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53211
Book Talk: Nora Wendl in Conversation with Adrienne Economos-Miller and Sam Schuermann

Nora Wendl, author of "Almost Nothing: Reclaiming Edith Farnsworth," performs a reading of and talks about her book with Adrienne Economos-Miller and Sam Schuermann at the University of Wisconsin.
- Lecture

Friday, October 10, 2025

- 3:30 - 5:00 pm PDT
- UBC Music Building, Room 462 6361 Memorial Road, Vancouver, BC, V6J 2J1, Canada
Nancy Rao Book Talk at the University of British Columbia

Nancy Yunhwa Rao, author of "Inside Chinese Theater: Community and Artistry in Nineteenth-Century California and Beyond," gives a presentation featuring her book as part of the University of British Columbia Music Colloquium Series.
- Lecture

Monday, October 20, 2025

- 7:00 - 8:30 pm EST
Hunter M. Hampton Virtual Book Talk with MCECS

Hunter M. Hampton, author of "The Gridiron Gospel: Faith and College Football in Twentieth-Century America," talks about his forthcoming book as part of the MCECS Christianity and Contemporary Culture Lecture Series.
- Webinar

Wednesday, October 22, 2025

- 6:30 - 8:30 pm EDT
- Think! Chinatown's Studio, 1 Pike Street, New York, NY, 10002, United States
Nancy Rao at the Disciples of the Pear Garden Event

Nancy Yunhwa Rao, author of "Inside Chinese Theater: Community and Artistry in 19th Century California and Beyond," talks about her book as part of a Cantonese opera event hosted by Think! Chinatown.
- Religious/Cultural