University of Illinois Press Events Master Calendar

A virtual launch of "Women in Hollywood’s Dream Factory: Tales of Inequality, Abuse, and Resistance" edited by Karen McNally.

Lindsay Fullerton will discuss her new book "Ephemeral City: A People's History of Chicago's Century of Progress World's Fair." A Q&A and signing will follow the discussion.

In this talk, Wendl reveals the twenty-year process she undertook to write her “architectural history as memoir,” "Almost Nothing: Reclaiming Edith Farnsworth" (University of Illinois Press, 2025).

Seth 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.

6 p.m. A tour of the University of Illinois Chicago's special collections of historical documents. 6:30 p.m. A reception. 7 p.m. The program.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