University of Illinois Press Events Calendar

  • 11:00 am   PST    11/2/2025
    Vroman's Bookstore 695 E. Colorado Blvd Pasadena, CA 91101-2116

    Rudy Mondragón and Gaye Theresa Johnson, editors of "Rings of Dissent: Boxing and Performances of Rebellion," talk about their book with Priscilla Leiva during a conversation moderated by Mike de la Rocha at Vroman's Bookstore.

  • 10:00 am - 12:00 pm   CST    11/8/2025
    Avalon Branch Chicago Public Library, 8148 S. Stony Island Avenue Chicago, IL 60617

    Join authors Monica Eng and David Hammond for a six-mile guided fun run OR a three-mile walk through Chicago’s Avalon Park, Chatham, and Greater Grand Crossing neighborhoods inspired by their book, "Made in Chicago: Stories Behind 30 Great Hometime Bites."

  • 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.