University of Illinois Press Events Master Calendar

Join author and Bloodshot Records co-founder, Rob Miller to celebrate his memoir, "The Hours Are Long, But the Pay Is Low: A Curious Life in Independent Music." The evening will include a reading, conversation, and signing. Rob will be in conversation with Martha Bayne. Books will be available for purchase.

Join Christopher Sweet, author of "A History of Bicycling in Illinois: 160 Years of Booms and Busts," for a pub crawl and book sale featuring his favorite small businesses in Lexington, IL.

SABR's Hank Gowdy Chapter will hold its next book club meeting on Saturday, February 28, 2026, at 9:30 AM Eastern Time. We will have a special guest at our meeting. Seth Tannenbaum will discuss his upcoming book "Bleacher Seats and Luxury Suites: Democracy and Division at the Twentieth-Century Ballpark."