University of Illinois Press Events Calendar

Wednesday, October 8, 2025

• • 7:00 pm
  • David Davis Mansion, 1000 Monroe Dr., Bloomington, IL 61701

  Raymond J. McKoski at the David Davis Mansion

  Raymond J. McKoski will be visiting the David Davis Mansion to speak about his new book, "David Davis, Abraham Lincoln's Favorite Judge." A book signing and reception will follow.

  • Lecture

Thursday, October 9, 2025

• • 5:00 - 6:00 pm   CDT
  • Jim Shields Gallery of Architecture and Urbanism, 2131 E. Hartford Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53211

  Book Talk: Nora Wendl in Conversation with Adrienne Economos-Miller and Sam Schuermann

  Nora Wendl, author of "Almost Nothing: Reclaiming Edith Farnsworth," performs a reading of and talks about her book with Adrienne Economos-Miller and Sam Schuermann at the University of Wisconsin.

  • Lecture

Friday, October 10, 2025

• • 3:30 - 5:00 pm   PDT
  • UBC Music Building, Room 462 6361 Memorial Road, Vancouver, BC, V6J 2J1, Canada

  Nancy Rao Book Talk at the University of British Columbia

  Nancy Yunhwa Rao, author of "Inside Chinese Theater: Community and Artistry in Nineteenth-Century California and Beyond," gives a presentation featuring her book as part of the University of British Columbia Music Colloquium Series.

  • Lecture