University of Illinois Press Events Calendar

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  • Nancy Yunhwa Rao Book Talk at The Huntington

    6:30 - 7:30 pm   PST    11/12/2025
    Rothenberg Hall, 1151 Oxford Road San Marino, CA 91108

    Nancy Yunhwa Rao, author of "Inside Chinese Theater: Community and Artistry in Nineteenth-Century California and Beyond," talks about her book at The Huntington Library, Art Museum and Botanical Gardens.

  • Hunter M. Hampton at Southern Methodist University

    6:00 pm    12/4/2025
    McCord Auditorium, SMU, 3225 University Dr. Dallas, TX 75205

    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."

  • Book Launch: April Masten at the Early 1800s Music and Competitive Dance Extravaganza!

    6:30 - 8:00 pm   EST    12/10/2025
    Middle Collegiate Church, 50 East 7th Street New York, NY 10003

    April Masten, author of "Diamond and Juba: The Raucous World of 19th-Century Challenge Dancing," and other experts talk about her book during an event hosted by the Victorian Society of New York. There will be live musical performances and a book signing.

  • Virtual Book Talk: Raymond McKoski with the Lincoln Group of D.C.

    6:00 - 8:00 pm   EST    1/20/2026

    In this new book, "David Davis, Abraham Lincoln's Favorite Judge," Raymond McKoski describes how life on the Illinois court circuit shaped the destinies of these two great men during a virtual discussion hosted by the Lincoln Group of the District of Columbia.