University of Illinois Press Events Calendar
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1:00 - 3:00 pm EST 4/11/2026Big Red Books 120 Main Street Nyack, NY 10960 USASeth Tannenbaum, author of Bleacher Seats and Luxury Suites, will be doing a meet and greet at Big Red Books where he will be signing copies of his book. They will also be available for purchase.
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12:00 - 1:00 pm EST 4/15/2026
In this book talk, author Cathryn J. Prince follows Pauline Newman’s life from a youth split between Lithuania and New York City sweatshops to her work as an advisor to New Deal–era labor secretary Frances Perkins.
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6:00 pm CST 4/15/2026University of Illinois Rochard J. Daley Library, Room I-470
6 p.m. A tour of the University of Illinois Chicago's special collections of historical documents. 6:30 p.m. A reception. 7 p.m. The program. Registration for the in-person event is required by email to Debbie Matthews: debmatt18@gmail.com
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4:00 - 5:30 pm EST 4/26/2026Weston Public Library 56 Norfield Rd Weston, CT 06883
Join Weston's own Cathryn J. Prince for a discussion about her new book "For the Love of Labor: The Life of Pauline Newman."
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7:30 pm EST 6/4/2026Houghton Hall, 22 East 30th St., NYC
Join the NYLHA to celebrate the posthumous release of Jane LaTour's book, "Backroom Bargaining: Racketeering and Rebellion in New York City's Labor Unions." Copies of Jane's book will be on sale for the discounted rate of $20. Queens College (CUNY) Professor Joshua B. Freeman will provide historical context on the union democracy movement.